A New Universal Gazetteer: Or Geographical Dictionary ...S. Converse, 1823 - 856 էջ |
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... formed a part of Geor- gia till 1800 , when they were separated from it , and established by act of Congress as a separate government , under the name of the Mississippi Territory . In 1817 , Alabama was separated from Mississippi and ...
... formed a part of Geor- gia till 1800 , when they were separated from it , and established by act of Congress as a separate government , under the name of the Mississippi Territory . In 1817 , Alabama was separated from Mississippi and ...
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... formed of the part of Provence . Extent , 373 sq . leagues . 147,910 . Alps , Upper , dep . of France , having N. a the Cottian Alps , which separate it from mont . Extent , 251 sq . leagues . Pop . 121,523 . Alresford , t . Eng . in ...
... formed of the part of Provence . Extent , 373 sq . leagues . 147,910 . Alps , Upper , dep . of France , having N. a the Cottian Alps , which separate it from mont . Extent , 251 sq . leagues . Pop . 121,523 . Alresford , t . Eng . in ...
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... formed into the departments of the Upper and Lower Rhine . Alsace , t . Berks co . Pa . Pop . 1,640 . Alschausen , a castle in Suabia , near Biberach , 9 m . S. Buchau . Pop . 1,600 . Alsen , isl . in the Baltic , lying between isl . Fu ...
... formed into the departments of the Upper and Lower Rhine . Alsace , t . Berks co . Pa . Pop . 1,640 . Alschausen , a castle in Suabia , near Biberach , 9 m . S. Buchau . Pop . 1,600 . Alsen , isl . in the Baltic , lying between isl . Fu ...
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... formed by the Tungura- gua and the Ucayale . The Tunguragua issues from the lake Lauricocha , in Peru , lat . 10 ° 29 ′ S. The Ucayale is formed by the junction of the Apu- rimac , and the Beni . It runs into the ocean un- der the ...
... formed by the Tungura- gua and the Ucayale . The Tunguragua issues from the lake Lauricocha , in Peru , lat . 10 ° 29 ′ S. The Ucayale is formed by the junction of the Apu- rimac , and the Beni . It runs into the ocean un- der the ...
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... formation . Seals resort to the shore in droves of 800 or 1000 , and their capture has been followed as a profitable ... formed by the union of the Onon and Ingoda . It is called Schilka by the Tungoose ; Saghalin Oula , signifying the ...
... formation . Seals resort to the shore in droves of 800 or 1000 , and their capture has been followed as a profitable ... formed by the union of the Onon and Ingoda . It is called Schilka by the Tungoose ; Saghalin Oula , signifying the ...
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Էջ 135 - The legislative power of the state shall be vested in a General Assembly consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives, but the people reserve to themselves the power to propose to the General Assembly laws and amendments to the constitution, and to adopt or reject the same at the polls on a referendum vote as hereinafter provided.
Էջ 351 - The principal productions of Kentucky are hemp, tobacco, wheat, and Indian corn. Salt springs are numerous, and supply not only this State, but a great part of Ohio and Tennessee, with this mineral. The principal manufactures are cloth, spirits, cordage, salt, and maple-sugar.
Էջ 392 - Mersey, about three miles, and, at аи average, about a mile inland. On the west side of it, and forming a remarkable feature in the town, lie the docks, which, with the wharfs, warehouses, &C., extend in an immense range along the bank of the river. On the other side, the town is prolonged into numerous suburbs, consisting of villas and country houses, the residence or retreat of its wealthy citizens. The streets are mostly spacious, airy, some of them elegant, and the greater part of them lighted...
Էջ 127 - Lawrence in the only channel, by which the commodities of these two provinces have hitherto found their way to the ocean. The principal exports consist of oak and pine timber, deals, masts, and bowsprits, spars of all denominations, staves, pot and pearl ashes, peltry, wheat, flour, biscuit, Indian corn, pulse, salt provisions, fish, and other miscellaneous articles, which employ generally about 150,000 tons of shipping. In return for these are imported, wines, rum, sugar, molasses, coffee, tobacco;...
Էջ 337 - We had not been prepared for the grandeur of the spectacle which the city alone exhibited. Instead of a wretched and ruined town, by some described as the desolated remnant of Jerusalem, we beheld, as it were, a flourishing and stately metropolis; presenting a magnificent assemblage of domes, towers, palaces, churches, and monasteries ; all of which, glittering in the sun's rays, shone with inconceivable splendour.
Էջ 319 - Newlyformed land found at the mouths of rivers. There are many thousand acres of this land at the mouth of the Wabash, and at the confluence of the Ohio with the Mississippi. It is annually inundated, and is very unhealthy. 3.
Էջ 157 - Ilata, that is from 25 to 36° of south latitude, not a cloud is to be seen above the horizon from the month of November to the month of May. The atmosphere, during this period, is perfectly clear, and the dews are scarcely perceptible, nor is the heat oppressive. The proximity of the Andes tempers the air, and the mercury fluctuates between 70 and 80° of Fahrenheit, and rarely rises to 85 degrees.
Էջ 324 - ... its form resembling a broad belt drawn across the centre of Ireland, with its narrowest end nearest to the capital, and gradually extending in breadth as it approaches to the western ocean.
Էջ 136 - The sea-coast is bordered with a fine chain of islands, between which and the shore there is a very convenient navigation. The main land is by nature divided into the Lower and Upper country.
Էջ 239 - Sable, in heaps of sharp rocks, interspersed with a scattered growth of shrubby pines. The gulf stream setting along the coast has here worn away the land, forming those islands, keys, and rocks, known by the general name of Martyrs and Pinerais, and by the Spaniards called cayos, between which and the mainland is a navigable channel. These islands contain some settlements and many good harbors. The eddies which set towards the shore from the gulf stream cause many shipwrecks on this part of the...