No. 3. mouth of the Trois Pistoles River, that in which the railway cutting has been made, is about one hundred and fifty feet above the level of the sea, and is composed of clay capped with sand and gravel. At no great distance inland, there rises a... Jottings from the Pacific - Page 110de William Wyatt Gill - 1885 - 248 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| 1823 - 536 pages
...shipwreck. THE CHURCH. — The parish church, which stands on the hill to the north-east of the town, about one hundred and fifty feet above the level of the sea at low water, is dedicated to St. Nicholas. It has a square tower containing a very good ring of eight... | |
| Richard Sickelmore - 1823 - 192 pages
...shipwreck. THE CHURCH. — The parish Church, which stands on the hill -to the north-west of the town , about one hundred and fifty feet above the level of the sea at low water, is dedicated to St. Nicholas. It has a square tower containing a very good ring of ten... | |
| Richard Sicklemore - 1827 - 190 pages
...above house. OI/D CHURCH. The parish church, which stands on the hill to the north-west of the town, about one hundred and fifty feet above the level of the sea at low water, is dedicated to St. Nicholas. It has a square tower containing a very good ring of ten... | |
| Thomas Boteler - 1835 - 450 pages
...took its meandering course from the country, which, in every other part excepting that, was generally about one hundred and fifty feet above the level of the sea, and varied in feature, from the extensive plain to the gradual slope and gently shelving hill. Great... | |
| Thomas Boteler - 1835 - 532 pages
...took its meandering course from the country, which, in every other part excepting that, was generally about one hundred and fifty feet above the level of the sea, and varied in feature, from the extensive plain to the gradual slope and gently shelving hill. Great... | |
| Charles Ellms - 1841 - 606 pages
...only one on this part , of the coast, the site of the fortress is still more conspicuous. It rises about one hundred and fifty feet above the level of the sea, and rests upon a stratum of mouldering stone, apparently scorched with violent heat, and having beneath... | |
| Edgar Garston - 1842 - 360 pages
...for the purpose of bringing up some specimens of crystals and concretions which are found in grottoes about one hundred and fifty feet above the level of the sea, but to which there is no access from the water. The approach from above is fearfully difficult, the... | |
| Georg Tams - 1845 - 286 pages
...San Miguel, the coast is a bare dark rock, but it is steeper and higher, so that the fort is elevated about one hundred and fifty feet above the level of the sea, and the highest part of this rocky coast may be nearly two hundred feet. The fury of the ocean incessantly... | |
| Bradford Kinney Peirce - 1854 - 384 pages
...Lord. Jonah i, 3. Modern Jaffa or Yaffa, as Joppa is now called, stands on a promontory which rises about one hundred and fifty feet above the level of the sea, offering on all sides picturesque views. Its streets are very narrow, uneven, and dirty, and the houses... | |
| Elementary books - 1860 - 270 pages
...supply. A birdcatcher of St Kilda's had once been fixing some traps for this purpose upon a ledge of rock about one hundred and fifty feet above the level of the sea, and was about once more to take up his rope, when, unfortunately, his foot caught in one of the nooses,... | |
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