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... RIVERS . American Rivers . - Asiatic Rivers . - African Rivers .-- European Rivers · . 188 CHAPTER IV . - SPRINGS . - Springs remarkable for their size . Intermittent Springs . Mineral Springs . - Hot Springs • 203 CHAPTER V ...
... RIVERS . American Rivers . - Asiatic Rivers . - African Rivers .-- European Rivers · . 188 CHAPTER IV . - SPRINGS . - Springs remarkable for their size . Intermittent Springs . Mineral Springs . - Hot Springs • 203 CHAPTER V ...
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... river . " These rivers at some places fall over stupen- dous precipices , forming cascades of great magnitude . From the height of one of these cascades , the whole mass of water which passed over the rock seemed to rise again in white ...
... river . " These rivers at some places fall over stupen- dous precipices , forming cascades of great magnitude . From the height of one of these cascades , the whole mass of water which passed over the rock seemed to rise again in white ...
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... river of the Summa Paz , descending from the highest upland desert . The rocks here consist of two different kinds of sandstone , the one extremely compact , and the other of a slaty texture , divided into horizontal strata . The rent ...
... river of the Summa Paz , descending from the highest upland desert . The rocks here consist of two different kinds of sandstone , the one extremely compact , and the other of a slaty texture , divided into horizontal strata . The rent ...
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... frequently descend the Missouri . The great rivers which spring from the Rocky Mountains , such as the Arkansas on the east , and the Oregon or Columbia Ꭰ on the west , wind through their declivities for more THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS . 33.
... frequently descend the Missouri . The great rivers which spring from the Rocky Mountains , such as the Arkansas on the east , and the Oregon or Columbia Ꭰ on the west , wind through their declivities for more THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS . 33.
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... valley of the Mississippi in a south and north direction . The Arkansas and Red River are the only streams that have cut a passage through these mountains , which , though low , occupy 34 FACTS FROM THE WORLD OF NATURE .
... valley of the Mississippi in a south and north direction . The Arkansas and Red River are the only streams that have cut a passage through these mountains , which , though low , occupy 34 FACTS FROM THE WORLD OF NATURE .
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