British Almanac and Family CyclopaediaStationers' Company, 1871 |
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51. oldal
... miles beyond Omaha on the Missouri all was easy enough . But there the troubles began . Nearly 400 miles of railway run through a country so barren that it can scarcely support a covering of meagre grass ; hardly a tree can be seen ...
... miles beyond Omaha on the Missouri all was easy enough . But there the troubles began . Nearly 400 miles of railway run through a country so barren that it can scarcely support a covering of meagre grass ; hardly a tree can be seen ...
61. oldal
... miles by Mont Cenis , 597 by the Simplon , and 599 by St. Gothard . Taking Turin , Genoa , Alessandria , and ... miles ( nearly 3 miles longer than the great Mont Cenis tunnel ) , from Gliss in Switzerland to Isella in Italy ; secondly ...
... miles by Mont Cenis , 597 by the Simplon , and 599 by St. Gothard . Taking Turin , Genoa , Alessandria , and ... miles ( nearly 3 miles longer than the great Mont Cenis tunnel ) , from Gliss in Switzerland to Isella in Italy ; secondly ...
63. oldal
... miles of line to do 2 miles of direct distance , and bridges over ravines at a height of 359 feet above the stream below ; but still the steepest incline rises 3770 feet in 21 miles , or about 1 in 30. The railway from Val- paraiso to ...
... miles of line to do 2 miles of direct distance , and bridges over ravines at a height of 359 feet above the stream below ; but still the steepest incline rises 3770 feet in 21 miles , or about 1 in 30. The railway from Val- paraiso to ...
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