Report on the Kaieteur Waterfall in British Guiana (Classic Reprint) (Hardback)
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Language: English . Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****. Excerpt from Report on the Kaieteur Waterfall in British Guiana Early next morning we hauled up this rapid, and along a channel where we usually paddle with ease in ascending, but along which we now had to drag the boats by the low branches of the trees overhanging the water. Getting soon after into water unbroken by rapids, but running with great velocity, we made slow progress against the stream. The clay banks of the river were entirely covered with water, which we found reached as far inland as could be seen and as we proceeded further on, we found that it was only here and there, in the neighbourhood of low hills, that there were spots of dryland. Along both sides of the river where the banks are low, there are usually low narrow ridges, lying parallel to the river, a few yards from its edge, raised some two or three feet above the top of the bank, which have been deposited in times of "ood like the present by the deposition of sediment from the still water covering the land. Next to this, inland, comes level land slightly lower than the banks, which reaches for a long distance back. When the water over?ows the ridge it "oods the surrounding country to a depth of three or four feet. It was only. In a few places that we could find land, and in order to cook our meals were often obliged to camp at earlier hours than we should have done under ordinary circumstances. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Language: English . Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.Excerpt from Report on the Kaieteur Waterfall in British Guiana Early next morning we hauled up this rapid, and along a channel where we usually paddle with ease in ascending, but along which we now had to drag the boats by the low branches of the trees overhanging the water. Getting soon after into water unbroken by rapids, but running with great velocity, we made slow progress against the stream. The clay banks of the river were entirely covered with water, which we found reached as far inland as could be seen and as we proceeded further on, we found that it was only here and there, in the neighbourhood of low hills, that there were spots of dryland. Along both sides of the river where the banks are low, there are usually low narrow ridges, lying parallel to the river, a few yards from its edge, raised some two or three feet above the top of the bank, which have been deposited in times of "ood like the present by the deposition of sediment from the still water covering the land. Next to this, inland, comes level land slightly lower than the banks, which reaches for a long distance back. When the water over?ows the ridge it "oods the surrounding country to a depth of three or four feet. It was only. In a few places that we could find land, and in order to cook our meals were often obliged to camp at earlier hours than we should have done under ordinary circumstances. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Report on the Kaieteur Waterfall in British Guiana Early next morning we hauled up this rapid, and along a channel where we usually paddle with ease in ascending, but along which we now had to drag the boats by the low branches of the trees overhanging the water. Getting soon after into water unbroken by rapids, but running with great velocity, we made slow progress against the stream. The clay banks of the river were entirely covered with water, which we found reached as far inland as could be seen and as we proceeded further on, we found that it was only here and there, in the neighbourhood of low hills, that there were spots of dryland. Along both sides of the river where the banks are low, there are usually low narrow ridges, lying parallel to the river, a few yards from its edge, raised some two or three feet above the top of the bank, which have been deposited in times of flood like the present by the deposition of sediment from the still water covering the land. Next to this, inland, comes level land slightly lower than the banks, which reaches for a long distance back. When the water overflows the ridge it floods the surrounding country to a depth of three or four feet.' It was only. In a few places that we could find land, and in order to cook our meals were often obliged to camp at earlier hours than we should have done under ordinary circumstances. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. Hardcover, Label: Forgotten Books, Forgotten Books, Product group: Book, Published: 2018-02-08, Studio: Forgotten Books.

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Excerpt from Report on the Kaieteur Waterfall in British Guiana Early next morning we hauled up this rapid, and along a channel where we usually paddle with ease in ascending, but along which we now had to drag the boats by the low branches of the trees overhanging the water. Getting soon after into water unbroken by rapids, but running with great velocity, we made slow progress against the stream. The clay banks of the river were entirely covered with water, which we found reached as far inland as could be seen and as we proceeded further on, we found that it was only here and there, in the neighbourhood of low hills, that there were spots of dryland. Along both sides of the river where the banks are low, there are usually low narrow ridges, lying parallel to the river, a few yards from its edge, raised some two or three feet above the top of the bank, which have been deposited in times of flood like the present by the deposition of sediment from the still water covering the land. Next to this, inland, comes level land slightly lower than the banks, which reaches for a long distance back. When the water overflows the ridge it floods the surrounding country to a depth of three or four feet.' It was only. In a few places that we could find land, and in order to cook our meals were often obliged to camp at earlier hours than we should have done under ordinary circumstances. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. Hardcover, Label: Forgotten Books, Forgotten Books, Product group: Book, Published: 2018-02-08, Studio: Forgotten Books.

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