Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 212William Blackwood, 1922 - England |
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Page 12
... tion . After a short halt we con- tinued down the Bara - bara , meeting no one , though in one place we saw a corial moored to a tree , in the fork of which was a rough platform with a hammock swung above it . The owner had disappeared ...
... tion . After a short halt we con- tinued down the Bara - bara , meeting no one , though in one place we saw a corial moored to a tree , in the fork of which was a rough platform with a hammock swung above it . The owner had disappeared ...
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... tion , and the deep silence of the bush broods over it . We met a few Indian corials , which appeared to have been down- stream to procure the valuable house - building troolie palm . Some were navigated by a single paddler , others ...
... tion , and the deep silence of the bush broods over it . We met a few Indian corials , which appeared to have been down- stream to procure the valuable house - building troolie palm . Some were navigated by a single paddler , others ...
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... tion of Morawhanna , whilst Mr Pierre , Mr King , and Mr Morris , the officer in charge of the road construction , followed in a mule cart . Wheeled traffic is , of course , a novelty in the It was exhilarating after days spent cooped ...
... tion of Morawhanna , whilst Mr Pierre , Mr King , and Mr Morris , the officer in charge of the road construction , followed in a mule cart . Wheeled traffic is , of course , a novelty in the It was exhilarating after days spent cooped ...
Page 18
... tion , being as yet incomplete , had been deemed too much of a quagmire for the horses , hence our journey by water to Kumaka . The Mabaruma and Hosororo Hills are com- posed of red ironstone , which makes an excellent road sur- face ...
... tion , being as yet incomplete , had been deemed too much of a quagmire for the horses , hence our journey by water to Kumaka . The Mabaruma and Hosororo Hills are com- posed of red ironstone , which makes an excellent road sur- face ...
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... tion of affairs into their hands . In these wilds of Arabia there is only one law - that of the strong arm , -and Mubarak had no means of appealing against the self - asserted claim of his brothers . He could only bide his time , gather ...
... tion of affairs into their hands . In these wilds of Arabia there is only one law - that of the strong arm , -and Mubarak had no means of appealing against the self - asserted claim of his brothers . He could only bide his time , gather ...
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