. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds &c. for cabinets of natural history. Voyages and travels; Zoology; Voyages; Zoologie. [ AHERIOA. he had received the you reach the great led, is the only one B balls of froth come irs beautifully marked r nearer approach the ushing down a bed of ivided into two foamy I again, form a small )ve this island, for a tne stream, all white ing amongst the huge g itself into a short on the rock
. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds &c. for cabinets of natural history. Voyages and travels; Zoology; Voyages; Zoologie. [ AHERIOA. he had received the you reach the great led, is the only one B balls of froth come irs beautifully marked r nearer approach the ushing down a bed of ivided into two foamy I again, form a small )ve this island, for a tne stream, all white ing amongst the huge g itself into a short on the rocks which ent, in many places, and split them into B against them. The 1 and vigour, though iiany of them bruised i. ? of the fall from the •e the river is smooth emembered, that this Probably, in the dry it appearance. There ir of any consequence roaring and rushing 3cky, and moderat^y ct; and the stranger has seen. Ko {oiimal, FIRST JOURNEY. 19. nor craft of any kind, could stem this downward flood In a few moments the first would be kiUed, the second dashed m pieces. The Indians have a path alongside of it, through the forest, where prodigious crabwood trees grow Up this path they drag their canoes, and launch them into the river above; and, on their return, bring them down the same way. About two liours below this fall, is the habitation of Habitetion *" ^•'^^^y cJiief called Sinkerman. At Of an Aeoway night you hear the roaring of the fall from xt. It is pleasantly situated on the top of a sand-hilJ. At this place you have the finest view the nver Demerara affords: three tiers of hills rise in slow a grand and magnificent scene, especially to him who Has been accustomed to a level country Here, a little after midnight, on the Ist of May was heani a most strange and unaccountable noise: S seemed as though several regiments were engaged, and terrified beyond description, left their hammocks, and ™ded all together, like sheep at the approach o'f the wolf Ihere were n
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