 | Charles Louis Flint - 1860 - 412 Seiten
...in depth for ships Fig. 34. Beach Grass, of the largest size, and in extent to anchor three thousand vessels at once, — owe their preservation to this...violence with which the sands at the extremity of Cape L • Cod are thrown up from the depths of the sea, and left on the beach in thousands of tons, by... | |
 | Charles Louis Flint - 1887 - 412 Seiten
...in depth for ships Fig. 34. Beach Grass, of the largest size, and in extent to anchor three thousand vessels at once, — owe their preservation to this...in thousands of tons, by every driving storm. These sand-hills, when dried by the sun, are hurled by the winds into the harbor and upon the town. A correspondent... | |
 | Charles Louis Flint - 1888 - 412 Seiten
...United States, sufficient in depth for ships of the largest size, and in extent to anchor three thousand vessels at once, — owe their preservation to this...violence with which the sands at the extremity of Cape Fig. 34. Beach Grass. ACTION OF DRIFTING SAND. 51 Cod are thrown up from the depths of the sea, and... | |
 | Canada. Experimental Farms Service - 1893 - 1112 Seiten
...sufficient in depth for ships of the largest size, and in extent sufficient to anchor throe thousand vessels at once, — owe their preservation to this...in thousands of tons, by every driving storm. These sand-hills, when dried by the sun, are hurled by the winds into the harbour and upon the town. A correspondent... | |
 | New South Wales. Department of Agriculture - 1895 - 1068 Seiten
...preservation to this grass. To an inhabitant of an inland country, it is difficult to conceive the extent and violence with which the sands at the extremity of...from the depths of the sea and left on the beach in thousand of tons by every driving storm. These sandhills, when dried by the sun, are hurled by the... | |
 | 1895 - 762 Seiten
...difficult to conceive the extent and violence with which the sands at the extremity of Cape Cod arc thrown up "from the depths of the sea and left on...in thousands of tons by every driving storm. 'These sandhills, when dried by the sun, are hurled by the winds into the h.irbour and upon trie town. A correspondent... | |
 | 1896 - 782 Seiten
...preservation to this grass. To an inhabitant of a'h inland country, it is difficult to conceive the extent and violence with which the sands at the extremity of...in thousands of tons by every driving storm. These sandhills, when dried by the sun, are hurled by the winds into th« harbour and upon the. town. A correspondent... | |
 | Peter Henderson - 1904 - 684 Seiten
...cd States, sufficient in depth for ships of tho largest size, and in extent to anchor three thousand vessels at once, owe their preservation to this grass....the extent and the violence with which the sands at tho extremity of Cape Cod are thrown up from the depths of the sea, and AMO left on the beach in thousands... | |
 | Peter Henderson - 1910 - 664 Seiten
...United States, sufficient in depth for ships of the largest size, and in extent to anchor three thousand vessels at once, owe their preservation to this grass....Cod are thrown up from the depths of the sea, and AMO left on the beach in thousands of tons, by every drifting storm, These sand-hills when dried by... | |
 | 1894 - 1052 Seiten
...sufficient in depth for ships of the largest size, and in extent sufficient to anchor three thousand vessels at once, — owe their preservation to this...in thousands of tons, by every driving storm. These sand-hills, when dried by the sun, are hurled by the winds into the harbour and upon the town. A correspondent... | |
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Grass, of the largest size, and in extent to anchor three thousand vessels at once, — owe their preservation to this grass. To an inhabitant of an inland country, it is difficult to conceive the extent and the violence with which the sands at the extremity... 