Himalayan Journals, Or, Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, &c, Volume 1 |
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... masses ( or bosses ) of quartz protruded through the soil . The stratified rocks were often exposed , pitched up at various inclinations : they were frequently white with effloresced salts , which entering largely into the composition ...
... masses ( or bosses ) of quartz protruded through the soil . The stratified rocks were often exposed , pitched up at various inclinations : they were frequently white with effloresced salts , which entering largely into the composition ...
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... masses , though not so clearly on this elevated region as on the plains bounding the lower course of the Soane , where the vapour is more dense , the hills more scattered , and the whole atmosphere more humid . During the ten . days I ...
... masses , though not so clearly on this elevated region as on the plains bounding the lower course of the Soane , where the vapour is more dense , the hills more scattered , and the whole atmosphere more humid . During the ten . days I ...
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... mass of trunks irregularly throwing out immense branches in a most picturesque manner ; the original trunk is appa- rently gone , and the principal mass of root stems is fenced in . This , with two magnificent tamarinds , forms a grand ...
... mass of trunks irregularly throwing out immense branches in a most picturesque manner ; the original trunk is appa- rently gone , and the principal mass of root stems is fenced in . This , with two magnificent tamarinds , forms a grand ...
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... mass of stumps coated with sand , which the action of the weather soon fashions into a cone of earthy matter . Ascending again , the path strikes up the hill , through a thick forest of Sal ( Vateria robusta ) and other trees , spanned ...
... mass of stumps coated with sand , which the action of the weather soon fashions into a cone of earthy matter . Ascending again , the path strikes up the hill , through a thick forest of Sal ( Vateria robusta ) and other trees , spanned ...
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... mass of sandstone , the spur of Rotas broke suddenly on the view , and very grand it was , quite realising my anticipa- tions of the position of these eyrie - like hill - forts of India . To the left of the spur winds the valley of the ...
... mass of sandstone , the spur of Rotas broke suddenly on the view , and very grand it was , quite realising my anticipa- tions of the position of these eyrie - like hill - forts of India . To the left of the spur winds the valley of the ...
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