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For the sake of those who explore unknown countries by the naviga- tion of rivers , we wish it were generally attended to , that the velocity of a river , joined to its section , or its breadth and depth , but especially the latter ...
For the sake of those who explore unknown countries by the naviga- tion of rivers , we wish it were generally attended to , that the velocity of a river , joined to its section , or its breadth and depth , but especially the latter ...
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The river above the falls is quite unruffled and smooth , with numerous herds of buffaloe feeding on the plains around it . These plains open out on both sides , so that it is not improbable that they mark the bottom of an ancient lake ...
The river above the falls is quite unruffled and smooth , with numerous herds of buffaloe feeding on the plains around it . These plains open out on both sides , so that it is not improbable that they mark the bottom of an ancient lake ...
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Lewis and Clarie , Captains , their travels to the source of the souri river , and across the American Continent to the Pacifc cean , in the years 1804 , 1805 , 1806 , 412 - general notion of portion of the American Continent traversed ...
Lewis and Clarie , Captains , their travels to the source of the souri river , and across the American Continent to the Pacifc cean , in the years 1804 , 1805 , 1806 , 412 - general notion of portion of the American Continent traversed ...
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