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... ONCE A VAST LAKE ? The Kittatinny Mountain now serrated with gaps , forming a dam for the reception of the waters of the Chemung , Chenango , Delaware , and Sus- quehanna - Ridges crossing the great rivers - Interesting views of the ...
... ONCE A VAST LAKE ? The Kittatinny Mountain now serrated with gaps , forming a dam for the reception of the waters of the Chemung , Chenango , Delaware , and Sus- quehanna - Ridges crossing the great rivers - Interesting views of the ...
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... once repaired to the Wyoming hunting - grounds . " Such , " says Chap- man , " was the origin of the Indian town of Wyoming . Soon after the arrival of the Delawares , and during the same season ( the summer of 1742 ) , a distinguished ...
... once repaired to the Wyoming hunting - grounds . " Such , " says Chap- man , " was the origin of the Indian town of Wyoming . Soon after the arrival of the Delawares , and during the same season ( the summer of 1742 ) , a distinguished ...
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... ONCE A VAST LAKE ? The Kittatinny , or Blue Ridge , which skirts along Penn- sylvania and Virginia , is probably one of the most even ranges in the world . At its base it rarely exceeds a mile , while its summit , covered with perpetual ...
... ONCE A VAST LAKE ? The Kittatinny , or Blue Ridge , which skirts along Penn- sylvania and Virginia , is probably one of the most even ranges in the world . At its base it rarely exceeds a mile , while its summit , covered with perpetual ...
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... once the bottoms of immense lakes ? And did not the finny tribes , the huge serpent , and the whale , sport in these inland salt waters in times of yore ? No one can carefully examine the strata of the moun- tains of the United States ...
... once the bottoms of immense lakes ? And did not the finny tribes , the huge serpent , and the whale , sport in these inland salt waters in times of yore ? No one can carefully examine the strata of the moun- tains of the United States ...
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... brook flees from the Pocono , as if the water once had a greater volume than now , or was higher at one period 1 Campbell's Ledge . 2 Miner's History of Wyoming , p . 12 . than at another , and by some means was drained 46 HISTORY OF THE.
... brook flees from the Pocono , as if the water once had a greater volume than now , or was higher at one period 1 Campbell's Ledge . 2 Miner's History of Wyoming , p . 12 . than at another , and by some means was drained 46 HISTORY OF THE.
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