. Travels through the interior parts of North-America in the years 1766, 1767 and 1768 [microform]. Indians of North America; Biology; Zoology; Indiens; Biologie; Zoologie. 'f'i '-ft [ 77 ] This (hows that thefe parts are tjic higheft lands in North America ; and it is an inftance not to be paralleled on the other three quarters of the globe, that four rivers of fuch magnitude fhould take their rife together, and each, after running (e- parate courfes, difcharge their waters into different oceans at the diftance of two thoufand miles from their fources. For in their paffage from this fpot to t
. Travels through the interior parts of North-America in the years 1766, 1767 and 1768 [microform]. Indians of North America; Biology; Zoology; Indiens; Biologie; Zoologie. 'f'i '-ft [ 77 ] This (hows that thefe parts are tjic higheft lands in North America ; and it is an inftance not to be paralleled on the other three quarters of the globe, that four rivers of fuch magnitude fhould take their rife together, and each, after running (e- parate courfes, difcharge their waters into different oceans at the diftance of two thoufand miles from their fources. For in their paffage from this fpot to the bay of St. Lawrence, eaft, to the bay of Mexico, fouth, to Hudfon's Bay, north, and to the bay at the ftraights of Annian, weft, each of thefe traverfe upwards of two thoufand miles. I fhall here give my Readers fuch re- flections as occurred to me when I had received this information, and had, by numberlefs inquiries, afcertained the truth of it; that is, as far as it was poflible to arrive at a certainty without a perfonal inveftigation. It is well known that the Colonies, particularly thofe of New England and' Canada, are greatly affected, abvout the time their winter fets in, by a north-weft wind, which continues for It veral months, and renders the cold mucli .more i?iteafe there ill. m \ iii %M. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Carver, Jonathan, 1710-1780. London : Printed for the author and sold by J. Walter . ..
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