 The torrent advanced at race-horse speed at first, but, slowing rapidly, died out in irregular lobes not more than a quarter of a mile below the road ; yet, though so broad and tumultuous, it was nowhere more than about 18 inches and generally only 8...  Water-supply Paper - Page 1051925Full view - About this book
 | Geology - 1897 - 654 pages
...large mesquite clumps at their upper ends. The torrent advanced at race-horse speed at first, hut, slowing rapidly, died out in irregular lobes not more than a quarter of a mile below the road ; yet, though so broad and tumultuous, it was nowhere more than about 18 inches and generally... | |
 | Geological Society of America - Geology - 1897 - 602 pages
...the road, save a few islands protected by exceptionally large mesquite clumps at their upper ends. The torrent advanced at race-horse speed at first,...irregular lobes not more than a quarter of a mile below the road ; yet, though so broad and tumultuous, it was nowhere more than about 18 inches and generally... | |
 | Geological Society of America - Geology - 1908 - 752 pages
...the road, save a few islands protected by exceptionally large mesquite clumps at their upper ends. The torrent advanced at race-horse speed at first, but, slowing rapidly, died out in irrepilar lobes not more than a quarter of a mile below the road ; yet, though so broad and tumultuous,... | |
 | Dean Eddy Winchester - Oil-shales - 1923 - 758 pages
...mile in all, covering the entire surface save a few Islands protected by exceptionally large mesquite clumps. The torrent advanced at race-horse speed at...broad and tumultuous, it was nowhere more than about IS inches, and generally only 8 to 12 Inches, In depth. The front of the flood was commonly a low.... | |
 | Geological Society of America - Geology - 1897 - 576 pages
...the road, save a few islands protected by exceptionally large mesquite clumps at their upper ends. The torrent advanced at race-horse speed at first,...irregular lobes not more than a quarter of a mile below the road ; yet, though so broad and tumultuous, it was nowhere more than about 18 inches and generally... | |
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