A Geographical Description of the State of Louisiana: The Southern Part of the Mississippi, and the Territory of Alabama Presenting a View of the Soil, Climate, Animal, Vegetable, and Mineral Productions ; Illustrative of the Natural Physiognomy, Their Geographical Configuration, and Relative Situation ; with an Account of the Character and Manners of the Inhabitants ; Together with a Map, from Actual Survey and Observation Projected on a Scale of Ten Miles to an Inch, of the State of Louisiana, and Adjacent CountriesJames Olmstead, 1817 - 356 Seiten |
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... alluvion , though justly rejected when treating of all Louisiana , may be adopt- ed with strict propriety when applied to the North- west section . Lands formed by alluvion are inferior in extent to prairie , but much more valuable ...
... alluvion , though justly rejected when treating of all Louisiana , may be adopt- ed with strict propriety when applied to the North- west section . Lands formed by alluvion are inferior in extent to prairie , but much more valuable ...
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... alluvion of the numerous rivers that wind their streams over the im- mense canvass . A West of the Mississippi , and near the margin of that river , but little change would be seen ; river uniting to F river in a thousand mazes ; deep ...
... alluvion of the numerous rivers that wind their streams over the im- mense canvass . A West of the Mississippi , and near the margin of that river , but little change would be seen ; river uniting to F river in a thousand mazes ; deep ...
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... alluvion . Advancing from the mouth of the Mississippi to Opelousas , the quercus falcata be- comes more abundant . It is often found upon over- flown lands , but is there evidently out of the soil most congenial to its growth ; and ...
... alluvion . Advancing from the mouth of the Mississippi to Opelousas , the quercus falcata be- comes more abundant . It is often found upon over- flown lands , but is there evidently out of the soil most congenial to its growth ; and ...
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... States government . The land watered by Bayou Black and its tributa- ries is still superior to the preceding , as offering a larger proportional area of elevated alluvion on an equal surface 86 [ CHAP . II . STATISTICS OF THE.
... States government . The land watered by Bayou Black and its tributa- ries is still superior to the preceding , as offering a larger proportional area of elevated alluvion on an equal surface 86 [ CHAP . II . STATISTICS OF THE.
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... alluvion on an equal surface . The whole region comprised in the northern section of this parish , will form the most extensive sugar coun- try , except the banks of the Mississippi , in Louisiana . No towns or villages worth notice ...
... alluvion on an equal surface . The whole region comprised in the northern section of this parish , will form the most extensive sugar coun- try , except the banks of the Mississippi , in Louisiana . No towns or villages worth notice ...
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