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Above this , the valley expands very much and is a stony desert : stupendous mountains upwards of 21,000 feet high rear themselves on all sides , and the desolation and grandeur of the scene are un- equalled in my experience .
Above this , the valley expands very much and is a stony desert : stupendous mountains upwards of 21,000 feet high rear themselves on all sides , and the desolation and grandeur of the scene are un- equalled in my experience .
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The locks are to be 330 feet long , 70 feet wide , and deep enough to admit vessels drawing 26 feet of water . The bottom of the canal is to be 130 to 165 feet wide , accord- ing to the nature of the soil . As the mean level of the Nile ...
The locks are to be 330 feet long , 70 feet wide , and deep enough to admit vessels drawing 26 feet of water . The bottom of the canal is to be 130 to 165 feet wide , accord- ing to the nature of the soil . As the mean level of the Nile ...
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public , ' 325 feet in length , could hardly have ventured into a lock only 330 feet in length . But this is only the beginning of things ; for no modern discovery in .ship - building is so certain as that a vessel's speed is almost in ...
public , ' 325 feet in length , could hardly have ventured into a lock only 330 feet in length . But this is only the beginning of things ; for no modern discovery in .ship - building is so certain as that a vessel's speed is almost in ...
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Bengal the Sikkim and NepalHimalayas the Khasia | 55 |
lEcosse et de lIrlande Par Léonce de Lavergne | 82 |
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