 | William Yarrell - 1836 - 462 Seiten
...so much sail on their boat as will give the net the proper draft along the ground — generally at the rate of two and a half or three miles an hour. When it is desirable to examine the contents of the net, the beam is hauled up to the side of the vessel... | |
 | Indiana. General Assembly. Senate - 1837 - 868 Seiten
...horse, will be 78i Ibs. or about i wo thirds of the rffr-ctive power of a horse when travelling at the rate of two and a half or three miles an hour. When ihe road is wet and not in good order, the rosi-t.incr of the road will be greater, and a greater... | |
 | 1838 - 626 Seiten
...of produce to the capital, we require the strength of eighteen oxen, attended by two men, moving at the rate of two and a half, or three miles an hour ! Should General Napier add to his Government, a Board of Commissioners of Public Works, we might,... | |
 | William Yarrell - 1841 - 524 Seiten
...only so much sail on their boat as will give the net the proper draft along the ground—generally at the rate of two and a half or three miles an hour. When it is desirable to examine the contents of the net, the beam is hauled up to the side of the vessel... | |
 | 1850 - 492 Seiten
...twice the width of the Thames at London-bridge. It proceeds in ils course uniformly and quietly, at the rate of two and a half or three miles an hour. Its water is usually blue, but becomes of a deep brick-red during the period of its overflow. It is... | |
 | William Henry Harvey - 1854 - 350 Seiten
...sail on their boat as will give their net the proper degree of speed along the ground — generally at the rate of two and a half or three miles an hour. Wheu it is desirable to examine the contents of the net, the beam is hauled up to the side of the boat... | |
 | John Kitto - 1854 - 830 Seiten
...land of Egypt are being gradually raised. The river proceeds in its current uniformly and quietly at the rate of two and a half or three miles an hour, always deep enough Tor navigation. Its water is usually blue, but it becomes of a deep brick-red during... | |
 | Lambton J. H. Young - 1865 - 282 Seiten
...only so much sail on their boat as will give the net the proper draft along the ground, generally at the rate of two and a half or three miles an hour. When it is desirable to examine the contents of the net the beam is hauled up to the side of the vessel... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1880 - 716 Seiten
...the water. The '» is held in hand, and with a length of about fifty feet towed after a boat rowed at the rate of two and a half or three miles an hour. The instant the fish strikes he should be drawn in ; but care must be taken to keep the spoon from... | |
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... by the trawl-warp, the tail of the net is handed in, untied, and the contents shaken out. The produce, depending somewhat on the nature of... 
