. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 61' West-or Greenwich 59' Depths. 0tol6 Feet. IG to 32 Feet. 32 to 160 Feet. 160 Feet and upwards. 60 Miles. the world. Some of the tracts that have recently been drained " now yield crops of tropical produce in simply amazing abundance. As an illustration of this I may mention that the garden which hardly two and a-half years ago I cleared and drained for myself now already has in it avenues of trees (crisiiariiui) over 40 feet high which I then planted. On the other hand, the higher part of the nevv district is being fast overrun by very successful g
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 61' West-or Greenwich 59' Depths. 0tol6 Feet. IG to 32 Feet. 32 to 160 Feet. 160 Feet and upwards. 60 Miles. the world. Some of the tracts that have recently been drained " now yield crops of tropical produce in simply amazing abundance. As an illustration of this I may mention that the garden which hardly two and a-half years ago I cleared and drained for myself now already has in it avenues of trees (crisiiariiui) over 40 feet high which I then planted. On the other hand, the higher part of the nevv district is being fast overrun by very successful ; * Thk Essequibo Basin—Quatata. Despite its vast extent and the great development of its ramifying waters, the Essequibo river basin has hitherto received but a very small portion of the Guiana * Im Thum, Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Socieii/, October, 1892.
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