 | William Draper Swan - 1851 - 442 pagina’s
...sand, a foot deep, -covering the mud. The water is transparent, though tinged of a pale brown color, like that of our peatmosses, and contains abundance...and carried out from the swamp by means of canals, whion are perfectly straight for long distances, with the trees on each side arching over, and almost... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 358 pagina’s
...sand, a foot deep, covering the mud. The water is transparent, though tinged of a pale brown colour, like that of our peat-mosses, and contains abundance...perfectly straight for long distances, with the trees on eacll side arching over, and almost joining their branches across, so that they throw a dark shade... | |
 | Geo. F. Holmes, George Frederick Holmes - 1871 - 264 pagina’s
...usually even with its banks, on which a thick and tall forest grows. There is no heach, for the hank sinks perpendicularly, so that if the waters are lowered several feet, it makes no alteration in the hreadth of the lake. — Lyell. VIII. A gentleman is boxind to he industrious for his own sake ; it... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - 1874 - 454 pagina’s
...sand, a foot deep, covering the mud. The water is transparent, though tinged of a pale brown color, like that of our peat-mosses, and contains abundance...it makes no alteration in the breadth of the lake. LYELL. emerge from the gloom of these avenues into the lake, the scene is said to be " as beautiful... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - 1877 - 454 pagina’s
...sand, a foot deep, covering the mud. The water is transparent, though tinged of a pale brown color, like that of our peat-mosses, and contains abundance...it makes no alteration in the breadth of the lake. emerge from the gloom of these avenues into the lake, the scene is said to be " as beautiful as fairy-land."... | |
 | James Johonnot - 1882 - 452 pagina’s
...and contains abundance of fish. This sheet of water is usually even with its banks, on which a thick, tall forest grows. There is no beach, for the bank...it makes no alteration in the breadth of the lake. 6. The bears inhabiting the swamp climb trees in search of acorns and gum-berries, breaking off large... | |
 | James Johonnot - 1882 - 448 pagina’s
...and contains abundance of fish. This sheet of water is usually even with its banks, on which a thick, tall forest grows. There is no beach, for the bank...it makes no alteration in the breadth of the lake. 6. The bears inhabiting the swamp climb trees in search of acorns and gum-berries, breaking off large... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - 1892 - 572 pagina’s
...sand, a foot deep, covering the mud. The water is transparent, though tinged of a pale brown color, like that of our peat-mo'sses, and contains abundance...throw a dark shade on the water, which of itself looks bla.-k, being colored as before mentioned When the boats emerge liom the gloom of these avenues into... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - 1901 - 572 pagina’s
...sand, a foot deep, covering the mud. The water is transparent, though tinged of a pale brown color, like that of our peat-mosses, and contains abundance...shade on the water, which of itself looks black, being colored as before mentioned When the boats emerge ti-om the gloom of these avenues into the lake, the... | |
 | 1845 - 518 pagina’s
...peat-mosse», and contains abundance of fish. This sheet of water is usually even with its bank«, on which a thick and tall forest grows. There is no...the lake. Much timber has been cut down and carried ouf from the swamp by rneans of canals, which are perfectly straight for long distances, with the trees... | |
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The water is transparent, though tinged of a pale brown color, like that of our peat-mosses, and contains abundance of fish. This sheet of water is usually even with its banks, on which a thick and tall forest grows. There is no beach, for the bank sinks... 