Kanzas and Nebraska: The History, Geographical and Physical Characteristics, and Political Position of These Terretories : an Account of the Emigrant Aid Companies, and Directions to EmigrantsPhillips, Sampson, 1854 - 256 Seiten |
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... bottom lands upon its shores . The country from the falls down to the river , a distance of two thousand six hundred miles , may be in general char- acterized as prairie . Its general level is high above the NEBRASKA VALLEY . 63 bed of ...
... bottom lands upon its shores . The country from the falls down to the river , a distance of two thousand six hundred miles , may be in general char- acterized as prairie . Its general level is high above the NEBRASKA VALLEY . 63 bed of ...
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... lacks wood for useful purposes . The immediate shores of the river , however , abound in cotton - wood , which fills it with snags , sawyers and drift - wood ; and the bottoms of the tributary streams are , in general , well wooded .
... lacks wood for useful purposes . The immediate shores of the river , however , abound in cotton - wood , which fills it with snags , sawyers and drift - wood ; and the bottoms of the tributary streams are , in general , well wooded .
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... bottom a deep rich loam , shaded by dense forests . From this first district to about the mouth of L'Eau qui Court ( Running Water river ) , it is one boundless expanse of roll- ing prairie , so largely intermixed with sand as to be ...
... bottom a deep rich loam , shaded by dense forests . From this first district to about the mouth of L'Eau qui Court ( Running Water river ) , it is one boundless expanse of roll- ing prairie , so largely intermixed with sand as to be ...
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... bottom lands of the river , a very excellent soil . With the excep- tion of some scattered groves on the banks , the bottoms are generally without timber . A portion of these consist of low grounds , covered with a profusion of fine ...
... bottom lands of the river , a very excellent soil . With the excep- tion of some scattered groves on the banks , the bottoms are generally without timber . A portion of these consist of low grounds , covered with a profusion of fine ...
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... bottom land , covered with a luxuriant growth of grass . No country could be more inviting to the farmer , with only one excep- tion the want of woodland . The latitude is sufficiently high to be healthy ; and , as the climate grows ...
... bottom land , covered with a luxuriant growth of grass . No country could be more inviting to the farmer , with only one excep- tion the want of woodland . The latitude is sufficiently high to be healthy ; and , as the climate grows ...
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