| 单词 | watercourse |
| 例句 | The road was more like a watercourse than a highway. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Gazing out from that high place over a land of thicket, oaks and wide watercourses, I could see a smoke wisp from the woodland hall of Kirke. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They block watercourses, drive gas-guzzlers, cause oil spills, set off wildfires, litter the landscape and persecute wildlife. Animals United defeat themselves 2010-12-20T11:11:45Z He theorized that buried watercourses caused malaria and yellow fever. When the Bronx Was a Forest: Stroll Through the Centuries 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z These narrow watercourses were “of vital importance,” the British traveler W.H. The rain forest destination Americans are missing out on 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z For decades this monument was a travesty — its fountains and watercourses barren, its lawns moth-eaten, its ancient palisades in peril of imminent collapse. India in One, Two or Three Weeks 2012-03-23T18:57:13Z After such disasters, it was impossible to force the river back into its old watercourse. Water, water, everywhere 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z The urban farmer within each of us can thrill to the smell of freshly sawn tree trunks, to cogs and pulleys, icehouses and watercourses. The Stunning Grounds, and Tragic History, of the Lost Gardens of Heligan 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z King Lud is thought to be an early iteration of the Fisher King, making the Lea an auspicious watercourse to follow. TS Eliot's The Waste Land 2012 – a multimedia walk 2012-07-30T11:14:00Z Some advocates have suggested restoring Mexico City’s last remaining natural watercourse, the Magdalena River, but that would have to contend with pollution along the river’s entire length from its source west of the capital. After rainy season that wasn’t, parched Mexico City starts restricting water 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z "Heavy rain will bring flash floods and flooding is occurring or expected to occur in watercourses," it said. Hong Kong shuts schools as it issues heavy rain warning 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z Recently surging watercourses have mellowed to tenable levels. It's a glorious time to hike the High Sierra, now a paradise of wildflowers and snow 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z "Once in a watercourse, this material will further deplete the water of oxygen, and can lead to serious fish mortalities." River Avon angling suspended as thousands of dead fish found 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z It said the discharges had a "negligible environmental impact on the receiving watercourse and was permitted by the Environmental Agency". Anglian Water TV advert banned due to sewage pollution record 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z "Those who live in areas close to watercourses should move to higher floors," he wrote in a post on Facebook on Wednesday. Italy: Mass evacuation as deadly floods hit northern Emilia-Romagna region 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z The no-nonsense explorer said this with a matter-of-fact confidence, and it took a moment to realize which watercourse he was referencing. An Old Hollywood actor created a treasure map. Could it be real? 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z Shropshire Wildlife Trust works to restore natural habitats in the county and said the money would go towards watercourse protection projects along the Tern. Yoghurt maker Muller pays £100K to charity after river discharge 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z "Our teams are monitoring the watercourses and our fisheries officers are providing remediation advice to fishery owners," the EA said. River Avon angling suspended as thousands of dead fish found 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z It said some watercourses, ponds and trees had been "missed out of the data". HS2 Ltd miscalculating impact on nature - Wildlife Trusts 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z An Environment Agency spokesman said all enforcement options are "under constant review" where there is evidence of failure to comply with discharge permits or suspected watercourse pollution. Sewage pumped into sea near Chichester since before Christmas 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z "It's a horrible place to conduct an offensive operation. There are many watercourses there, very few roads," he said. Ukrainian swamps make attack from Belarus unlikely - for now 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Combing through tens of thousands of river images by hand, Dethier and colleagues pinpointed where sediment loads begin to rise along each watercourse. Illegal mining has muddied tropical rivers worldwide 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z The storage of this slurry is costly and closely regulated as it can cause environmental damage if it enters a watercourse. Aberystwyth University: Duckweed could feed cows and save rivers 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Two kinds of geological features appear to be remnants of ancient watercourses, while a third class—smaller gullies—suggests intermittent outbreaks of liquid water even today. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z "It's a man-made watercourse. There's nothing natural about it. Anything manmade needs maintenance." Emergency alert system will launch across UK in October 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z "CSOs are one element of a number of impacts to our watercourses and we expect funding and solutions to be prioritised to achieve the greatest environmental benefit," said the charity's . River pollution: Man infected with sewage-linked parasite 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Chile said the “nature of the Silala River as an international watercourse was never disputed until Bolivia, for the first time in 1999, claimed its waters as exclusively Bolivian.” Chile seeks world court ruling on river dispute with Bolivia 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Pedestrians have also been advised to avoid low lying footpaths near watercourses. Flooding: Ten alerts issued across East of England 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z Only the city’s small Bimini Slough ecology park and its manmade watercourse stand as a showpiece reminder of the landscape that was. From sacred to profane: A brief history of Southern California's hot springs 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z They said staff had been out checking flood hot-spots, monitoring watercourses and keeping culverts clear. Landslide wrecks Nefyn, Gwynedd, road after heavy rain 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z "We'll continue to monitor the impact on air quality and local watercourses over the coming days," he said. Penallta fire: Petrol pollutes stream and kills fish after blaze 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z He cites damage to soils and watercourses and the emissions that add to global warming. Prince Charles' warning over survival of small farms 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Another option is aligning fences along natural ecological boundaries, like watercourses or topographical features. Fences have big effects on land and wildlife around the world that are rarely measured 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z But the absence of flooding on a similar scale almost certainly also reflects today's improved management of watercourses. Oxford: The soggy view from UK's oldest rain record 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z Rivers and watercourses dried up, some crops were ruined and wildfires increased during these two years of extreme drought. Extreme droughts in central Europe likely to increase sevenfold 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z The reindeer’s migratory routes run through Arctic Scandinavia as densely as watercourses. The Fight for the Reindeer 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z And an RAF Chinook helicopter is at the scene, dropping 400 tonnes aggregate in a bid to divert watercourses away from Toddbrook Reservoir. In a hurry? Here's what you need to know in five minutes 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z The 2004 initiative provided bonds to clean up the city’s watercourse and conserve resources. Spring architecture picks: LGBT Center, L.A. River, UCLA art studios, Coachella and more 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z The researchers will use it to produce digital elevation models of the watercourse and the hundreds of thousands of buildings that sit up to 10 kilometres either side of the riverbank. Indian scientists race to map Ganges river in 3D 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Most of these involved raw or partly treated sewage flowing into watercourses. Major sewage pollution incidents increase 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z The remaining 16 victims were found along the Montecito Creek watercourse, which Brown said was “by far struck the hardest.” Six people killed in Montecito mudslides were in voluntary evacuation zones; 11 others on border 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z She said: "While glitter is only a small part of the microplastic load getting into watercourses and the sea, steps like these will all add up to something greater." Glitter banned by children's nurseries 2017-11-17T05:00:00Z This pollutes watercourses and fills lakes with algal blooms, despite new requirements to fence streams off from livestock. Will New Zealand remain a green and pleasant land? 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z The drugs find their way into watercourses from urine, manure and abattoir waste. Industrial meat production is killing our seas. It's time to change our diets 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z It specifically prohibits dumping “spoil materials from the watercourse or onshore operations, including sludge deposits,” into watercourses or wetlands or anywhere it will harm surface or ground waters. West Virginia orders halt to Rover Pipeline segments 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z Crews recovered the bodies of the victims along three watercourses, Brown said. Six people killed in Montecito mudslides were in voluntary evacuation zones; 11 others on border 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z Reno is located close to the American River, and the skilled guides at American Whitewater Expeditions offer a variety of options on the watercourse. How to make the most of a 72-hour getaway to Reno Tahoe | Provided By Reno Tahoe 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Better yet, you can walk alongside the following watercourse. How to plan a romantic Augusta honeymoon during Masters week - Golf Digest 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z ProSkim then decided to dedicate part of each sale to Audubon, and to encourage Audubon’s membership to consider a green alternative to watercourses. A Pond Owner's Passion for Environmental Change The WWF, Angling Trust and Fish Legal, for instance took ministers to court successfully last year after they dragged their feet on cleaning up watercourses. Countryside faces Brexit anxiety - BBC News 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z This was compounded by the quick-growing species' ability to thrive on disturbed soil, allowing it to rapidly spread along watercourses and roadsides. Japanese knotweed web advice 'confusing' - BBC News 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z He said the main areas at risk include the Rivers Isla, the lower reaches of the River Tay and smaller watercourses in Angus and southern Aberdeenshire. Amber alert issued for more heavy rain - BBC News 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z The street they lived on ran along a wash, a natural watercourse which floods when it rains heavily in the Andes. Peru prepares for El Nino - BBC News 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z In the west, on the other hand, more modern environments will be emphasised, with the use of plants one might find around watercourses, meadows and in woodlands. Facelift for Natural History Museum - BBC News 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z They voiced concerns over local wildlife and watercourses, the effect on local tourism, and the suitability of local roads to handle tens of thousands of vehicles. Why was there a debate over this year's T in the Park festival? - BBC News 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Besides being one of those quality-of-life components boosters are always raving about, development along Fort Wayne’s three watercourses - the St. Marys, St. Joseph and Maumee rivers - would bring about the city’s urban core turnaround. Fort Wayne architect helps steer plans for city’s riverfront 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z In Kenya, scientists are making satellite maps of all the watercourses where these snail carriers are likely to reside, and plotting how they will move across the landscape. Satellites track snail disease risk 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Do you think society would allow people to pour lead all over our highways and our watercourse like we used to? The Upcycle And Waging Peace Through Commerce: William McDonough Wants Us To Design Our Way To Abundance 2013-11-12T12:48:00Z Forensic studies show that when the body disintegrates near a watercourse, the skull travels furthest. Roman skulls washed down lost river 2013-10-02T01:36:52Z And they complained it was short-sighted to keep up spending on building new flood defences while allowing maintenance spending for flood defences and watercourses to fall. More flood defence spending urged 2013-07-04T01:38:02Z The Rivers Agency in Northern Island , urging people not to be tempted to "cool off" in rivers and watercourses. Police issue river jump warning 2012-05-26T17:25:21Z This great watercourse is dry for most of the year, but fertile thanks to aquifers close to the surface. An oasis where Saudi citizens can really relax 2012-05-26T11:00:19Z Beneath the farmery she constructed a watercourse, through which a stream flowed with sufficient force to carry off all refuse that might corrupt the air. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z It really seemed advisable to hurry, and, notwithstanding Mrs. Gainsborough’s expostulations, the speed of the party was doubled down a rocky descent to a dried-up watercourse with high banks. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z He drove him towards a watercourse where Jibra'il stamped on the ground with his foot. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z The country was destitute of culverts and bridges over watercourses, and the so-called roads were impassable for days, weeks, or even months in succession after the seasonal rains. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z Cotyledons accumbent, flattened, equal or nearly so, petiolate.—Mostly glabrous perennials, leafy-stemmed, growing along watercourses and in wet places. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z They outlined every watercourse with yellow and often grew between 2 and 3 feet high with enormous heads of sweet cowslip-scented yellow flowers. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z This section of the River is deep and tranquil, a superb watercourse. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z The Loddon has a watercourse for the whole distance, but at its best in summer it will be but a chain of water-holes. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z Hence some extensive dams were constructed across watercourses ordinarily dry, but without conspicuous success. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z They followed this to the left, and came presently to a gully, a dried-up watercourse, up which it was possible to climb. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z The margin of a watercourse; the rising ground bordering a lake, river, or sea, or forming the edge of a cutting, or other hollow. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The evening glow was on the hills when we left the watercourses and followed a track that led between fields of full-bearded rye dotted with blood-red poppies towards a picturesque white-walled noria. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z In the interior the rivers are watercourses that seldom contain running streams, being during the greater part of the year merely chains of pools, or 'water holes,' as they are locally called. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z They found Cortes, sleeping heavily, in a little dried-up watercourse well screened by trees. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z But towards the end of the journey the passage became easier, by reason of the fact that they found a watercourse, which they followed, until they finally came forth into the sunlight at Hippo Pool. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z A ravine caused by heavy rains or a watercourse. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z It was Monday morning, and when the Man went out in search of a subject to sketch, I lured him along by my favourite watercourses. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z As there are few watercourses the stock are watered by means of immense excavations, called tanks, containing an area of 10,000 cubic yards of water when filled. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z This watercourse may have provided a migration route in ancient times, during the fluctuations of Lake Bonneville, whereby the animals formerly of the western mainland were able to come far eastward. The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah, Vol. 1 No. 1 Kansas University Publications. 2012-03-19T02:00:23.340Z Mr. Tiber was pursuing investigations by the side of a small watercourse; nothing was visible of him but the tip of a tail. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z The bottom of a watercourse, or of any body of water; as, the bed of a river. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z In the wall was a natural basin, which to this day, except when long-continued drought has dried up all the watercourses, holds a supply of fresh water. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z The runs were fenced and subdivided, dams were constructed on the watercourses, and where the country was too flat for dams tanks were made for supplying the stock with water. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z The basin of the Orinoco is so much intersected by rivers and streams of all sizes that the new railway was at no point very far from a watercourse deep enough to float the vessel. Swift and Sure 2012-03-16T02:00:24.627Z Farther eastward the different ranges are less clearly marked and the surface of the country resembles a plateau intersected by numerous watercourses. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z She said nothing, and he quietly turned away, while in another few minutes she heard his horse stumbling down the slippery path beside the watercourse. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z In summer they are found beside every marsh and watercourse, briskly wading about in the shallow water and plunging their long curved beaks downwards at every step. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z But I could trot along the tops of fallen logs like a partridge, and use every watercourse that wound my way, so breaking my trail for all save a hound or an Indian. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z The name Brunanburg, probably signifying "the town of bourns," or watercourses, is unequivocally that of a town. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 104, October 25, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-20T03:00:18.340Z Then, taking the dazed Spaniard with them, the woodcutters, hobbled by the logs, made off across the island, led by Dennis to the watercourse at the further end of which his hut stood. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z Desmond stayed, and it was some little time later when he sat alone with Lister among the tumbled lava by the watercourse. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z At sunset they all rise up clamouring, and direct their flight to the nearest watercourse, and often on their way thither go through a strange and interesting performance. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z It grows along watercourses, and often covers rich, moist meadows, where its stems rise from three to seven feet, with their coarsely ribbed, boat-shaped leaves and large panicles of greenish-white flowers. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z The slopes on each side of the sea are furrowed with watercourses, some of them perennial, others winter torrents only. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z The fury with which the wind had swept over the plain was shown by the absolute level to which it had reduced the snow, the deep watercourses being filled up with the drifts. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z It is of interest, therefore, to estimate the village density along each watercourse. The Aboriginal Population of the San Joaquin Valley, California 2012-02-06T03:00:12.387Z But even in 1801, as may be seen in Lyson's plan of the town, the King's Ditch, which was then still an open watercourse, remained substantially the boundary of inhabited Cambridge. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z The remains of countless large and small watercourses, which intersect the country watered by those two branches23 of Nahr-Malka, are plainly seen even now. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z A watercourse called Cornish Creek took them to the Landsborough, and following it down to the Thomson River, they passed Tower Hill, where Mr. Landsborough had been exploring before, and had left his marked trees. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z The heron breaks his profound meditation to engulf a meadow frog, for he will not leave until the wild geese “with mingled sound of horn and bells” press south above the watercourses. Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z They will gather none of the treasures of the Montezumas, unless the gods come up to tell them of the sands in the secret watercourses beyond the mountains and toward the sunset. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z To stumble into one of these watercourses is, indeed, no small peril. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z We saw two of their villages, and their system of irrigation by little watercourses on the hill-side, which showed considerable capacity for agriculture. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z Butte des Morts is mentioned in most of the journals left us by travelers over the Fox-Wisconsin watercourse, previous to 1835, and here several important Indian treaties were consummated by government commissioners. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z The natural watercourses, rivers, bays, and sounds, were of great value, but they did not exist in many places where they were needed. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z They are supposed to lead to caverns and subterranean watercourses. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z We followed several winding valleys, irrigated by tortuous watercourses, and surrounded by mountain ridges. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z Seen from this point, the Fort looked charming, presenting itself to us, surrounded as it is by moats and watercourses, like an island in the foreground. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z In the month of June, 1673, Joliet and Marquette made their famous tour over the interlocked watercourse and discovered the Mississippi River. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z The Company's obligations, as far as drainage is concerned, were limited to the removal and disposal of sewage, no provision being required for storm-water, which is allowed to find its way to the natural watercourses. ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico The 4th article from the June, 1911, Volume LXXII, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Paper No. 1193, Feb. 1, 1911. 2012-01-02T03:00:24.717Z Somewhere near them a watercourse started and ran down to the lake; but the men could not tell which way to turn, although they knew that the decision would be momentous. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z —The mistletoe is common on almost every tree of our Southern forests; it is abundant on all the varieties of the oak, and grows most luxuriously on the trees near our watercourses. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 93, August 9, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-12-20T03:00:34.177Z In searching for placers it is necessary to bear in mind that the watercourses of the country have not always flowed in the channels they now occupy. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z They were able to proceed with greater speed than on the previous day, the long, level plain being rarely interrupted by watercourses. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z There was just barely room to pass, but only then by floundering up the most rugged part of the dry watercourse. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z Close by their uitspan was a watercourse from whence he fetched water in small quantities in the empty flask. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z I trotted on through the rain, up a steep road seamed with watercourses, with Lonen Hill towering on my left, and a lesser hill on my right. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z The place must have been cut out by a watercourse, but is now dry and covered with light shingle. Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England 2011-11-14T03:00:21.670Z As the forests are destroyed, the springs which flowed from the woods, and, consequently, the greater watercourses fed by them, diminish both in number and in volume. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z Beneath, the stones and boulders of the now dry watercourse, and behind, the craggy entrance to the great tangi. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z He rubbed down the horses as best he could, having nothing to groom them with save handfuls of grass, and led them away to the watercourse to drink. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z One by one the murmurs of the night subside—the trickling of watercourses, the sighing of the reeds, the barking of the watchful dogs. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z The entry under "Remarks" in the heading should describe the location of the observation station with respect to watercourses, habitations, and prominent terrain features. A Quantitative Study of the Nocturnal Migration of Birds. Vol.3 No.2 2011-11-02T02:00:14.587Z The ground upon the steep mountains being once bared of trees, and the underwood killed by the grazing of horned cattle, sheep, and goats, every depression becomes a watercourse. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z And thus they continue to move until word is brought that herds of buffalo are near, then they encamp at the nearest watercourse. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z My pony was continually sinking into and struggling out of mud-holes, into which it had fallen when wading across these small watercourses, sometimes not more than a few feet wide. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z After this we descended more rapidly, and, crossing a stream, followed a beautifully constructed watercourse through some recently cleared land. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z The effect should be most pronounced if the observer were situated on the river bank, so that the cone would eventually come to a position directly along the watercourse. A Quantitative Study of the Nocturnal Migration of Birds. Vol.3 No.2 2011-11-02T02:00:14.587Z Young trees sprout plentifully around the springs and along the winter watercourses of the desert, and these are just the halting stations of the caravans and their routes of travel. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z A few yards up the watercourse the channel widens several feet and so continues for a short distance. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z Late in the evening I reached the mouth of the Teshio River, a broad deep watercourse, one of the three largest rivers in Hokkaido, the other two being the Ishikari and the Tokachi. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z The watercourse, which formerly supplied the garrison, had been diverted, and the only other supply had been, as already stated, poisoned by a head being thrown into it. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z Right down to the bottom of the watercourse where it emerged from the wood there was no sign on either side of this man having left the gravel. Chronicles of Martin Hewitt 2011-10-24T02:00:16.617Z It was nothing but an empty watercourse into which he was staring—the river had run dry! Gentlemen Rovers 2011-10-22T02:00:27.907Z His knowledge of hydraulics 233 caused him to be frequently consulted with respect to the management of canals and other watercourses in various parts of Europe. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Along the watercourses the willow family finds its most congenial habitat. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Ca�on, kan-yon′, n. a deep gorge or ravine between high and steep banks, worn by watercourses. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z At the watercourse, of course, the footmarks ceased, because of the hard gravel. Chronicles of Martin Hewitt 2011-10-24T02:00:16.617Z Tom had not gone many yards when his attention was attracted by a rustling amongst the reeds, and looking round, his quick eyes espied several dark forms stealing down the watercourse towards the bivouac. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z Many seals were basking on the ice, and the watercourse by which our sledges ascended a week before to the Long Lake was now a strong and rapid stream. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z It grows in the bottom lands and up the mountain sides, but always following watercourses, from British Columbia to northern California. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Sometimes we crossed watercourses which emptied their tribute into the brook, and every now and then ascended and descended hillocks covered with gorse and whin. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z Brett and I left you and traversed the watercourse, both up and down. Chronicles of Martin Hewitt 2011-10-24T02:00:16.617Z "It's fairly hard rock," objected Andy, "It will be no end of a task cutting a new watercourse." The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z Before sunrise next day he roused his men and led them down toward the broad road below, which followed a watercourse. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z On our Western plains, where the watercourses are sluggish and few and often run dry in midsummer, few trees grow; and the settler and traveler is grateful for the cottonwoods. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z We bore to the south down a descent, and came to some moory quaggy ground intersected with watercourses. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z Evidently he had gone down a steep shingly slope with a wall of rock on his right hand over the entrance of a rocky watercourse.' Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z In the middle of the picture is a watercourse, which is crossed by a bridge and loses itself behind a hill over which is seen the roof of a house. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z Every furrow was a stream, every gutter a watercourse; the water seemed to gush from the very earth; the river itself was a seething mud-red torrent. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z They took different routes, although following the watercourses, and their reports confirmed Talon as to the desirability of establishing permanent communication between the two provinces. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z From these hills west the prairie grassland today has riparian woodland along watercourses; the prairie is composed of proportionally more and more short-grass elements to the west and tall-grass elements to the east. The Breeding Birds of Kansas 2011-08-27T02:00:24.797Z Before the great watercourses became the highways of commerce, industry, or at least agriculture, must have flourished to some extent. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z In the foreground to the right is a watercourse, and in the middle distance a mill. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z He could see the smoke of it now, hanging in a thick cloud above the ravine through which the watercourse flowed. Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z The beginnings of the famous mire are at hand—a region of shattered peat-hags and morasses—where, torn to pieces, the earth gapes in ruins and a thousand watercourses riddle it. A West Country Pilgrimage 2011-08-05T02:00:48.947Z The Indian designation of the mammoth watercourse was significant and appropriate, as their names always are. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z The villages on the downs are generally on a ‘bourne,’ or winter watercourse. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z We were on high ground which fell gently away on three sides—a long spur running down to the river between two of the numberless small watercourses scoring the flanks of the hills. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z Gallwey did not contradict him, for, as it happened, the horse just then blundered into a little watercourse and plunged down the slope of it with a great smashing of undergrowth. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z In this densely-timbered country horses can not, as a rule, be used for packing, and the Indians, in going across country where there is no watercourse, pack all their plunder on their backs. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z As a rule, the forests are so dense that it is useless to try to penetrate them, except by following some beaten route,—a charcoal burner's road or a straggling way formed by a watercourse. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z It is like the watercourses and rivers of the East, which are the roads of the traveller till the storm comes, and, lo! in the morning is a rushing flood. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z It poured by—and now the whole wide bed of the watercourse was a very hell of seething roaring waves. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z The watercourse is often dry for years, and the filling of it is thus a local event, long ago made the subject of legends of dread and prophecies of scarcity. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z During the next ten days the rain fell with increasing volume and fury: the ditches were in flood; the roads were watercourses, and much damage was done on Jeremy's farm. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z True, there are several watercourses, and half a dozen bridges, intersecting this Brazilian capital. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Passing deeper into the wood, it is well to be a little careful while stepping across the narrow watercourse that winds between the stoles. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z This picturesquely forbidding chasm acts in rainy weather as a feeder to the now dry watercourse on whose bank the camp is pitched. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z The washing water and chloride of lime are then to be worked down the gutters, into the sinks, cesses, or natural watercourses. On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment 2011-06-24T02:00:18.093Z They were sinking towards a ravine through which a watercourse ran to the sea. King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane 2011-06-17T02:00:22.043Z Merwell was just as anxious to see daylight, even if he was to be held a prisoner, and together the boys hunted around for some exit from the underground watercourse. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z In the minor watercourses the water began to run more freely. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z And now in the ceaseless gleam of the lightning, the fugitive saw right before him at the base of the slope, the wide stony bed of a watercourse. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z The District Council threatened legal proceedings if he interfered with a particular watercourse. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z This morning I went out with the Lieutenant and some soldiers to explore the lands and watercourses in the environs of the camp. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z He knew now why he had not seen the watercourse before! Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z The lad stole softly up the watercourse, pausing every now and then to listen. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z With their light rifles the boys occasionally were permitted to pick off some game, usually wild ducks or geese, of which there were numbers along the 30 watercourses. The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition 2011-06-06T02:00:10.330Z There he is again! evidently in that rugged, stony watercourse which runs parallel, and about two hundred yards behind the hut. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z The peninsula Ducos, a narrow neck of land commanded by cannon, with its mouth guarded by soldiers, without a watercourse, without verdure, is traversed by arid hills and swampy valleys. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z There was no break—no glimpse of watercourse or lake. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z They advanced cautiously along the dry watercourse until it made an abrupt turn toward the west. White Otter 2011-05-07T02:00:32.243Z Though that was weeks ago, he believes Thorwaldsson would be following watercourses that would put him about one hundred and 125 fifty or two hundred miles to the northeast of us.” The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition 2011-06-06T02:00:10.330Z Its principal recommendations were as follows: 1—A forest law providing for the prevention and suppression of fire, and for the care of woodlands and watercourses. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z The trust said it was hoped the beavers would improve water quality and reduce flood risks by clearing scrub and trees and improving watercourses. Grassland study to watch beavers 2011-05-06T12:39:32Z But as he entered upon the level plain, unrelieved by any watercourse; and baked and cracked by the fierce sun into narrow gaping chasms and yawning fissures, he unconsciously began to slacken pace. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z Kabir may mean "Great" in Arabic but this watercourse is barely larger than a small creek, flanked by dense thickets of trees and lush verdant pastures. Why Does Syria See a Threat Coming from Tiny Lebanon? 2011-04-20T15:20:00Z “I hope, sir, there’s no river or watercourse in this road; anything else I can, I hope, control myself against; but water—running water particularly—makes me troublesome.” Humours of Irish Life 2011-04-19T02:00:16.057Z I want to give you an illustration, very concrete: Many of New York's inconceivably vast fortunes have been expanded by corrupt councils selling watercourses and other property for a mere song to private owners. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z Run-off from animal manure also fouls watercourses, and the release of nitrous oxides from uncovered dung heaps pollutes the air. EU nitrogen pollution 'costs ?280bn' 2011-04-11T01:06:23Z All he had to do was to steer clear of Table Rock and follow the watercourse till it bore away to the left. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z In the bed of this watercourse Haroun, in the morning, had ordered the matchlock-men with the camels to ensconce themselves and await events. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z In irrigation they showed skill, draining their fields with built watercourses and bamboo pipes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z Poor photographs, however, do not show the details, and cannot distinguish a trench from a watercourse. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z Unloving voices answered each other in hoarse whispers, like a hot, dry wind through the crisp and shrivelled sedges of a dried-up watercourse. The Ravens and the Angels With Other Stories and Parables 2011-02-23T03:00:29.860Z They had not deserted it till the last moment; their cattle had been stolen and their herds wounded, their land was untilled, and the little watercourse was choked with rubbish. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z In vain he tried to break away towards the watercourse, but each time he found himself outmanœuvred and headed back, and he began to think that his foes understood his design. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z Even here there are watercourses and springs a few miles apart. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z These were at points where one hill ran down to the water-level and another immediately rose precipitately, there being a watercourse between the two. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z It is to be noted that the subterranean passages which some earlier explorers imagined to be connected with the celebration of the mysteries, have proved to be nothing but cisterns or watercourses. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z "Don't call it a church!" he cried as we went homewards up the hill, where the road was a watercourse and each tree poured down moisture. A Lame Dog's Diary 2011-02-04T03:00:23.707Z He pressed forward until he saw that all his party had reached the level of the plain, when, with a mighty yell, he ordered them to wheel round and descend again into the watercourse. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z Plenty of dry drift-wood lay about the watercourse, and soon a brisk fire burned on the rocks not far away. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z This plateau is crossed and followed by valleys that take every direction, and these are the seats of rivers and watercourses. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z When one remembers that many of the watercourses here named would be considered large rivers outside of South America; that, notwithstanding their countless rapids and waterfalls, necessitating numberless portages, Mme. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z A major concern now is the ground is so waterlogged the heavy rains are unable to be absorbed and full rivers, creeks and man-made watercourses are bursting their banks. Flash floods hit Australia's third largest city 2011-01-10T00:41:51Z Heaven only knows," I replied, "unless they have got into a watercourse. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z Some of these Phi live in forests, in trees, in open spaces; and watercourses are full of them. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z The coast is made ragged by inlets, and into nearly every one a watercourse empties. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z Small watercourses of the same sort are to be found all over the country, and afford delightful trips for those who are willing to travel in so leisurely a fashion. Stained Glass Tours in England 2011-01-03T03:01:00.547Z The spring was four feet wide by two and a half deep, and Joe and Ellis made the watercourse a dividing line to separate the land they took for themselves. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z As we stood at the junction of the watercourses, debating which one to follow, we suddenly became aware of the presence of a horseman, standing motionless at the bend of the smaller nullah. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z The ravine had been turned into a little river, once again towards which, winding in and out amidst the huge blocks of rock, hundreds of watercourses were hurrying. Christmas Penny Readings Original Sketches for the Season 2010-12-20T17:11:47.497Z The park’s watercourse is an exquisite catalog of the many forms water can take. Central Park vs. Prospect Park 2010-07-11T00:48:00Z Our American watercourses are generally too wide or too turbulent to become such a domestic pet as we all know the river Thames to be. Stained Glass Tours in England 2011-01-03T03:01:00.547Z It bubbled out of sand so white that it seemed to have great depth, and the overflow made its own little watercourse that trickled into the creek. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z We drew rein, and looked at each other, for the horsemen seemed to have gone both ways—up the watercourse and down it. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z This country is zigzagged and criss-crossed with watercourses—and water throws the dogs off. The Law of Hemlock Mountain The pursuit was carried out over difficult country containing bogs and intersected by numerous watercourses. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. The mink is not an amphibious animal, but it is found only along the streams and watercourses, from which it obtains a large part of its food. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture The scenery in this mountain region is of the most varied description; bare precipitous hill-sides seamed with dry, rocky watercourses give place with almost startling rapidity to fertile slopes, terraced literally for thousands of feet. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" We are all safe enough now, for they never follow the windings of the watercourse, knowing that at any turn they might be ambuscaded. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z The country is well wooded, and traversed by pleasant watercourses; is singularly fertile, and rich in good harbors, especially upon the eastern coast. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands There were several small watercourses near the upper end of San Antonio Valley, and water in pools was found at the lower end near the night's camp. The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California Because of its diurnal habits and the concentration of its populations along watercourses, it is not likely to be overlooked. Occurrence of the Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis, in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains I had nothing on except a little shirt, neither shoes nor hat; for the little coat, in my anxiety at having lost the goats, I had left by the watercourse. The Autobiography of Thomas Platter, a schoolmaster of the sixteenth century. For it was along these artificial watercourses that the first sugar mills were erected and operated. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 The meadows, highly prized, and generally fenced in, were more carefully handled than two hundred years later; the mole-heaps were scattered, and the introduction and maintenance of drains and watercourses was general. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. At the moment of the earthquake, Pedro had been crawling through a narrow passageway, bed of some former watercourse, whose walls dripped black in the glow of his dying torch. Unexplored! October 7 was a generally cloudy day; wind moderate to very light, northerly; temperature, 24° to 29°; watercourses largely open. The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin However, Cyrus Harding did not remember to have seen, at the time of his excursion to the crater, any other watercourses but the Red Creek and the Mercy. Abandoned Numerous hollows and watercourses also occur on the general tundra, whose well-drained banks are decked with gay flowers in lavish abundance, and meadow patches of grasses shoulder high, suggestive of regions much farther south. Cruise of the Revenue-Steamer Corwin in Alaska and the N.W. Arctic Ocean in 1881: Botatical Notes Notes and Memoranda: Medical and Anthropological; Botanical; Ornithological. It is a little path beside a watercourse, and so narrow that in some places there is not room for one's two feet. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu The brook in Cedar Swamp was robbed of its willows, and many another bit of land and watercourse suffered in a like manner. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution The intimate relation which exists between caves and ravines renders it extremely probable that many of the latter have been originally subterranean watercourses, which have been unroofed by the degradation of the rock. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" The plateau was already defended on three sides by watercourses, either artificial or natural. Abandoned Every large school situated near a watercourse or a lake ought to add rowing to its list of sports, if it is possible to do so. Harper's Round Table, September 24, 1895 The beautiful terrace vegetation which clothes the sides of the mountains is supported by an elaborate and costly system of tanks and watercourses which would dishearten an American proprietor at the outset. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu The division of farm lands was first periodical, but later final, while forest, pasture and watercourses remained common property. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State Now tumbling headlong over the tangled roots, now dashing recklessly forward through stony watercourses or fissured crevices of ground, I ran with mad impulse, heedless of all peril but one. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience On either side, away to the distant hills, stretch the greenest of meadows, intersected by innumerable watercourses, with but a few stunted thorns and an occasional tuft of rushes to break the trackless level. Hastings and Neighbourhood Our pants were all wet from crossing "slues" and watercourses during the night, and we were too tired to sit up and dry them out before going to sleep. The Bright Side of Prison Life Experience, In Prison and Out, of an Involuntary Soujouner in Rebellion But setting aside this weakness, it is a fascinating place—this jumbled city of straight streets and cool gardens, where gigantic mangoes and peepuls intertwine over gurgling watercourses, and the cuckoo comes at midday. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The very first evening the watercourse from which the supply of water to the camp was taken was cut. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars But once out of sight of all, I doubled back until I came to a deep, bushy valley which was cleft by a watercourse, now dry. The King's Assegai A Matabili Story In the spring of the year, when the little watercourse is at its fullest, there are countless primroses beneath the fine old trees, and everything is green down to the water's edge. Hastings and Neighbourhood All that is wanted to render Bechuanaland a desirable colony is water, so that every farm might draw irrigating supplies from reservoirs along these numerous watercourses. Through South Africa His Visit to Rhodesia, the Transvaal, Cape Colony, Natal At length they came to a neck, overlooking a downward sweep of dense bush, intersected by a dry watercourse. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising Here chains of picturesque hills, running in various directions, rise out of the plain, interspersed with numerous watercourses. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 Sometimes they approach the river in bold promontories, and at others are divided by the dry beds of ancient watercourses. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" DONGA, a Bantu word for a ravine, narrow watercourse or gully formed by the action of water. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Every few miles we crossed dry watercourses; but, though there was no water in sight, it does not derogate from its value as farm land. Through South Africa His Visit to Rhodesia, the Transvaal, Cape Colony, Natal Below, the dry watercourse ran, some sixty yards distant. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising Captain C. went carelessly in front through the fog, over boulders and watercourses and roots of fallen trees. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses About half a mile from the site of the outspan ran a spruit or watercourse, the bed of which, deep and yawning, now held but a tiny thread of water, trickling over its sandy bottom. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley It was a sort of dry watercourse, although if the rain kept on at this rate it would soon be a devilish wet one. A Frontier Mystery The Magalapye River is one of those sandy watercourses so common in South Africa. Through South Africa His Visit to Rhodesia, the Transvaal, Cape Colony, Natal Down into a hollow, and here, in the bed of a dry watercourse, the game steed stumbled heavily, but just saved his footing, and thereby the lives of his two riders. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland At the bottom of this hill there was a large watercourse, about twenty feet wide and ten deep. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa Below, on the bank of a small watercourse, was a large bit of enclosed and cultivated land, and beside this a fruit orchard. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley In a moment we were below the rock—a matter of ten yards’ descent—and, in a small dry watercourse beneath we descried the glint of something. A Frontier Mystery It was a scanter and shallower stream, however, than when he left it, for now the long heats of the summer had shrunken all the watercourses. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life He understood how to shape his bearings by the stars, and fortunately the sky was unclouded; and in the daytime by the sun and the trend of the watercourses whether dry or not. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland My pony had been much interested in the chase, and was nearly following suit by rushing into this watercourse. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa But the mountain paths were crossed by watercourses, and hemmed in by bogs. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) We made an entirely new watercourse so that we had ever so much more water for the pond. What Happened to Inger Johanne As Told by Herself Every narrow watercourse soon carried two streams,—the temperate, fettered, summer-mindful stream below the ice, and the swollen, turbulent flood above. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life But Riordan was close enough to him now so that the hound could follow his spoor, for Mars had no watercourses to break a trail. Duel on Syrtis "Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of the waters?" Seeds of Pine Many canoeists exploring our broad watercourses have adopted the oar as an auxiliary,—the paddle properly taking the precedence. Voyage of the Paper Canoe A Geographical Journey of 2500 miles, from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, during the years 1874-5. Both were mere watercourses, which were only filled by the rains of winter. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition About a hundred yards to the right of the road, also looking eastwards, was a dry watercourse, along the bed of which troops could march, sheltered, to a great extent, from hostile fire. Rulers of India: Lord Clive Between him and the village lay three miles of grey rugged hill country, scarred with watercourses, and almost void of vegetation. Barclay of the Guides On either side of this watercourse were high walls. To Alaska for Gold The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon It can make its way over the land for considerable distances in search of the nearest watercourse, when its native pond becomes dry. The Pearl of India The righteous are planted as trees by the watercourses, but God does not plant any tree for fuel.” Prisoners of Conscience The cavalry was in the rear, hidden by the grove, ready to be launched on the enemy when they should reach the ground between the watercourse and the grove. Rulers of India: Lord Clive The bed of the watercourse was fairly steep. Barclay of the Guides Two days later found them encamped at the entrance to a tiny watercourse, which flowed into Gold Bottom Creek. To Alaska for Gold The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon The plan they adopt is to lie in wait near a spot frequented by the elephants, probably some watercourse where they come to drink. The Pearl of India One could smell the rich mould along a watercourse near at hand, the branch from a spring bubbling up in the solid rock hard by. The Story of Old Fort Loudon As previously mentioned, the brook flowing past it ran from west to east; a stream so directed was always accounted by the Druids of old as a sacred watercourse. The Annals of Willenhall "To get any, daddy, I may have to go way back to the wagon, for I haven't come upon a single watercourse since leaving camp this morning." Dick in the Desert This took a long time, and it was not until almost nightfall that they got down to the sand and gravel of the choked-up watercourse. To Alaska for Gold The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon Were it not that a shallow watercourse of about fifty miles in width intervenes, the island would be a peninsula. The Pearl of India Suddenly the twig revolved ... and Mullins confidently asserted that he was standing over a subterranean watercourse. Psychic Phenomena A Brief Account of the Physical Manifestations Observed in Psychical Research The watercourses sing for me their gladdest songs, black as I am. Cudjo's Cave They came down the tree, and after a drink from the stream, set out again, this time following the watercourse over the rocks until the cliff was left behind. The Campaign of the Jungle or, Under Lawton through Luzon After many careful inquiries, it was decided that the party should first try its luck on Gold Bottom Creek, at some spot near to where the watercourse was joined by Hunker and Last Chance creeks. To Alaska for Gold The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon Here and there a little meadow watercourse is golden with marsh marigolds, or some fence border, or rocky streak of neglected pasture land is thickly starred with the white flowers of the bloodroot. A Year in the Fields Standing on a hilltop on such a midnight a man may map the watercourses, large and small, for miles around, though by day he can see from the same place no glint of water. Old Plymouth Trails Puny rivulets where they begin, these watercourses cut deeper as they run on, until, at the river, they become impassable gulches. Burgoyne's Invasion of 1777 With an outline sketch of the American Invasion of Canada, 1775-76. He who has known many rivers knows that every watercourse has an individuality, which is no more to be analyzed than the personality of one’s dearest friend. The So-called Human Race His heart sank, and he became silent as they dropped into the valley and approached the watercourse, near which Willis Morgan's cabin stood. Mystery Ranch One source of charm in the English landscape is the full, placid stream the season through; no desiccated watercourses will you see there, nor any feeble, decrepit brooks, hardly able to get over the ground. A Year in the Fields The canal connected two tributaries of a large watercourse—the largest in the state, in fact; but it was not a very busy waterway. The Corner House Girls Growing Up What Happened First, What Came Next. And How It Ended With these and other exclamations the four Rover boys left the shelter of the overhanging rocks and crawled along a stony pathway leading up the watercourse. The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields I raced down to my companions again; and we hastily took refuge in the only cover near enough to conceal us–a little clump of willows in a small, damp watercourse. Gold Passing the flanking line of mesas, Bill pushed his way up a watercourse between two foothills. Mystery Ranch Streams and watercourses are the natural highway of the weeds. A Year in the Fields Far off, along watercourses lately dry, a streak of light was advancing like the coils of a silver snake. Memoirs of Life and Literature In vain was all this overthrow and waste by the road-side; in vain their loss in river, pool, and watercourse. Callista : a Tale of the Third Century The melting ground, the brimming watercourse, The wak'ning air, the birds' returning flight, The longer sunshine, and the shorter night, Arcturus' beams, and Corvus' glitt'ring rays, Diffuse a promise of the genial days. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 Again, as the forest giants which far overhead were the arches of a watercourse, like the nave of a Gothic cathedral. The Missourian Then came the level prairie and a great rolling plain rising to the south-west in three successive steppes, and cut by deep watercourses. The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways Arriving in sight of the white house, and within hearing of the thundering mill and its rushing watercourse, the first thing she saw was Moore at his garden gate. Shirley It is radically unlike any soil on the Atlantic coast—the soil for cañons and the rectangular watercourses, and for the trap-door spider. Under the Maples By a short portage the Indians could go by canoe to Lake Erie or Lake Michigan, or by the Wabash reach all the vast system of watercourses to the north and west. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 Made from the air they show every road and watercourse, every ditch and gully, every patch of woodland, every farmhouse, church, or stonewall. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons Plucky independent traders, mostly of Scottish birth, now began to follow the watercourses which led from the rapids of Lachine on the St Lawrence to the country beyond Lake Superior. The Red River Colony A Chronicle of the Beginnings of Manitoba He had crashed headlong into the half-dry watercourse at the very edge of the culvert. The Law-Breakers Floods from the eternal snows then grooved out watercourses down the scarred mountainsides. The Cariboo Trail A Chronicle of the Gold-fields of British Columbia Having gained the watercourse, it was an easy matter for them to continue onward until they reached the vicinity of the two bungalows. Dave Porter At Bear Camp or, The Wild Man of Mirror Lake The Rio Grande, which we cross at this point, is not a navigable stream; in fact, river navigation is practically unknown in Mexico, though some of the watercourses are of considerable size. Aztec Land If reserved to the public many of these watercourses might be most attractive parkways. The Farmer and His Community Its favorite places are gravelly banks and bars of mountain streams or the rocky beds of dry watercourses. Manual of American Grape-Growing The dry watercourse proved unexpectedly good riding for the fleeing railroad men. The Mountain Divide In such a country every gulch becomes a watercourse almost before the dust is laid, the arroyos turn to rivers and the rivers to broad floods, drifting with trees 16 and wreckage. Hidden Water Every old watercourse and even "tow-heads" of dying bushes that they came to did but each give them another disappointment. Two Arrows A Story of Red and White An old watercourse, with sheer rock walls that formed the base of the Tooth itself. Rim o' the World The subsoil is clay with a thin covering of surface soil, the hillsides draining on to level valleys with meandering watercourses that frequently inundate and supersaturate the already moist soil. Rural Hygiene She walked up the dry bed of a tributary brook, and searched among the gnarled roots and the dry, brown grass fringing the gravelly watercourse. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain The early counties were normally set up to embrace the area on both sides of watercourses, even broad rivers like the James and York. Virginia Under Charles I And Cromwell, 1625-1660 We cross a dozen murmuring watercourses embowered in the dark, glistening foliage of the oleanders glowing with great soft flames of rosy bloom. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit There is little chance for the burst dams that suddenly flood the dry watercourse of emotion among more inhibited, less civilized people. Rosinante to the Road Again If no stream suitable for the reception of sewage is available, then the sewage must in some way be treated on land before it passes into the nearest watercourse. Rural Hygiene I ever after gave those inviting-looking spots a wide birth, as I found that they were regular watercourses. Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, in the Peninsula, France, and the Netherlands from 1809 to 1815 It was a vast, rolling plain, golden-green with rank, 101 cane-like grasses, dotted with innumerable clumps of trees, and laced with full watercourses which lay in spacious loops of blue and silver. In the Morning of Time Groups of labourers are at work on the watercourses among the groves and gardens. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit They went down steeply by cactus and dry rock to a meeting of several cañons opening from side rifts in the Sierra, furrowing the main valley’s mesa with deep watercourses that brought no water. Red Men and White As the chums progressed they looked to the right and left, wondering if Wilbur Poole had kept to the tiny watercourse or taken to the woods, which were now exceedingly dense. Dave Porter and the Runaways Last Days at Oak Hall The ditches themselves should be thoroughly drained, and all the water which accumulates in them should be carried into the natural watercourses of the country, or at any rate beyond the limits of the highway. The Road and the Roadside His sheep along the cool, the shade, By the still watercourse he leads; His lambs upon his breast are laid; His hungry ones he feeds. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul Filled with the sudden, imperious impulse, he ran down the hill on which they were standing, across the dry, sandy bed of a watercourse, and up the hill on the other side. With Hoops of Steel Presently it widened to a path by which he could walk almost at ease, with the wide, wild solitude, dark green laced with silver watercourses, spread like a stupendous amphitheatre far below him. Kings in Exile It reminded me of days out hunting, when I have come suddenly upon him at the edge of the watercourse, and have shared his melons and his conversation. Hypolympia Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy The ground sloped gently down from the terrace, and beyond the Court gardens were the low-lying meadows and shining watercourses. A Vanished Hand Flowers that I found in no other part of the wood, before the autumn came were blooming along the little watercourse. The Higher Powers of Mind and Spirit But the watercourse not only faded to nothing before it reached the terrace wall, but was open to the enemy's view and enfiladed by his musketry throughout its length. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government They had their lunch up there, a very charming and remote spot, where the watercourses and ponds and chapel of the old monks were still visible, though converted by the farmer to his use. Tatterdemalion I am a great student of reeds, and I was agreeably surprised to find some very striking specimens here—worthy of the Arcadian watercourses, as I am a deity. Hypolympia Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy They greatly affect the troughs of watercourses, among whose rocks and embanked masonry they love to strike their roots. Laurus Nobilis Chapters on Art and Life At this juncture the Canal ceases to be such, as it enters that natural watercourse—the Bitter Lakes. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 The country is well-wooded generally, and traversed by pleasant watercourses; it is singularly fertile, and rich in good harbors, especially upon the east coast. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands On the other hand, gentlemen, there are nine witnesses who swear that the watercourse used to flow on the south side of the hedge. A Book About Lawyers They were therefore placed in the narrow valleys of rapid watercourses. Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 A breath of ice-cool air came to her from an open watercourse at the roadside, and the fragrance of a hundred roses from the one beautiful garden in the station that surrounded the Deputy-Commissioner's house. Captain Desmond, V.C. This was down another short flight of steps, and over a bridge spanning the race, which deep, dark watercourse immediately caught Amy's attention. Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life Sparkling watercourses, with here and there a fall, give power to some rickety old stone mill and add variety to the scene. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands They passed now over many miles of the richly grassed slopes of a beautiful open forest, intersected by frequent watercourses where the land trended gradually upward to the distant mountain-range. The Red True Story Book One path of retreat alone remained, a dry and precipitous 'donga' or watercourse, and into this plunged a rabble of men, white and black, mules, horses, guns, and waggons. The True Story Book Through thick bush, we came to a watercourse, a narrow gully, formed by lava-streams. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific The point of the thing is this: Spring rains for a couple of million years have wore a regular watercourse down that crotch, and I think we can run the sheep over it, single file.” The Free Range By the watercourses of Reuben There were great resolves of heart. Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature Still, as they went on, though the creeks and watercourses were more frequent, everywhere they showed signs of rapid drying up. The Red True Story Book To the westward a wonderful vista of level prairie spread endlessly, wherein no line of shrubbery marked a watercourse nor tree rose up to break the circle of the horizon. Winning the Wilderness He hews down the forest that has stood for centuries in its pride and grandeur, tears up the bosom of mother earth, and causes the silvery watercourses to waste and vanish away. The Indian To-day The Past and Future of the First American Another half-hour passed, and now Larkin could see the dim white backs of the herd rising before him as they climbed the steep watercourse. The Free Range At the watercourses of Reuben There were great searchings of heart! Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature Burke and Wills went forward alone to reconnoitre, and found that the land as far as they could see stretched away in great earthy plains intersected by lines of trees and empty watercourses. The Red True Story Book A few stunted cottonwood trees followed its windings, and one little clump of wild plum bushes bristled in a draw leading down to the shallow place of the dry watercourse. Winning the Wilderness The plain, though not rolling, is yet not perfectly flat, and small watercourses traverse it at frequent intervals, their direction marked by the trees growing on their banks. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) "That, and the ancient underground watercourse it connects with to bring water from the Pocut River," replied Bud. The Boy Ranchers in Camp or The Water Fight at Diamond X As he went he worked out the direction in which he was travelling; the stream he was following was evidently one which fed the watercourse crossing the road in the range. The Rider of Waroona Our success of the morning had raised our spirits, and we marched merrily, keeping to the left bank of the watercourse. An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet The abounding watercourses are veiled with willows, but the tree does not seem to have attracted Milton's attention. Stories of Authors, British and American The heat was extreme, and great salt-plains, where no watercourses exist, had to be crossed. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century I wonder what's inside that tunnel where the old watercourse runs? The Boy Ranchers in Camp or The Water Fight at Diamond X The land is undulating, and parts of it command splendid views of the islands and watercourses in the vicinity. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark Men don’t climb up and down steep watercourses in the night for the sake of giving an impromptu firework display to an unexpected visitor, I told myself. The Mystery of the Green Ray In the dry bed of a watercourse some stones were dislodged and fell with a rattle in the stillness of the night; he bore away to the left. Uncanny Tales So far, however, the lads had remained on their side of the watercourse. The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch The Cowboys' Double Round-Up His heavy eyes were just closing when he saw a black shadow move silently across the basin of the little watercourse and heard the crunch of a pebble dislodged by a softly padding foot. The Windy Hill She had her father’s glasses slung over her shoulder, and she had come to-night partly for the purpose of spying out the strays along the watercourses or hiding in the distant coul�es. The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City The view was as confined and unvarying as the banks of a canal, except that canals commonly are straight, while this watercourse twisted like Archimedes's screw. The Huntress They plunged into the woods in the direction the man had taken, but, coming to a brook, rode their steeds down the watercourse for half a mile, thus completely destroying their trail. The Rover Boys on the Plains The Mystery of Red Rock Ranch Once on the other side of the watercourse, he urged his steed forward at topmost speed in the direction of another patch of timber further southward. The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch The Cowboys' Double Round-Up Felix, as the heat of the day increased, led the mare up the watercourse to where the bushes were tall enough to afford a little shade. The Windy Hill "Tangle him up in the bushes—if I can," was the answer, and Dave turned in the direction of the brushwood lining the watercourse. Dave Porter and His Rivals or, The Chums and Foes of Oak Hall These nets are stretched across a small watercourse or the arch of a bridge in such a manner that, a little "slack" being allowed, the bird is taken to a certainty in attempting to pass. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. Thus, by making a bee-line across the prairie, he could cut off a great bend in the watercourse, not to speak of the lesser windings of the river in its valley. The Woman from Outside [on Swan River] This necessitated amazing gymnastics; in the course of which performances, Collins fell into the said watercourse with his ankle sprained, and the great ligament of the foot and leg swollen I don't know how big. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 When the elephant is thirsty he goes to a deep watercourse and drinks, and then, sucking up water in his trunk, he squirts it over his back and sides in a cooling shower-bath. The Children's Book of London The rain lasted for three days and nights, filling watercourses with rapidly rising streams. The Defiant Agents I pointed out the watercourse, traced in blue, showing him the ancient site and the falls near by. The Reckoning "These underground watercourses often flow through caves around where I live, not far from the Mammoth Cave." An Undivided Union We shall find watercourses soon, and that means trees and grass and quite a different climate. The Peril Finders To maintain a measure of safety the pioneer began to build block houses and forts along the watercourses traveled by the Indians. Blue Ridge Country We accordingly moved after dark to a gully, which is really a dry watercourse entering the middle of the north side of the Salt Lake. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" The snow had been preceded by heavy falls of rain, converting the low-lying trenches into watercourses and in some cases obliterating them altogether. The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula Nobody was touched, and now Deck ordered the Confederates to pole the raft into the creek and down that watercourse, as he remembered what had been said about the Southern forces being further up. An Undivided Union “Well, it means this: there’s been a watercourse here some time or other, and there’s enough moisture underground to keep these little scrubby trees alive.” The Peril Finders Having cut down the larger trees, he rolled the logs down the mountain side toward the watercourse. Blue Ridge Country The places where danger is to be apprehended are the fordings of the several rivers or watercourses, which, even when the sands are bare, still pour forth a considerable stream to the ocean. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 The surrounding country is broken by the foothills of the Darling Range and intersected by roads, fences, and—here and there—small watercourses. The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula It had an individual and peculiar look, like no watercourse they had seen. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest Why do you think they live in this desert, scraping a miserable existence along the watercourses? The Stars, My Brothers Although the rainfall is greater than anywhere else in the United States, except Florida, the sudden fall in the topography of the watercourses brings quick drainage. Blue Ridge Country Here they intended to remain till the end of the rains, buy fresh horses and provisions, and return and prospect some of the deep gullies and watercourses at the head of the Batavia River. "Chinkie's Flat" 1904 He and his little crew ate breakfast with great good cheer, then secured axes from the steamer's tool-house and began to chop watercourses in the ice. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 It topped a gentle, uneven acclivity of grass, rising from the watercourse at its side; while in front, the ground extended level a hundred feet to the edge of a cut-bank. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest Far and near the landscape swims in rain, and the hill-sides send down torrents through their watercourses. New Italian sketches He returned along other watercourses—by way of the Rockcastle and Kentucky Rivers. Blue Ridge Country The horse went full swing over a roaring watercourse as he spoke, and alighted safe on the opposite bank, but the gravelly soil was treacherous; it gave way, and the animal’s hind legs slipped back. The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains He followed the little watercourse straight to the marsh. The Black Phantom An ancient dugout, lying at the mouth of the watercourse, was, like everything else, rotting and seamed. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest The rich land of the Clitumnus is divided into meadows by transparent watercourses, gliding with a glassy current over swaying reeds. New Italian sketches Following watercourses, fording swollen streams, picking their way over rocks and loose boulders, through mud and sand. Blue Ridge Country Equally remarkable with the two former characteristics of these cinders is their position, not unfrequently on elevated spots and far removed from any watercourse. The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account Pests they are said to be, and doubtless are; but we think their general prevalence has been exaggerated, and they will be found chiefly beside watercourses, near lakes, and on damp, marshy ground. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy He actually started toward the watercourse, walking with jerky, uneven steps. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest These lands and ports, these watercourses, these widely stretching and vast acres, must respond to capital and energy, the money and the skill of the North. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 The mink had been traveling through the woods post-haste, not along the watercourses where one sees them by day, but over ridges and across valleys. Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers The rivers run in deep canyons, or are swallowed by the burning sand; the smaller watercourses are dry throughout the greater part of the year. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado Having levelled the line for the watercourse, Ernest Wilton prepared for his journey. Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek Just before they gained the watercourse, Garth looked over his shoulder; and his heart leapt into his throat. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest Sometimes he was half-pushed, half-dragged along the rocky side of a watercourse; more than once he was led waist deep across a rushing stream that was icy cold. Kiddie the Scout Then it followed a little watercourse, went under a rude bridge in a wood-road, then mingled with squirrel tracks in a denser part of the thicket. Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers They rode all day through the woods, and when night came slept in little tents by some spring or watercourse. Strange Stories from History for Young People Straggly bushes partly over-ran the watercourse; and caught on the twigs of these was some sort of object that had attracted the attention of the observant boy. Fred Fenton on the Track or, The Athletes of Riverport School He crossed the stony watercourse to the left of the usual place and mounted the slope. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest The otter and beaver are found among the watercourses, and the mink or sable is still the prey of the trapper. The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy One summer day my dog Lark and I were sitting beside a small watercourse in the woods, when I saw a mink coming up the stream toward us. Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers Two glittering steel tracks wound downwards through old watercourses to the level of the lake, and to the huge stone-cutting sheds that stretched their gray length along the northern shore. Flamsted quarries The green carpet was dotted by a thousand wooded bluffs, and a wonderful tracery of watercourses caught and reflected the dying light. The Heart of Unaga But at the watercourse the strange creature stopped dead; and waited for him to come up. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest Nevertheless, in this connection, Nehemiah Yerby developed an absorbing interest in the watercourses of the coves and adjacent mountains, especially their more remote and sequestered tributaries. The Moonshiners At Hoho-Hebee Falls 1895 There were not many streams, but over the rocky beds of watercourses, through dense thickets, up hills, down valleys, on they went. Adventures in Africa By an African Trader At last we came to a deep and thickly wooded nala, or watercourse, which curved like a horseshoe. Adventures in Many Lands It was one of those large insects—the “horse-bug,”—peculiar to the Mississippi country, and usually found near watercourses. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire He poured the last drops between Charley's numb lips; and turned to the right over the stony bed of the watercourse. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest "An isle with forests still virgin!" repeated the crier, "with prairies, hills, watercourses—" "Warranted?" asked a Frenchman, who seemed rather inclined to nibble. Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery There are two arroyos between the ruins and the Mesa Jumanes, within a mile of the town, having well-defined watercourses,p. Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I We all advanced until we nearly reached the right limit of the horseshoe bend, and then, leaving the trackers, I approached the watercourse, hearing the beast at the other end about two hundred yards away. Adventures in Many Lands There were settlements beyond; but these were sparse and isolated—a few small towns or plantations upon the main watercourses—and the whole country between them was an uninhabited wilderness. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire They came to another and a shallower coulée, which seemed to take a northeasterly direction across the prairie; whereas all the watercourses they had crossed hitherto tended to the southeast. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest The borders of the small watercourse were shaded by occasional clumps of trees encircled by shrubs, for a distance of about two miles. Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery Crossing it, they continue on to the bluffs rising beyond, and ascend these through a lateral ravine, the channel of a watercourse—which affords a practicable pass to the plain. The Death Shot A Story Retold I fired and stepped back, falling, as I did so, into the watercourse. Adventures in Many Lands There is hardly a creek, pond, or watercourse, without one or more families having an abode upon its banks. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire They scrambled up over the stones of the watercourse, careless of the noise they made. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest Beyond, the stream was little better than a rocky watercourse, now thickly covered with ice and snow. The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island or, The Old Lumberman's Treasure Box Eighty-five miles or so from Fairbanks, and just about half-way to Circle, the watercourse is left and the first summit is the "Twelve-Mile," as it is called. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska I somehow jumped up, leaped out of the watercourse, ran towards the villagers, and fell down. Adventures in Many Lands With a lake coast, on the lower peninsula alone, of over one thousand miles—with numberless watercourses debouching at convenient distances into her vast inland seas—she enjoys advantages which mighty empires might envy. Old Mackinaw The Fortress of the Lakes and its Surroundings Except for a few new villages along the railways, all are to be found along some watercourse navigable at least for small barges. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 "You just follow that watercourse for about a quarter of a mile, and I'm pretty sure you'll come to it." The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island or, The Old Lumberman's Treasure Box They come down laden thick with silt, at times foaming torrents, at times merely trickling watercourses that seam with numerous small runnels the wide deltas at their mouths. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska Leaving the creek bank, he ran silently to where the watercourse made a turn and then crawled forward in the brush. American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt For who could doubt the future growth and prosperity of a prairie town rejoicing in the unique advantage of a watercourse? Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book The burrow terminated outwardly on the bank of a half-dried watercourse, and, within its recesses, was all manner of vegetable store—seeds, bulbs, leaves, clover, and herbs in fascinating variety and profusion. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character The middle of the afternoon found the four young hunters near the end of the frozen-up watercourse, at a point where it ran in summer over some rough rocks into the lake below. The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island or, The Old Lumberman's Treasure Box But it was a good and comfortable camp, amidst the large spruce of the watercourse. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska The path became rugged and difficult, passing through thorny ground, following burbling watercourses of rough stones. Witch-Doctors Canes and large weeds almost filled the watercourses, p. 334but not a blossom of any wild-flower could I find upon the ground. Byeways in Palestine Away from the watercourse the grasses grew shorter and more slender. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character "I'm getting tired of hanging around this watercourse," said Fred finally. The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island or, The Old Lumberman's Treasure Box They left the main stream and started up a smaller watercourse leading directly into the forest. The Rover Boys on a Hunt or The Mysterious House in the Woods She could also see, from her elevated position, that a track, or the bed of a dried-up watercourse, led through the bushes towards the cave. Ungava These large stumbling-blocks, together with dry watercourses, rendered our travelling unusually troublesome to the horses and camels, and wearisome to ourselves. Byeways in Palestine The water appeared to descend in sheets, and not only did the great rivers wax alarmingly, but every rill and watercourse became a brawling river. The Settler and the Savage Two of them had made their way up a deep watercourse, past the Roman guard on the hill--the attention of the soldiers being fixed upon the camp. For the Temple A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem At first they thought to go back, but then it was suggested that they tramp along the frozen-up watercourse on foot. The Rover Boys on a Hunt or The Mysterious House in the Woods Hastening down the side of the watercourse they descended the berg, and set off along its base, in the direction of the hut. Adrift in the Ice-Fields He was a man who had had much experience on the watercourses of the Northwestern country, and had learned to use dams to overcome obstacles arising from shallow water in variable streams. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. Behind and around them were the hills, whose every crevice and hollow was converted into a wild watercourse. The Settler and the Savage The bat had been identified as an innocent victim of appearances, a very mild-mannered beast dedicated to the pursuit and engulfment of huge mothlike bugs which hung around watercourses. Legacy I was making my way towards it, when down I came into a deep ditch or watercourse, the existence of which I had forgotten. Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures At last we reached a deep hollow, which at one period of the world’s history had been probably part of a watercourse, but owing to some convulsion of nature, it was now perfectly dry. Manco, the Peruvian Chief An Englishman's Adventures in the Country of the Incas On reaching it, however, a large watercourse, two miles in width, appeared before them, across which the natives made their escape. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley There was no mistake about it; the gnu herd was coming straight for him, and in another minute they would have leaped down into the half dry watercourse, and trampled him into the sand. Off to the Wilds Being the Adventures of Two Brothers The principal mill blew up a few months since, and is now under repair; so that we had an opportunity of seeing the watercourses, dams, wheels, &c., which we could not otherwise have enjoyed. Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 Just because the rains, which some don’t believe in, make a torrent in the proper season, and this is the watercourse, and everything which barred its passage would be swept into the sea.” For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War The dun he fell at a watercourse—in a woeful heap fell he, And Kamal has turned the red mare back, and pulled the 20 rider free. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year Passing amidst villages and cultivated grounds, they descended to a watercourse which he called the Jordan. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley These successive watercourses indicate natural lines of defence, stronger or weaker according to their individual distinctive features. Story of the War in South Africa 1899-1900 The Lerma river is the chief watercourse, born near the snows of Toluca, and after long winding over several states it traverses the Western Sierra and falls into the Pacific Ocean. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development The most favourable situations are on the slopes of the hills, as affording good drainage, which is of the utmost importance; and which, on the plains, is attained by having the lands above the watercourses. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 442 Volume 17, New Series, June 19, 1852 They were always near the bank of a river; for the watercourses 5 were the only roads and the light canoes of the voyageurs were the only means of travel. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year In consequence of heavy rain, swollen watercourses and treacherous swamps had to be crossed continually. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People A significant amount of it issues from the network of small urban watercourses like Rock Creek. The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior He saw the willows by the watercourse and heard the murmur of the river. The Coming of the King Green cornfields, white watercourses, granite promontories, and black patches of forest—all were bathed in warmth and light without languor. The Great Amulet This little watercourse will give capital cover to your advanced line, and they cannot do better than occupy it. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War All the watercourses are frozen, but there is no snow. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Then there are the multitude of nasty mysterious dribbles that help to degrade Rock Creek and can undoubtedly be found in even more profusion along every other metropolitan watercourse. The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior In the watercourse, but at some distance, they saw the black crowd of men and women and beasts swarming over the hot stones. The Call of the Blood However, at some places they were deposited in deep underground watercourses or caverns. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia One glance told the experienced hands what those fleeing rascals were,—Indians, fresh from some deviltry, their swift ponies bounding over the little gullies and watercourses like so many goats. Under Fire Half a mile away to the east the low, concave sweep of the prairie was cut by the jagged banks and curves of a watercourse which drained the melting snows in earlier spring. Warrior Gap A Story of the Sioux Outbreak of '68. For example, many of the pollutive dribbles along Rock Creek and other metropolitan watercourses are based in clearly illegal practices and hence slovenly inspection and enforcement of existing regulations. The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior The trees had no voices, the watercourse was dry, no longer musical with the falling stream. The Call of the Blood In vain was all this overthrow and waste by the roadside, in vain their loss in river, pool, and watercourse. The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 Deep gorges have been cut out by water action; but, as no rain falls throughout the summer months, these are, for the most part, but dry watercourses. With the British Army in The Holy Land And he was at the edge of that watercourse when a faint sound brought him to a frozen halt, weapon ready. Key Out of Time Little by little the vast central interior of British Columbia unfolded its orderly plan of watercourses, mountain ranges, and valleys. North of Fifty-Three People were beginning to flow back from the watercourse towards the centre of the fair. The Call of the Blood He saw none, nor did he catch any signs that indicated a watercourse. The Plunderer This wadi is a watercourse, which, in times of rain, carries off the water from the hills between Beersheba and the Dead Sea. With the British Army in The Holy Land The sun rose over the city just as we reached the narrowest part of the gut, Grim leading, and its first rays showed that we were using the bed of a watercourse for a road. The Lion of Petra Rain poured incessantly; the creeks overflowed; the paths became watercourses and were scarcely fordable. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma |
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