The Story of the Hills: A Book about Mountains for General ReadersMacmillan, 1906 - 357 страница |
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... débris brought from the mountains , it would be more true to say that these are the real sources of wealth . Soils con- tain besides a large amount of valuable organic matter ( that is , decayed matter which has once had animal or ...
... débris brought from the mountains , it would be more true to say that these are the real sources of wealth . Soils con- tain besides a large amount of valuable organic matter ( that is , decayed matter which has once had animal or ...
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... débris . In August of the year 1860 a severe storm was witnessed by visitors staying at Zermatt . It began with a thunder - storm ; and rain fell for about thirty - six hours , after which , as may be supposed , the tor- rents were ...
... débris . In August of the year 1860 a severe storm was witnessed by visitors staying at Zermatt . It began with a thunder - storm ; and rain fell for about thirty - six hours , after which , as may be supposed , the tor- rents were ...
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... as this gives one a powerful impression of the geological work of streams when greatly swollen ; for all this débris must have been brought down from the surrounding mountains . Many lives were lost by this 82 The Story of the Hills .
... as this gives one a powerful impression of the geological work of streams when greatly swollen ; for all this débris must have been brought down from the surrounding mountains . Many lives were lost by this 82 The Story of the Hills .
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... débris still comes crum- bling down has lost its old form ; the sharpened edges point out the denuded cliff from which a large part of the mountain has broken away . In the Pyrenees , Alps , and other important ranges there are but few ...
... débris still comes crum- bling down has lost its old form ; the sharpened edges point out the denuded cliff from which a large part of the mountain has broken away . In the Pyrenees , Alps , and other important ranges there are but few ...
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... débris thus formed may still be seen advancing like a head- land into the waters of the lake . A terrible . flood - wave , produced by the deluge of stones , reached the opposite shores of the lake and swept away all the inhabitants ...
... débris thus formed may still be seen advancing like a head- land into the waters of the lake . A terrible . flood - wave , produced by the deluge of stones , reached the opposite shores of the lake and swept away all the inhabitants ...
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