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Several of the traders showed a reluctance to sign an agreement that would cut
off a considerable portion of their trade, but upon a significant hint from one of the
miners present that, if the commander of the Jamestown would send all his ...
Several of the traders showed a reluctance to sign an agreement that would cut
off a considerable portion of their trade, but upon a significant hint from one of the
miners present that, if the commander of the Jamestown would send all his ...
Sivu 18
The timber is generally low in growth and not of much value, but in some of the
valleys, especially on the larger islands, good timber is found in considerable
quantities, the fir and a species of yellow cedar being the most valuable. The fur
trade ...
The timber is generally low in growth and not of much value, but in some of the
valleys, especially on the larger islands, good timber is found in considerable
quantities, the fir and a species of yellow cedar being the most valuable. The fur
trade ...
Sivu 64
... a considerable number on the use of high explosive charges in shells. " Mining
Accidents and their Prevention," by Sir Frederick Abel, with a discussion by some
thirty-six experts, to which is appended the laws governing coal-mining in each ...
... a considerable number on the use of high explosive charges in shells. " Mining
Accidents and their Prevention," by Sir Frederick Abel, with a discussion by some
thirty-six experts, to which is appended the laws governing coal-mining in each ...
Sivu 81
When they explode they throw out shapes, which can be greatly varied and are
readily distinguished at a considerable distance. The smoke lies most thickly
near the water, and these signals, thrown well up into the air, would be usually
visible ...
When they explode they throw out shapes, which can be greatly varied and are
readily distinguished at a considerable distance. The smoke lies most thickly
near the water, and these signals, thrown well up into the air, would be usually
visible ...
Sivu 85
... fast ones, the enemy may be forced into expending considerable ammunition.
These attacks need not be pushed home and can be undertaken advantageously
with but little idea of damaging the enemy's vessels, but undertaken mainly with ...
... fast ones, the enemy may be forced into expending considerable ammunition.
These attacks need not be pushed home and can be undertaken advantageously
with but little idea of damaging the enemy's vessels, but undertaken mainly with ...
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Sivu 516 - Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me...
Sivu 523 - Kent. Vex not his ghost. O, let him pass! He hates him That would upon the rack of this tough world Stretch him out longer.
Sivu xxiv - The President, or, in his absence, the Vice President, or, in the absence of both, any member of the Council, shall preside at all meetings of the Society and of the Council.
Sivu 523 - One hundred and thirty-second day. Too weak to carry the bodies of Lee and Kaack out on the ice. The Doctor, Collins and I carried them around the corner out of sight. Then my eye closed up.
Sivu 334 - Though the strain'd mast should quiver as a reed, And the rent canvas fluttering strew the gale, Still must I on; for I am as a weed, Flung from the rock, on Ocean's foam to sail Where'er the surge may sweep, the tempest's breath prevail.
Sivu 523 - October 22nd. 132nd day. Too weak to carry the bodies of Lee and Kaack out on the ice. The Doctor, Collins and I carried them around the corner out of sight. Then my eye closed up.
Sivu 270 - ... and the Beebe-McLellan surf-boat, from the names of the persons who devised the modifications which characterize them, are the only ones furnished to the stations in recent years. They are all constructed of white cedar with white-oak frames, and their dimensions are from 25 to 27 feet in length...
Sivu 91 - the evidence of the superiority of the gun, and the development of the efficacy of the ram and the torpedo had deprived us of sufficient excuse of late years to continue to fight the losing game of armour against guns.
Sivu 351 - We find that a long stretch of coast is not sufficient, though necessary, to make the population of a country a seafaring nation. When the Romans invaded Britain, the Brits had no fleet to oppose them. We do not until a later period meet with that love of the sea which is so characteristically English : — not before the gradual absorption of the earlier inhabitants by a blue-eyed and yellow-haired seafaring people who succeeded in planting themselves and their language in the country.
Sivu 257 - Qualities as a rowing boat in all weathers 20 Qualities as a sailing boat 18 Qualities as a sea boat ; as stability, safety, buoyancy forward for launching through a surf, &c 10 Small internal capacity for water up to the level of the thwarts . Means of freeing boat of water readily... 8 Extra buoyancy; its nature, amount, distribution, and mode of application 7 Power of self-righting 6 Nos.
Kirjaluettelon tiedot
| Otsikko | Naval Institute Proceedings, Nide 16 |
| Kirjoittaja | United States Naval Institute |
| Kustantaja | United States Naval Institute, 1891 |
| Alkuperäisteoksen sijainti | Michiganin yliopisto |
| Digitoitu | 7. heinäkuu 2006 |
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