| 单词 | alluvial |
| 例句 | She imagines her footprints sinking invisibly through the streets and the sidewalks, below the condensed archaeology of the city to underground plains of rich alluvial clay. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The good news was that the flooding deposited rich, alluvial silt all over the fields, making the Nile delta the richest farmland in the ancient world. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z During the rest of the year, the climate is drier, and farmers plant and tend their milpas on the alluvial soil. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I wondered why my father worked so hard panning for diamonds in the alluvial mines, diamonds that he would not be allowed to keep. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The vineyard site is full of rocks and iron, with a bit of alluvial soil over the top. Leaving It All Behind for the Love of Nebbiolo 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z On a macro scale, these efforts to define Mendoza’s terroir focus on alluvial areas, where melting glaciers thousands of years ago sent limestone and granite tumbling down from the Andes. In their quest for something unique, Argentina’s winemakers are digging deep 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z Gezira grows cotton, sorghum, wheat, and groundnuts across 2.5 million acres of rich alluvial soil close to where the Blue and White Niles join. Don’t censor the school-lunch blog 2012-06-15T16:15:00Z By the time the river has turned abruptly eastward onto the vast and populous north China plain, a litre of river water carries up to 300 grams of alluvial silt. Water, water, everywhere 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z But the tempered kind that lives in every creaky porch on this sacred alluvial plain. Blue Levee: Mississippi Comfort Food 2010-04-28T22:24:00Z It's a public park whose geometric and organic sculpted spaces are built into the alluvial delta at the mouth of Mill Creek Canyon. Celebrate Earth Day at Kent's Earthworks 2010-04-21T19:47:00Z From Zabriskie Point, visitors can survey a wonderland of rock formations and alluvial flow, and it’s just about impossible to tell what happened last week from what happened last century. 'I've never seen anything like this': Death Valley gleams with water, wildflowers and color 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z “The weaker alluvial sediments can amplify shaking, and mountains are vulnerable to landsliding, including along the roads that lead to mountain villages.” What made the earthquake in Morocco so devastating 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z It’s a desolate alluvial fan on the southern flanks of the Cady Mountains, where sparkling calcite crystals and pieces of quartz, jasper and agate are continually carried down the slopes by thunderstorms and flash floods. Rockhounds fight for access to their jewel in the desert: Mojave Trails National Monument 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z Prospectors call it “flood gold” — fine-sized flakes carried by alluvial waters and then deposited as flow recedes. Modern-day prospectors take notice as raging California rivers replenish historic Gold Rush spots 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z The yellow-vested teams work in areas slated for construction, carefully digging 10 feet or more into hard alluvial soil and pushing shovelfuls of dirt through course-mesh screens to gather the smallest pieces of evidence. Owens Valley tribes say Caltrans bulldozers are poised to destroy sacred burial sites 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Whereas the unpredictable flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in southern Mesopotamia commonly brought destruction along with fresh alluvial deposits, the Nile’s summer flooding, predictable as clockwork, brought only welcome deposits of rich sediment. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Small-, medium- and large-scale gold miners had protested the destruction earlier this month of nine "dragons" - floating machines that suck up silt and mud from rivers in search of alluvial gold. Colombia's police lift road blocks set up by protesting miners 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z In a new study, scientists have for the first time produced a detailed map of one of these paleovalleys, located on the Kings River alluvial fan between Fresno and Selma. From the air, scientists map 'fast paths' for recharging California's groundwater 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z Perched on a broad alluvial fan dotted with rabbitbrush and Joshua trees, this ragtag community of artists, misanthropes and urban refugees has little time for politicians. Exploring the riddle of California's 450-mile-long 3rd Congressional District 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Residents of La Toma have long practiced both alluvial mining — panning in the Ovejas for gold washed down from the hills — and digging for ore in tunnels cut deep into dirt and rock. Colombia's trailblazing vice president: Black, female and champion of the 'nobodies' 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z According to the California Department of Water Resources, the state experiences many types of flooding, including alluvial fan, riverine, coastal, flash, and localized floods, as well as debris flows and tsunamis. With Tropical Storm Kay arriving, here's how to check your flood risk 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z But Mr. Putin put his weight behind the project, despite that and other engineering challenges, which include a seabed covered with some 250 feet of fine silt deposited by the alluvial flow from various rivers. A bridge to Crimea is a vital Russian link, and a potential Ukrainian target. 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z Summer storms in Death Valley are usually more localized, closing a road or two and maybe causing an alluvial fan to flash flood, Jurado said, calling Friday’s downpour “exceptionally rare.” Destructive rain in Death Valley and flooded Vegas casinos mark a summer of extreme weather 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z Breccias typically form where the particles are not transported a significant distance in water, such as alluvial fans and talus slopes. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Imbrications are useful for analyzing paleocurrents, or currents found in the geologic past, especially in alluvial deposits. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, it would be worth seeing whether a similar phenomenon is occurring on other rivers that carry fine sediment—known as alluvial rivers—and have large dams, says Nicholas Pinter, a geologist at UC Davis. Dams are supposed to prevent floods. Some may make them worse 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z In other research, Knight has been involved in mapping areas where permeable, course-grained alluvial soils in channels carved by ancient glaciers provide favorable conditions for spreading surface water to replenish aquifers. Land is sinking as groundwater levels drop. New research shows how California could fix it 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z Today, the rat exists in three isolated populations, one of the largest of which clings to existence on 5,000 acres of alluvial flood plains on the southern flanks of the San Bernardino Mountains. Can a fragile rat survive the loopholes in endangered species protections? 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z Over the next few centuries, this creek will seek to become graded again by eroding down through its own alluvial fan. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The submarine fan is formed by a network of turbidites that deposit their sediment loads as the slope decreases, much like what happens above-water at alluvial fans and deltas. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s amazing how much we’ve gotten wrong by thinking that these big alluvial rivers are just pipes,” he says. Dams are supposed to prevent floods. Some may make them worse 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Blake imagined the “alluvial grief” of the dead boy’s family, but doing so made her feel like a traitor to her side. Review | A memoir of murder, family and law, but at a careful distance 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Ukiah itself sits on an alluvial aquifer, as does much of the Central Valley. In this California county, one town has no water. Another has enough to share. 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z The sections ranged from steep, rocky headlands and bluffs to wide, low-lying alluvial valleys where rivers flow into the bay. Walling Off One Coastal Area Can Flood Another 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z An alluvial fan spreads out into a broad alluvial plain. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z And if you haven’t yet exhausted little feet, two playgrounds can keep entertaining, including the wholly unique, 40,000-foot Ice Age Flood Playground, which features an alluvial deposit fossil dig, among other ancient-drama-themed play structures. Family road trip: Spokane is a summer jewel | Provided by Western Washington Toyota Dealers 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z As you approach Carkeek Park, Pipers Creek empties into the Sound, creating an alluvial fan of little streams and trickles and sand formations. This hidden beach links Golden Gardens and Carkeek Park, only emerges at low tide and makes for a special, quiet walk 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z After the forests disappeared, rain fell on deforested highlands, gradually eroding sediments to form large triangle-shaped deposits called alluvial fans. People May Have Used Fire to Clear Forests More Than 80,000 Years Ago 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z This kind of unintended consequence is most pronounced in wide alluvial valleys, which, when left in their natural state, protect against floods by slowing down potentially damaging waves as well as storing floodwaters. Walling Off One Coastal Area Can Flood Another 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z A distinctive characteristic of alluvial systems is the intermittent flow of water. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Framed by volcanic peaks, rock towers and sagebrush-studded alluvial fans, the area is the very definition of “remote.” When rare California toads get thirsty for love, this tiny college helps set the mood 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z Seward is located in an alluvial fan in which gravel and sediment constantly accumulate in waterways while flowing down from higher altitudes. Seward area hit by severe flooding due to heavy rain, winds 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z Harbor Island, where some of the foundations rest, sits on some of the weakest soils — about 140 feet of fill, tideflats, and alluvial Duwamish River sediments. Optimism grows in ability to fix West Seattle Bridge for another 15-plus years of traffic 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z Southwestern Puerto Rico is undergoing rapid development, with homes, businesses, and infrastructure being constructed on soft alluvial and marine sediments, which are spectacularly vulnerable to liquefaction. Why Puerto Rico’s Tectonic Setting Makes Earthquakes Inevitable 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z The most distinctive alluvial sedimentary deposit is the alluvial fan, a large cone of sediment formed by streams flowing out of dry mountain valleys into a wider and more open dry area. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z It is visited by 256 bird species and contains rare alluvial oak forests unique to eastern Europe. The race to save Polesia, Europe's secret Amazon 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z The world’s most productive rice growers, in Thailand and Vietnam, depend on the Mekong’s generosity in depositing rich alluvial soil during the rainy season. ‘Our River Was Like a God’: How Dams and China’s Might Imperil the Mekong 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z Although the shaking was less intense, Trona’s location on soft sediments that have eroded off a mountainside — known as an alluvial fan — caused the ground to act like quicksand, O’Dell said. Ridgecrest earthquake mystery: Why so little destruction from huge temblors? 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z Nuclear Regulatory Commission concluded the plumes in the San Andres-Glorieta and Ancestral Rio San Jose alluvial aquifer appear to be “essentially stable.” Report: Uranium plumes for Bluewater Mill site ‘stable’ 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z As distributary channels fill with sediment, the stream is diverted laterally, and the alluvial fan develops into a cone shape with distributaries radiating from the canyon mouth. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z “In Chile you get alluvial soil and clay—it’s a little like Margaret River in Australia—and you get some influence from the ocean too,” said Mr. Montes Jr. Is This Chilean Wine Too Affordable? 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z So I find it both funny and ironic that we are here in Southern California passing an enormous wash, an alluvial fan that catches the runoff from Mt. Why did Jonathan Lethem turn toward the desert in 'The Feral Detective'? - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Fertile sandy loam, red clays, alluvial black silts — soils from Maryland to Mississippi, and beyond. Perspective | The soil remembers the barbarity of lynching even though America tried to bury it 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z And presto: Lawns, orchards and alfalfa bloom in the sandy, alluvial soil. Opinion | The Rio Grande Is Dying. Does Anyone Care? 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z It is not only a matter of a few big projects being completed but a consistent effort to alleviate the impacts of rising sea levels associated with climate change, and subsidence in Louisiana’s alluvial soils. Louisiana editorial roundup 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z The seabed is covered with some 80 meters of fine silt deposited by the alluvial flow from various rivers. Putin Opens Bridge to Crimea, Cementing Russia’s Hold on Neighbor 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Bangladesh has far and away the highest population density of any sizable nation — around 3,000 people per square mile pack the alluvial plain that spans most of the country. How Bangladeshis are coping with half a million new Rohingya refugees 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z The first massive outburst scooped up all the lovely loose alluvial and volcanic deposits it encountered and mixed them up in a nice, thick lahar that went thundering down the Toutle River. Born in Catastrophe: Silver Lake 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z The floodplain includes alluvial forests, marshes, reed beds, freshwater habitats, alluvial wetlands, as well as flood-protected forests. UN Announces 23 New Nature Reserves While U.S. Removes 17 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z A man stands on an alluvial fan below Tumacacori mountain, a few dozen miles north of here. Life and death on the Mexican border 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z For centuries, populations flourished by tilling the rich alluvial soil left behind each spring by floodwaters receding from the plains between Baghdad and the Persian Gulf. A Bigger Problem Than ISIS? 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z Indian diamonds were never mined but found in alluvial deposits of dry river beds. Koh-i-Noor: Six myths about a priceless diamond - BBC News 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Answer: alluvial gold and the mercury required to extract it. Leaked map reveals chronic mercury epidemic in Peru 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z Cities built over hard bedrock shake more than those built on alluvial areas with more sand and gravel. Geologists explain Oklahoma earthquakes, ponder ‘unknown’ 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z “The Badlands are cut from deep alluvial and volcanic ash deposits that have been sculptured and carved into fantastic forms by the continuous action of wind and water,” the editors of Consumer Guide explain at adventure.howstuffworks.com. The essential guide to all 59 U.S. national parks 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z Winter says the park’s flooding is vital for animals and people, as it helps deposit fertile alluvial soil from the Brahmaputra River. Floods in India Drown Rare One-Horned Rhinos 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Several washouts and erosion-cut gullies originating from these roads gash the hillsides, creating fans of alluvial debris in the lake. Coldwater hike samples everything volcano has to offer 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z The big dams not only reduce water volume, but also retain alluvial soil, needed to consolidate subsidence in the sinking Mekong Delta. Delta drought gives glimpse into bleak future for mighty Mekong 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z A vast alluvial fan blossoms across the desolate landscape of the Taklimakan Desert in China's Xinjiang Province. 10 Stunning Pictures from NASA's Release of 3 Million Images 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z This week the government ousted a group of companies mining alluvial diamonds in eastern Zimbabwe, including a Chinese company and a Russian company, and seized hundreds of millions of dollars in mining equipment. Zimbabwe's President Mugabe, 92, plans to keep ruling despite economic crisis 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z The Marange diamond fields in eastern Zimbabwe caught global attention in 2006 when thousands of unlicensed artisanal miners flooded the area in search of alluvial stones to sell on the black market. A police spokeswoman says 3 illegal miners have died and up to 7 more are trapped underground in Zimbabwe's diamond-rich Marange diamond fields 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z The alluvial soil is rich but vulnerable to flooding and drought brought on by extreme weather. Climate Change After Paris 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z In the rich alluvial soils, his mature coca plants could be harvested every 40 days, virtually year-round, almost as good as a monthly paycheck. Colombia is again the world’s top coca producer. Here’s why that’s a blow to the U.S. 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z A vast alluvial fan blossoms across the desolate landscape of the Taklimakan Desert in China's Xinjiang Province. 10 Stunning Pictures from NASA's Release of 3 Million Images 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Its surface is stamped with depressions that indicate the long-ago existence of oceans and seas, as well as rivers that end in alluvial fans, where ancient sediment was once deposited. Here's What Killed Mars 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z This flat feature may be the remains of an ancient delta or an alluvial fan. Europeans pick site for ExoMars 2018 rover 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z There are also super helpful glossaries for you to consult the next time your wino pal mentions “alluvial deposits” or “manzanilla,” or for when you can’t remember the difference between Malbec and Tempranillo. 13 iPad Apps to Make You a Way Better Cook 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z In contrast, the geological record of Mars shows clearly that it once had flowing water, even in major rivers and streams that could round pebbles and form alluvial fans. Life Ain't Easy: What Would Make an Exoplanet "Earth-Like"? [Excerpt] 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z A vast alluvial fan blossoms across the desolate landscape of the Taklimakan Desert in China's Xinjiang Province. 10 Stunning Pictures from NASA's Release of 3 Million Images 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z The alluvial flood plains were fertile for farming, so they put up levees. Is Louisiana’s coastline beyond saving? 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z The wood is situated on a flat low-lying area of alluvial sand and gravel deposits between the deltas of the Rivers Coiltie and Enrick where they flow into Loch Ness. Log theory for Nessie sightings 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Patents granted over isolated human genetic material extracted from the human body, much like mining claims over alluvial gold, spurred a DNA gold rush. Human DNA belongs to no one - it shouldn't be patented 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z In India’s Western Himalayas, changes in altitude are so dramatic and steep that alluvial grasslands, subtropical forests, conifers and alpine meadows lie stacked almost on top of each other, producing a spectacular range of vegetation. Himalayan plants seek cooler climes 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z An alluvial fan takes a jellyfish shape in the Gobi Desert. China's first high-resolution satellite captured these 10 incredible images 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z The scientists determined the length and severity of the drought by examining ancient pollen as well as oxygen and carbon isotope data drawn from alluvial and mineral deposits. Climate Change Doomed the Ancients 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z This is often due to extraction of groundwater - a resource that will be placed under further stress as the world warms - and also because of the sheer weight of the built environment on alluvial ground. Cities on frontline of climate change struggle 2014-04-11T02:19:34Z More than a billion people live in the alluvial plains of the Ganga, Indus and Brahmaputra rivers who would be drastically affected if the glaciers were to disappear altogether. IPCC Finally Acknowledges Its “Himalayan Blunder” 2014-04-04T14:32:50Z Add that to the fact that Sochi is located in a prime location for really big earthquakes, and you’ve got a recipe for alluvial soup with structures stuck in. Building Sochi’s Olympic Village: An Olympian Task in a Geologically Risky Area 2014-02-03T10:50:52Z For example, the latest Gulf of Mexico dead zone map highlights some very high-productivity commercial fishing regions around the Atchafalaya river delta alluvial fan: Have There Ever Been Attempts To Oxygenate Ocean Waters Considered Dead Zones? 2013-12-12T15:34:00Z You need at least one excavator to dig sand and rocks, some trucks and two high-powered sand pumping machines to dredge for alluvial gold. Ghana arrests 168 Chinese nationals in illegal mining crackdown 2013-06-06T19:06:04Z It is not just Jews who have left the Delta, a fertile alluvial plain in Mississippi and adjacent parts of Arkansas and Louisiana. The Mississippi Delta: Scratching a living 2013-06-06T15:01:30Z Abu Dhabi is working on two such water-storage systems, he said — one in sand dunes, and the other in a type of alluvial plain. Green Column: Safe Storage of Water? Go Underground 2013-05-01T11:34:10Z The hydrological cycle shapes the soft alluvial soil of the Assam plains and nurtures the agrarian economy. India Ink: Climate Change and Population Growth Meet Along the Brahmaputra River 2013-01-23T03:58:43Z The current interpretation is that the rover is sitting at the head of an alluvial fan of material that washed down through the crater wall and across the plain, cutting many individual streams. Mars images 'show old streambed' 2012-09-27T19:15:21Z A delta-shaped ground formation known as an alluvial fan even reveals how the water flowed. Martian Find: Signs of an Ancient, Rushing Stream 2012-09-28T17:35:33Z The scarp marks the edge of materials deposited at the foot of an alluvial fan, a sedimentary feature left behind from floods that once spilled down from the rim of Gale Crater. Mars scientists await feast of data 2012-08-15T17:20:52.890Z The feature, called an alluvial fan, is thought to have been formed by water that swept sediments over the lip of the basin. Mars rover sizes up the field 2012-08-08T17:20:21.963Z Where we've landed in the ellipse, at a large scale from orbit, looks fairly familiar—it's a feature we call an alluvial fan. Ready to Rove: Curiosity Project Scientist Lays Out Mars Tour Plans 2012-08-07T15:15:03.750Z In spreading over the land, the water carried with it a quantity of rich alluvial earth, which gave fecundity to the country on which it was deposited. Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition 2012-05-22T15:16:52.423Z The stream was probably fed by a channel in the alluvial fan that the investigators have named Peace Vallis. Martian Find: Signs of an Ancient, Rushing Stream 2012-09-28T17:35:33Z The contrast between the modern new plant, based in the town of Koidu, and traditional hand-dug alluvial mining could not be more stark. Sierra Leone 'blood diamonds' not forever 2012-05-21T00:33:02Z The lands most sought after have been scrub, deep alluvial flats, and black and chocolate loams; and, until recently, it was on land of this kind that most of the wheat and barley was grown. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z Along the courses of rivers and in the alluvial valleys it is rich enough, and produces splendid crops year after year. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z The valley about Herat includes a flat alluvial plain which might, for some miles on any side except the north, be speedily reduced to an impassable swamp by means of flood-water from the surrounding canals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z A shrub, rooting extensively in alluvial deposits and forming dense clumps. 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 The country is, in fact, a strictly alluvial formation. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Soon alluvial gave place to quartz mining, and within five years gold to the value of more than �1,500,000 had been won. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z Between the folded marine beds of the Himalaya and the nearly horizontal strata of the peninsula lies the Indo-Gangetic plain, covered by an enormous thickness of alluvial and wind-blown deposits of recent date. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z But alluvial mining has long had its little day, and ceased to be in and about Sandhurst, and the town lives now by deep quartz mining. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z A yellowish translucent resin resembling copal, found as a fossil in alluvial soils, with beds of lignite, or on the seashore in many places. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Broken and angular fragments of rocks underlying alluvial deposits. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z But for the swelling tide of newcomers the supplies of rich scrub, alluvial flat, and volcanic downs country must sooner or later prove inadequate. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z The deep boring at Lucknow passed through 1336 ft. of sands—reaching nearly to 1000 ft. below sea-level—without any sign of approaching the base of the alluvial series. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Miles and miles of country before you enter it have been excavated and upturned by the alluvial digger. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z Pertaining to, contained in, or composed of, alluvium; relating to the deposits made by flowing water; washed away from one place and deposited in another; as, alluvial soil, mud, accumulations, deposits. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Low land formed by alluvial deposits along a river; lowÐlying ground; a dale; a valley. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The soil in the Lower Ninth is extraordinarily fertile, thanks to centuries of alluvial deposits from the Mississippi River, which forms the neighborhood’s southern boundary. The Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans Gives New Meaning to ?Urban Growth? 2012-03-22T13:27:22Z There is, then, an old or clay formation and a newer or alluvial formation; of course, there is alluvium on top of the clay, but this is not to our purpose. Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity 2012-03-22T02:00:38.537Z The gold prospectors found their way to Queensland soon after the great alluvial fields of the south began to show signs of exhaustion, but for many years they found little to reward their efforts. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z Perhaps it is the nature of that alluvial plain that accounts also for so plentiful a harvest of mosquitoes. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z In later years he devoted much attention to the geological history of the alluvial lands of Egypt; and in 1843 he published his Life of his brother Francis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Along the coasts and in the larger river basins occur alluvial vegetation largely dominated by several kinds of mangrove, which is densest in mud flats washed by the tide. A Racial Study of the Fijians 2012-03-15T02:00:31.197Z They had landed on a pebbly beach near the foot of a low, white alluvial cliff into which the elements had eaten holes large enough to be called caves. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z This river debouches on the north coast, and is a noble stream forty miles in length, coursing through alluvial stretches backed in the far distance by grand tiers of mountain ranges. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z They found the natives of this alluvial region wretchedly poor and illy protected against the bitter cold. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z The alluvial soil of the valleys yields two crops of rice in the year. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z We can probably get simple materials for working the alluvial deposits there, but the machinery for crushing the ore must be got from Europe, and that'll take time. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z In the alluvial beds of Patagonia and of Tierra del Fuego are found the petrified remains of the opossum, the kangaroo, and the monkey. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z It was a very rich but a limited field, and, though other neighbouring patches were opened out and worked, the alluvial deposits were soon exhausted. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z This western plain consists of alluvial formation, with a general westerly slope owing to the deposit of silt from the mountain torrents in the sub-montane tract. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z When the alluvial soil was drained of its precious deposits, there would, as Alison argued, remain the parent rocks, the cost of working which seemed likely to diminish and not to increase with time. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z The country immediately surrounding it is flat, alluvial land, traversed by streams and canals and largely occupied by rice fields. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z The lofty banks—in fact, everything in sight from the beach—was what geology sharps would call an alluvial formation. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Its fortunes waxed with the rush, and waned as the alluvial field became exhausted; so that its population, Chinese and European, is now probably not more than two thousand souls. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z They present the novelty of working alluvial deposits under cover of solid rocks, and they thus conform to one of the early definitions of a mine, as previously given. The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines 2012-02-18T03:00:17.387Z Much wheat is grown in the district, and gold-mining, both quartz and alluvial, is carried on. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z The alluvial soil is, of course level, and the swamps, which are only inundated alluvions, are dead flats. Norman's New Orleans and Environs Containing a Brief Historical Sketch of the Territory and State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time 2012-02-13T03:00:18.260Z It is an alluvial region; a well-driller would find many layers of sand, gravel, clays, etc., but no rock beds, save in a few places where volcanoes bubbled up, nobody knows when. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z All this rich alluvial soil is stoneless, but is strewn from Seleucia to Babylon with fragments of glass, bricks, and pottery. 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 A level road along the same prosperous alluvial plain leads to Kashava, a village of 100 houses embosomed in fruit trees and surrounded by tobacco and cotton. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z St. Petersburg is, as all the world knows, built on a swamp, or low-lying alluvial deposits, at the mouth of the Neva. The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 2012-02-11T03:03:45.230Z The soil, therefore, cannot be called alluvial, though in the most essential quality of productiveness, it is scarcely inferior to the best of them. Norman's New Orleans and Environs Containing a Brief Historical Sketch of the Territory and State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time 2012-02-13T03:00:18.260Z The Ushuaia bunted and bobbed her way through a head sea for five days before the high alluvial cliffs that mark the entrance to New Gulf loomed through the chilled mist of a storming morning. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z The "Desert" sweeps up to the walls of Baghdad, but it is a misnomer to call the vast level of rich, stoneless, alluvial soil a desert. 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 The ground on which we were standing was extremely steep and full of rocks, between which lay embedded rich veins of alluvial soil. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z Picturesque forests alternate with the verdant alluvial banks of the river, and Indian hunting huts were everywhere seen, but no inhabitants. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z They were all supplied from the Mississippi, and their wonderful fertility is derived from the alluvial riches of those interminable regions, which are washed by the father of rivers and his countless tributaries. Norman's New Orleans and Environs Containing a Brief Historical Sketch of the Territory and State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time 2012-02-13T03:00:18.260Z At every point one finds steep alluvial bluffs or rounded hills and ridges, with wide arid mesas above and beyond that are of dull colors and without variety. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z They mark the termination in this direction of the vast alluvial plains of the Tigris and Euphrates, and are the first step to the uplifted Iranian plateau. 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 The soil is composed of red ferruginous kankar, with a stratum of clay in the more elevated parts, covered by a thin layer of vegetable mould, or by recent alluvial deposits. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z It was often thrown against the alluvial bank, so that the deck was covered with earth, and the track of our vessel clearly marked along the clayey sand bank. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z But the levees built for that goal deprived the marsh of the alluvial silt that nurtured it over millenniums. Op-Ed Contributor: The Mississippi Delta Must Be Restored 2012-01-28T02:59:09Z Both alluvial gold and quartz reefs are found in the ranges. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z I started at 9 a.m., before the hoar-frost had melted, and rode with the zaptieh over flat, stoneless, alluvial soil, with some irrigation and the remains of some fine canals. 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 consists entirely of rich alluvial soil, annually inundated to a depth varying from 2 to 14 ft. of water. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z We had all round us beautiful low prairie hills, before which was alluvial land, thrown up by the 130 river, covered with fine grass. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z The soil of the island is almost wholly of modern formation, mainly alluvial, with superficial limestones as another prominent feature. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z It consists of alluvial soil and open ridges of a sandy nature, where the grass is coarse and is covered with a low mimosa scrub. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z There are charming groves and parks and treeless downs, and the river cuts through the 76 alluvial soil to a depth of eight and ten feet, throwing up broad beaches on either side. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z Here it becomes piled and massed together, till the pressure of accumulation forces it out into the main valleys, where it spreads in alluvial fans and silts up the plains. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z On both sides there was alluvial soil, thickly covered with willows and poplars, mixed, in some places, with other trees. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z Below them are stretches of rich alluvial bottom land, and the eye ranges over a vast expanse of foliage, the monotony of which is relieved by the alternating swells and depressions of the landscape. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z In the first days, alluvial gold was sought for over large portions of the field. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z They are usually settled on the larger rivers, such as Hunter, Clarence, Brisbane rivers, where they have small farms on the alluvial soil, or are engaged in agriculture, or vine cultivation. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (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. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z Essentially the entire coastal plain, with the exception of the coastal dunes, consists of rich alluvial deposits. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z To this day, if one digs down a few feet below the surface, anywhere upon the alluvial flats, one finds mangrove roots. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z Vast stretches of rich alluvial lands were to be had there on the easiest of terms. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z No alluvial gold has been discovered on this field; reefing has been the only way of working the gold, which is more or less connected with refractory ores. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z On the convex side was a strip of alluvial soil about seventy feet wide, covered by large forest-trees and some tangled undergrowth. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z There is the deep alluvial soil, the ground litter of leaves and decaying logs, the low bushes and small trees, and finally the tall trees of the forest. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z Egypt is really a ribbon of alluvial soil following the stream on either side. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z This, he explained to the farmers, would prevent the accumulation of back-water and consequent overflow of their rich alluvial bottom lands in the spring. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z The structure of igneous rocks, also, is exactly that which would be produced from alluvial deposits subjected during these cyclical movements to the enormous pressure and consequent heating caused by superimposed material. The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena 2011-12-21T03:00:36.570Z As far as one could see, the soil was thin alluvial loam, interspersed with the stiff "gumbo" that grows the finest wheat; but the plow had not yet broken its surface. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z The cotton plant likes a light sandy soil, or a black alluvial soil like that of the Mississippi margins. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z At first you see it as a streak of light across the plain; then slowly you differentiate the banks, the alluvial shores, the flow of the waters. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z Settlements are confined almost entirely to the littoral and alluvial districts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z The discovery of diamonds along the banks of the Vaal in 1867 entirely altered the fortunes of the country, and by the end of 1869 the rush to the alluvial diggings had begun. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z The plain is formed by alluvial deposits, covered with rich pasture, and capable of supporting races of large sheep, as the Leicesters. A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. 2011-12-04T03:00:03.890Z In fact, there was very little crushing in those days, quartz not being easily found sufficiently rich to make such work a paying concern, and it was therefore alluvial gold which was chiefly sought for. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z Arend had seen something of gold mining at Lydenburg, in the Eastern Transvaal, and, from the discoveries he had already made, he guessed that the valley was rich in alluvial gold. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z It is very irregular in form and comprises the low alluvial districts surrounding the Gulf of Guayaquil between the Western Cordilleras and the coast. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z At the bottoms of steep slopes, temporary streams build alluvial cones or fans. The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin 2011-11-29T03:00:17.347Z The mountains project into the sea, forming peninsulas, and sometimes reappearing in rows or groups of islands; they descend abruptly to the coast or are separated from it by small alluvial plains. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The more common form of alluvial gold is as grains, or scales, or dust, varying in size from that of ordinary gunpowder to a minuteness that is invisible to the naked eye. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z Beyond the lagoon lie the hard, sun-baked alluvial flats which border the sluggish river. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z A mining row—there were about a dozen of them working some alluvial claims on a disputed location. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The topography and the soil of these flats are such as to encourage agriculture, and the river flats or alluvial plains are among the choicest farming lands. The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin 2011-11-29T03:00:17.347Z The marbles which occupied the pediments and the metopes of the temple have been in large part recovered, having been probably thrown down by earthquakes and gradually buried in the alluvial soil. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z These may be classed as alluvial mining, vein-mining, and the treatment of auriferous ores. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z The province of Tayabas is very mountainous, and is still mostly covered with forest; there are no wide valleys of alluvial soil. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z And it is often found in beds of loose gravel, alluvial deposits, as they are termed. Marvels of Scientific Invention An Interesting Account in Non-technical Language of the Invention of Guns, Torpedoes, Submarine Mines, Up-to-date Smelting, Freezing, Colour Photography, and many other recent Discoveries of Science 2011-11-19T03:00:24.517Z Valley trains have all the characteristics of alluvial plains built by rapid waters carrying heavy loads of detritus. The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin 2011-11-29T03:00:17.347Z The width of the entrance to the gulf of Lepanto is subject to singular changes, which are ascribed to the formation of alluvial deposits by certain marine currents, and their removal again by others. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z This may be deemed the simplest form of 'alluvial mining.' The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z At Tumbao it bifurcates, and enters the Bay of Illana by two mouths forming a long narrow delta of deep and rich alluvial soil. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z In the alluvial deposits, the beds of old rivers, the gold is quite loose. Marvels of Scientific Invention An Interesting Account in Non-technical Language of the Invention of Guns, Torpedoes, Submarine Mines, Up-to-date Smelting, Freezing, Colour Photography, and many other recent Discoveries of Science 2011-11-19T03:00:24.517Z Under such circumstances, each heavily loaded stream coming out from beneath the ice must have tended to develop a plain of stratified material near its point of issue—a sort of alluvial fan. The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin 2011-11-29T03:00:17.347Z There are stony wastes, or alluvial fans, where mountain streams emerge upon the plains, in time of flood, bringing detritus in their torrential courses from the mountain canyons and depositing it along the mountain base. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z In all cases the recovery of alluvial gold is in principle remarkably simple. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z Agricola's classification of ore-deposits, after the general distinction between alluvial and in situ deposits, is based entirely upon form, as will be seen in the quotation below relating to the origin of canales. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z The gold in the alluvial deposits, too, is now thought to have come there in solution in water, and not by the erosion and washing down of rocks higher up the original river. Marvels of Scientific Invention An Interesting Account in Non-technical Language of the Invention of Guns, Torpedoes, Submarine Mines, Up-to-date Smelting, Freezing, Colour Photography, and many other recent Discoveries of Science 2011-11-19T03:00:24.517Z It is fringed by alluvial deposits and lagoons, which are for the most part of very modern formation, for as late as the 4th or 5th centuries Aquileia was a great seaport. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The bottom Plains. of these plains consists of an alluvial soil, the most fertile in Greece. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z By noon, he, with his mate, had picked up twenty ounces of alluvial gold. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z Further, we see no reason why alluvial tin may not have existed within easy reach and have become exhausted. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z In the "intervals," or "bottoms," of the great North American rivers, the alluvial banks are elevated and dry, the flats more remote from the river lower and swampy. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z The extreme south-western corner, near the mouth of the Uruguay River, is alluvial. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Extraction of Gold by Washing.—In the early days of gold-washing in California and Australia, when rich alluvial deposits were common at the surface, the most simple appliances sufficed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The diamonds are found in the sands and gravels of river-beds, associated with alluvial gold, specular iron ore, rutile, anatase, topaz, and tourmaline. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z How quickly such a source of metal supply can be forgotten and no evidence remain, is indicated by the seldom remembered alluvial gold supply from Ireland. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Kham literally means black, and Egypt in early times was called “the black country,” from the black alluvial soil brought down by the Nile. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z Though the area is 350,000 square miles, the population hardly reaches a quarter of a million, and has not been increasing rapidly since the exhaustion of the alluvial gold deposits. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z The soil of the hills is of a red ochreous earth, with blocks of granite and sandstone interspersed; that of the plains is of alluvial formation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The fruit is gathered and sold in local markets from forests of these papaws which grow under taller trees in the alluvial bottom lands of the Mississippi Valley. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Gold alluvial is described, part of the gold being assumed as generated in the gravel. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Brash, brash, n. broken and angular fragments of rock which occasionally form the basement bed of alluvial deposits: fragments of crushed ice: clippings of hedges or trees.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z A great portion of the land skirting its banks is alluvial, running back to beautiful ridges which swell up in the distance, and "the result is a luxuriant landscape." Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z The stream has here a channel varying from 1 to 2 m. in breadth, occasionally broken by alluvial islands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The material of the hill, however, is not the hard argillaceous sandstone of the lock site, but merely alluvial. The Panama Canal and its Makers 2011-10-10T02:00:22.307Z The best alluvial is in streams running east and west. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z It occurs most abundantly and of greatest size in the rich alluvial lands in the lower part of the State, but thrives, however, on various types of soil, from the poorest to the richest. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z It forms part of the great alluvial plain of the Ganges, which divides it into two unequal portions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z The gold occurs in alluvial deposits designated as gulch-, bar-, beach-, tundra- and bench-placers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z For a country resting upon an oft-flooded alluvial plain, there are no killing fields, only rivers and streams that sucked countless bodies out into the Bay of Bengal. At Last, Bangladesh Charges Its First Suspect in 1971 Genocide 2011-10-04T03:05:50Z Tin is mentioned as found in alluvial, and also in veins, the latter being better or worse, according to the amount of pyrites, although the latter can be burned off. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z These plains were of fine black alluvial soil, so thinly timbered as to have hardly a tree visible within range of the eye. Fern Vale (Volume 3) or the Queensland Squatter 2011-09-30T02:00:17.137Z Herodotus, struck by the amount of alluvial silt brought down annually by the Nile and spread over the flat inundated land, inferred that “Egypt is the gift of the river.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z The alluvial silts and gravels also carry gold. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The alluvial plain of Babylonia was the gift of the two great rivers. A Primer of Assyriology 2011-09-14T02:00:47.990Z The soil is alluvial and in these deposits the meerschaum is found in soft lumps and nodules having no definite or regular shape. Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers 2011-09-12T02:00:31.107Z It passes first over a fertile alluvial plain, formed, in remote ages, by the Rhone and Durance when they overflowed their banks, as the Oby and Tobol do now. Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith 2011-09-09T02:00:59.237Z Strabo supplies further interesting information as to the work of rivers in making their alluvial plains and in pushing their deltas seaward. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z A good deal of alluvial gold is obtained by dredging apparatus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Though the cathedral crowns the hillock round which clusters the old part of the town, a large portion of the newer town is built on the alluvial flats on either bank of the Rhone. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z The alluvial deposits of the Loire made it in the first place, and the sea, back310ing in from the north, made a strait which just barely separates it to-day from the mainland. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z Kazu made good time in the gorge, but his feet sank a hundred feet into the soft alluvial soil of the lowlands and he had constantly to watch out for villages and farms. The Image and the Likeness 2011-08-23T02:00:33.617Z Dubbed Dongtan—or "East Beach"—the new satellite city would sit on the edge of the alluvial island of Chongming in the mouth of the Yangtze River. Can China House Its Booming Urban Class in an Environmentally Responsible Way? 2011-08-22T13:45:05.073Z The use of dredging apparatus is modern, but the natives have worked the alluvial soil and the sand of the seashore for generations to get the gold they contain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Recent.—The alluvial deposits of most river valleys and some estuaries still in course of formation, containing fossil shells and mammals, all of living species. Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils 2011-08-20T02:00:11.557Z It is entirely alluvial and well wooded, and has a good climate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z The other memorials are of a different character and chiefly mark the time of the stannators, when alluvial tin abounded and the Moor supported a larger population than it does to-day. A West Country Pilgrimage 2011-08-05T02:00:48.947Z Our alluvial soils on Connecticut River, and in some other parts of the country, are equal to any lands; but these have not, ordinarily, a wide extent of clay subsoil. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z That besides alluvial washings they also worked the gold mines was proved by discoveries in the latter part of the 19th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z There was good alluvial gold in that river; and when I go you will find a record of my journey, with sketches and compass bearings, under my pillow. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z The Rh�ne is already dammed up, and tapped, and tortured, until all its rich alluvial deposits are lost to the soil of Provence. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z And the whole district of the alluvial banks was subject to be momentarily undermined, and frequently tumbled in, with the noise and fury of an avalanche, threatening destruction to whatever was in the vicinity. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z How terribly true those words of warning returned now which I had read some months before in one of the Sydney newspapers, "Beware of the rich alluvial soil along the banks of rivers." The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z It lies immediately south of the lower Himalayan slopes, but itself forms a portion of the great alluvial plain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The following remarks relative to Louisiana Beef Cattle are proffered the public to show the marvelous advantages possessed by the alluvial lands of Louisiana, for the growing of cattle. Louisiana Beef Cattle 2011-07-08T02:00:22.913Z All this part was on a low alluvial flat, said to hold gold enough to pay for working. A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z Its banks present a rich alluvial bottom, well wooded with maple, hickory, ash, hag-berry, elm, and sycamore. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z The existence of another strata, still lower and still better, is presumed, as the alluvial formation, or coal measures, has not yet been passed by boring. The History of Peru 2011-06-27T02:01:04.487Z The whole district consists of an alluvial plain formed by the deposits of the two great rivers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z In the corn belt the lands are not so productive in grains and pasture crops as the alluvial lands of Louisiana. Louisiana Beef Cattle 2011-07-08T02:00:22.913Z Twenty-five men were wanted, and, among the floating population of the reckless and the restless who are always attracted by an alluvial gold-field, these were not difficult to obtain. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z Traces of this mineral begin to be found, as soon as the heavy alluvial lands are passed. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z Light alluvial soil near rivers or streams is adapted to melon growth, and many an old meadow now weedy and unprofitable might be used to advantage for one of these crops. Farm Gardening with Hints on Cheap Manuring Quick Cash Crops and How to Grow Them 2011-05-10T02:00:58.433Z Spoelmann senior had bought it, had staked his one card, and, with his whole savings, amounting to £5 sterling, had bought this piece of alluvial land called “Paradise Field,” not more than forty feet square. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z A portion of its southern end, shut off by alluvial deposits brought down from the Sierra Nevada, is occupied by the shallow alkaline waters of Tulare Lake. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z He knew every creek and placer in the alluvial fields of California. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z In the tongue of land formed by the junction of the Ohio with the Mississippi, directly beneath the alluvial lands at the old site of fort Massac, and at the village called "America." Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z The village lay upon a well-drained terrace of the Missouri River, while their farms were laid out in the fertile alluvial “bottom” along the river both above and below the village. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:17.413Z It is from the free, pure Nile they draw it at will, and over the pure alluvial soil they carry it. Notes on Old Edinburgh 2011-05-03T02:00:17.180Z In places fault scarps a score or more feet in height cross the alluvial cones at the mouths of the small high-grade valleys in the mountains. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z In the plains the soil is generally of sand or alluvial clay, covered in the valleys with a rich vegetable mould. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z The traveller, on ascending the Mississippi from the mouth of the Ohio, passes through a country of alluvial formation, a distance of thirty-five miles. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z The soil is alluvial, and, in the north, particularly fertile. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z Then suddenly his fist clenched tightly and his frown grew deeper: he remembered that somebody had worked out the alluvial mine before they reached it. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z From Florence, Mr. Peale proceeded to Pisa, and thence along the plains or alluvial grounds between the mountains and the Mediterranean, on the road to Genoa. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z The delta and alluvial plain of the Mississippi Lyell found to consist of sediment covering an area of thirty thousand square miles, several hundred feet deep. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z It has on its east the striking and deep alluvial tract of the Mississippi river, and, on its west, the woodless buffalo plains or deserts which stretch below the Rocky Mountains. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z It is a major issue for Christchurch because the city is built on an alluvial plain, and this type of ground will amplify any shaking during a tremor. NZ earthquake mapped from space 2011-03-07T14:51:07Z It was a rich alluvial pocket that a man could work with simple appliances, and I made up my mind to go back to Snowy Creek some day.” The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z He discovered it in some alluvial islands, just then making their appearance at the mouth of the River Acheloüs. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z The valley bed is more or less covered with alluvial soil, and cultivated in places by artificial irrigation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z The river, in this distance, preserves its general character; the Missouri shores being rocky and elevated, while the vast alluvial tracts of the Illinois banks spread out in densely wooded bottoms. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z In the valleys, of which there are many, there are tracts of wonderfully rich and, largely of alluvial deposits, that give paying returns. Canada West 2011-03-03T03:00:58.087Z After all, he said, it was only a pocket; a small alluvial deposit. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z A grave was hastily dug in the soft alluvial of the shadowy forest glade, where the body of the poor girl, wrapped in garments of her companions, was hastily buried. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z The land itself, an alluvial deposit, is very fruitful. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z The term "bottom" is applied, in the West, to extensive tracts of level and arable alluvial soil, whether covered by, or denuded of, native forest trees. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z No remains of man or his works have been found in drift, nor indeed till we rise almost to the top of the alluvial deposit. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z The flat alluvial soil bordering on the lake is very fertile, and the climate is well adapted for fruit cultivation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Cane thickets springing densely from the deep alluvial mould form a safe retreat for the wild boar, while the stately purple plumaged pigeons preen themselves in the green gloom of this paradisal wild. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z On the table-land the best soil is found on the sheltered hill-side, of a rich brown colour, and along the river bank where there is a loamy alluvial deposit. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z After every examination which we have been able to make, we are decidedly of the opinion that this formation belongs to the diluvial, and not to the alluvial era. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z But they are not thus found in a single well-authenticated instance, and, therefore, his existence has been limited to the alluvial period. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z Through an error, in many recent maps and Assyriological publications Eridu is described as located in the alluvial plain, between the Tigris and the Euphrates. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Thus, on the alluvial lands of Western Ohio, began the contest that was to scatter death broadcast through the world. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z A bare alluvial plain, skirting the base of the Kóomi range, led to a few acacia trees of larger growth than had heretofore been seen. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z They consist of black alluvial soil, of unknown depth, and partaking largely of the properties of marl; and the heavy growth of forest trees by which it is covered, indicates the strength of the soil. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z Hence he must have been created and placed upon the globe—such is the testimony of geology—during the latter part of the alluvial period. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z The district consists for the most part of an elevated alluvial plateau, dipping down on its eastern slope into the valley of the Ganges. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z From the Fork the chief of the Delawares conducted Washington through rich alluvial fields to the pleasing valley at Logstown. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z Below the city, on the left bank, one of these terraces projects into the alluvial plain of the Meuse. A Manual of the Antiquity of Man 2011-02-21T03:00:07.080Z The banks of Black river, and of all its tributaries, afford rich alluvial land of more or less extent; but the intervening ridges are rocky and sterile. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z But they produce those alluvial soils which are more prolific of vegetation than any other on the globe. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z More recent alluvial deposits are found in the valley at Walthamstow and Tilbury, in which the remains of the beaver have been discovered. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z The diamond, which consists of pure carbon, is generally met with in alluvial deposits, but sometimes, also, in a curious flexible sandstone, called itacolumite. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z In the alluvial plain into which the Schutter flows the the loess is two hundred feet thick. A Manual of the Antiquity of Man 2011-02-21T03:00:07.080Z This again is bounded by the alluvial tract of the Mississippi, being the third grand parallel division presented by the surface of the soil. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z The joint action of the ocean and the glaciers on the land ground down into sand, clay, and loam, the coarser drift, and sorted it in the form of beaches, terraces, and alluvial deposits. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z Its rapid course eats away the alluvial bank which the waters have deposited ages ago, and thus encroaches upon old tombs, from which various relics are washed down in its turbid stream. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z Every time the river overflows the low grounds through which it passes, a layer of sediment is laid down, which has the effect of gradually raising the level of the alluvial tract. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z The Willamette Valley and Coast Railroad Company also has a grant of all the tide and overflowed lands in Benton County, the amount being estimated at about 100,000 acres of alluvial land. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z Many of the above tributaries are streams of no ordinary magnitude, and afford boat navigation for many hundred miles; they are all characterized by tracts of rich alluvial lands on their banks. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z No human remains have been found below those alluvial deposits which are now forming by rivers, lakes, and the ocean. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z But all the plain in every direction seems dry and dusty; arid, too, and not rich alluvial soil, like the plains of Bœotia. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z In this way we often observe a series of alluvial terraces, consisting of gravel, sand, and silt, rising one above another along a river valley. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z The Niger, it was discovered, after it reaches the low alluvial region of the coast, spreads out through a broad delta. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The valleys have a rich alluvial soil, well fitted for cultivation; but our limits will not allow us to mention the vegetable productions of the country. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z The Garonne valley, with a fine alluvial soil, grows, productively and profitably, corn, tobacco, and hemp; and by the utmost industry and intelligence the workers are able to prosper exceedingly. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z The view of the Lake and intervening forest, as seen from Davenport and Spadina, before the cultivation of the alluvial plain below, was always fine. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z The great plains through which the Rhine flows between Basel and Bingen, are also well-marked examples of alluvial accumulations. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z The whole alluvial district which these mouths enclosed formed the ancient Delta. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z It grows throughout the whole region of the Amazon, wherever the soil is alluvial and marshy. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z To-day, owing to the building up of the foreshore, and the alluvial deposits washed down by the river Argens, the town is perhaps a mile from the open sea. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z They gradually sink towards the west and die off into what was one of the richest alluvial tracts in the Peloponnesus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z The material of which the whole is constructed, is the same alluvial earth as that composing the sides of the ditch and the surrounding plain. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z The ancients believed that the whole of this alluvial deposit had been gained from the sea. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z In the hot and moist alluvial lands of these states, the Negro seems likely to make his most stubborn stand against the encroachment of the Caucasian. The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn 2011-01-30T03:00:15.907Z It being flat alluvial ground, covered with red maples, etc., this was no easy matter. Canoeing in the wilderness 2011-01-19T03:00:23.683Z The first part consists of an alluvial, low-lying plain formed in great part by the detritus brought down by the mountain streams. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z But in the rich alluvial lands, the stalk not unfrequently shoots up to six and eight feet, and branches so as to interlock with the other rows six or eight feet apart. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z It would also account for the vast amount of alluvial deposit, most of it being worn-out rocks. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Nothing can exceed the fertility of these alluvial lands. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z It now coursed through flat, alluvial land, on both sides wooded to the water’s edge; the trees of great height, and broad leaved, with that lush luxuriance of underwood only found in tropical forests. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z The eastern portion of the district is the ordinary alluvial plain of the Gangetic delta; the western part consists of undulating beds of laterite resting on a rock basis, and covered with small scrub jungle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Low-lying Bangladesh sits atop an alluvial plain and some of the most common killing zones in 1971 were by water-pumping stations and rivers, where bodies were literally flushed away into the sea. Bangladesh: Bringing a Forgotten Genocide to Justice 2010-08-03T05:20:00Z In the basin of Lake Tchad is a vast plain, formed of alluvial deposits. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Last year seven campaign groups issued a joint statement warning that the scheme was "failing to address effectively issues of non-compliance, smuggling, money laundering and human rights abuses in the world's alluvial diamond fields". Zimbabwe: Spectre of 'blood diamond' returns as Harare seeks go-ahead for gem sales 2010-06-26T23:04:00Z More than a million people world-wide earn a living from artisanal mining in alluvial fields, including tens of thousands in Angola alone. The 'Blood Diamond' Resurfaces 2010-06-19T00:40:00Z The Brahmaputra valley is an alluvial plain, about 450 m. in length, with an average breadth of 50 m., lying almost east and west. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Discovered by Columbus, who called it Hispaniola, it was occupied by the Spanish adventurers who found alluvial gold there. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise In the lands which border the Nile they are covered with the alluvial deposit which the river brings down in its course. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z These latter divide the fertile alluvial plains of the north from the mountains of the centre and south. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" The southern area of Mesopotamia, below Bagdad, where the Tigris and Euphrates come within 35 miles of one another, is a flat alluvial plain. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Gold is found in the alluvial deposits, but the results of exploration have not been very promising. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" The principal plain of Asia is that of Siberia, which extends along the north of the continent and forms an immense alluvial tract sloping to the Arctic Ocean. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli On the coast we find either low, flat, alluvial plains, or an undulating country broadening to the north. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z This backwater, where it meets and checks the current of the Arkansas, occasions the precipitation of enormous alluvial deposits, and vast quantities of snags. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Babylonia, and the rest of the alluvial plain, is the 'gift' of the rivers which rise in flood each year when the snow melts on the Armenian mountains. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis The alluvial deposits of the Brahmaputra and of its tributary streams may be considered as the third general division of lands in Assam. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" The level portions of the country are mostly of tertiary formation, and the river and coast regions consist mainly of alluvial soil of great fertility. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Cairo is situated at the head of the Delta of the Nile, where the river emerges from among the hills and makes its course through the alluvial plain formed by the annual deposits of silt. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Hard woods grow even on the alluvial lands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Much of the rich land along the banks of rivers is alluvial in its origin. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide The Assam valley is covered by the alluvial deposits of the Brahmaputra. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" New Zealand in proportion is nearly as rich in gold deposits as is Australia, and the precious metal is found under very nearly the same conditions; that is, in quartz reefs and in alluvial deposits. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands Strabo described the city as standing on a raised site; hence it is apparent that both the river and the alluvial plain have been raised to a considerable extent during the last two thousand years. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The growth on the alluvial bottoms and the lower uplands in the E. is extraordinarily vigorous. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" The rivers which it receives, particularly the Po, its principal feeder, have produced, and are still producing, great geological changes in its basin by their alluvial deposits. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide A similar segregation is found in other Southern states, especially the alluvial districts of Mississippi and Arkansas. Races and Immigrants in America We were told that a true reef had never been exhausted, or worked out in Australia, though alluvial deposits often cease to yield in a few months. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands Recently, gold, both in alluvial deposits and in the reefs of quartz, has been discovered. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Finally the alluvial bottoms are of wonderful richness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Owing to alluvial deposits the sea is now 17 miles distant. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide In the centre of the old gravels is the alluvial flat of a later age. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight The latter operate almost entirely in the alluvial workings, while the Europeans are occupied almost wholly in quartz-crushing. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands This, by means of alluvial deposits, has broadened into quite an extensive neck of land between the two harbors. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The republic has a width of about 745 m. at this point, three-fourths of which is a comparatively level alluvial plain, and the remainder an arid plateau broken by mountain ranges. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Like the alluvial prairies, others are adorned with fruits and flowers. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution All that is left is its tidal estuary, and the gravel terraces and alluvial flat formed in the last part of its course. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight In the lower part of the valley these channels are sometimes several miles across and are occupied by alluvial flats or river bottoms. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 Many of them are also peculiar as being erected chiefly in brickwork; the great alluvial plain of Lombardy being deficient in building-stone. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance It lies at an elevation of 3313 ft., in a picturesque mountainous district, for the most part pastoral and agricultural, though it contains some alluvial gold diggings. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" The climate is moist but temperate and healthy, and the soil of the valleys, often consisting of rich alluvial deposits, is very fertile. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" Under the alluvial flats are remains of buried forests. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight The bulk of the shopkeeping, trading and mining industries, so long as the mining is of an alluvial character, is in Chinese hands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" It has an area of 27,028 sq. m., composed in great part of low, alluvial plains, densely wooded, but slightly cultivated and unsuited for north European labour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" The sandy wastes and lagunes of the coast give place, at some distance in the interior, to a rich alluvial country, diversified by skirts of timber, insulated groves, and open prairies. History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1 The eastern tract consists of rich alluvial soil, well watered, and subject to fertilizing inundations, yielding heavy crops of coarse rice, oil-seeds and jute. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" We did not approach them until we had passed for thirty miles down a branch of the river which winds through alluvial lands. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea Gold has been found in alluvial deposits on the banks of some of the rivers of the east coast, but here again the quantity available is still in serious doubt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" The alluvial forests lie in Sind, on or close to the banks of the Indus, and extend over an area of 550 sq. m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" Wide vallies of alluvial soil, commonly susceptible of irrigation from copious streams in the highlands, wind through the recesses of these mountains and afford a delightful region for the purposes of agriculture. History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1 Next, the long and narrow valley of the Nerbudda from Jubbulpore to Hoshangabad is formed of deep alluvial deposits of extreme richness and excellently suited to the growth of wheat. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" The Mackenzie, on emerging from the Narrows, separates into many branches, which flow to the sea through alluvial or diluvial deltas and islands. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea Bornu is for the most part an alluvial plain, the country sloping gradually to Lake Chad, which formerly spread over a much larger area than it now occupies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" Gujarat, except on its northern parts, consists of rich, highly cultivated alluvial plains, watered by the Tapti and Nerbudda, but not much subject to inundation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" An alluvial coast plain, 7 to 9 m. wide, stretches along the foot of the western chain, and between the two chains is the basin of the Walanna� river, draining northward into Lake Tempe. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" At the mouths of the river the alluvial matter has formed a barrier of islands and shoals, where we may expect a great formation of coal at some distant period. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The channel of the river is very intricate, winding amongst numerous sand-banks, and some low alluvial islands, on which willows only grow. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea Coasts.—Resting on a submarine plateau of no great depth, the coasts of Borneo are for the most part rimmed round by low alluvial lands, of a marshy, sandy and sometimes swampy character. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" Presidency possesses two great classes of forests—those of the hills and those of the alluvial plains. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" By the disintegration of tin-bearing rocks and vein-stones, the cassiterite passes into the beds of streams as rolled fragments and grains, or even sand, and is then known as stream tin or alluvial tin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" River inundations recur in most climates at very irregular intervals, and expend their fury on those rich alluvial plains where herds of herbivorous quadrupeds congregate together. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The islands were of the same alluvial kind as those seen yesterday, and the wood on them equally plentiful and large. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea The elevation of the city is only 69 ft. above sea level, and it stands near the western margin of a highly fertile alluvial plain devoted to the production of sugar. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The delta and alluvial plain of the Mississippi have an area of more than 12,000 square miles, and must have an average depth of about 800 feet. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science The fresh waters' encroaching left their alluvial deposits further and further toward the setting sun in the same manner as the white settlers dispossessed the noble red warrior and primeval possessor of the Western hemisphere. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter A group, whether of alluvial deposits, sedimentary strata, or igneous rocks, referred to a common origin or period. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The banks of the river, as well as the islands, are entirely alluvial, and support willows at the lower parts, and the spruce-fir trees at the summits. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea The Pearl river has an additional course of 80 m. to the sea, the first part of which lies through a rich alluvial plain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" After the deluge, we find the human race settled in the plains of the Euphrates and Tigris, attracted thither by the fertility of their alluvial soils. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science From these elevations the flat alluvial country around could be seen in every direction, which with its forests of oaks and cottonwood interspersed with extensive plantations, formed a picture of great panoramic beauty. A Daughter of the Union What appeared most remarkable was the horizontal slaty structure that the old alluvial banks presented, or the regular curve that the strata assumed from unequal subsidence. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Geologically, "the country is in the metamorphic higher grounds that rise out of the alluvial flats of Lower Bengal between the Osri and the Barakar rivers." From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The Camargue is a marshy plain of alluvial formation enclosed between the two branches of the river, the Grand Rh�ne to the east and the Petit Rh�ne to the west. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" The previous considerations of the rate of accumulation of silt on the low lands prepares us to inquire whether there is any waste at all along the alluvial plains. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science Thus we see plantations of Spruce on dry, sandy hill-tops, from whence the poor trees must look with longing eyes to their true home in the moist, alluvial soil of the valley-bottom below. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens Playfair's illustrations of Hutton.—The explanation proposed by Hutton, and by Playfair, the illustrator of his theory, respecting the origin of valleys and of alluvial accumulations, was also very imperfect. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology It sinks lowest where the estuary of the Humber gathers in its main tributaries, and the greater part of the surface is covered with recent alluvial deposits. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" Extensive areas in the interior, more especially towards Lake Chad, are covered with black earth of alluvial or lacustrine origin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" This day’s journey brought the travellers to a long, straight, narrow valley, which was converted through alluvial deposits and vegetable mould of centuries into a quagmire of extraordinary profundity. My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa But a mass of Common Spruce in a cool, alluvial bottom is a picture of well-being, and no one can deny their majesty on alpine hillsides. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens Houses and works of art in alluvial deposits.—A very ancient subterranean town, apparently of Hindoo origin, was discovered in India in 1833, in digging the Doab canal. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology I had some grub, and I meant to camp for a week, as alluvial gold was wonderfully plentiful. Tales of South Africa The rich alluvial deposits of the Nile which respond so readily to the efforts of the cultivator ensured the wealth of the country. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" In the alluvial meadows on the river-side were tobacco fields, cleanly and carefully kept, belonging to my Spanish friend in Kingston, and only too rich in leaves. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses As docks are generally formed near rivers or estuaries, these strata are commonly alluvial; but being situated at some depth below the surface, they are usually fairly hard. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" The overlying deposit consisted of about five feet of river sand, with a substratum about twelve feet thick of red alluvial clay. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The eastern banks tend to rise sharply from the rivers; the western parts of the valleys may have broad fields with alluvial soils. Area Handbook for Bulgaria The regular inundations, the ease of irrigating the rich alluvial flats, and the great heat of the sun in a cloudless sky, while limiting the natural flora, gave immense opportunities to the industrious farmer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" The rivers running out of the mountains have carved out the usual long deep valleys, and spread the bottoms with rich alluvial soil. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Thus the walls along the Seine, and round the basins at Rouen, were built upon bearing piles carried down through the alluvial bed of the river to the chalk. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" During the excavations recently made near Behat in India, the bones of two deer were found at the bottom of an ancient well which had been filled up with alluvial loam. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology It is quite clear that the occurrence of the diamond in the S. African pipes is quite different from the occurrences in alluvial deposits which have been described above. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" The area of alluvial land has probably not changed greatly in historic times. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" The foundation, a low alluvial bottom, has been much improved by draining and filling up. Eight days in New Orleans in February, 1847 Compressed air in bottomless caissons has been increasingly employed in recent years for carrying down the subaqueous foundations of river quay walls, through alluvial deposits, to a solid stratum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" Flint saw hundreds of these deep chasms remaining in an alluvial soil, seven years after. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Origin of the Diamond in Nature.—It appears from the foregoing account that at most localities the diamond is found in alluvial deposits probably far from the place where it originated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" At Memphis the alluvial deposits are over 50 ft. thick. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Gold is found both in alluvial and quartz formations, the quartz being especially rich. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" The eastern portion, bordering upon the Mississippi, is flat and marshy, with many lakes and bayous, and has a rich, alluvial soil. Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant Those houses in Chili of which the foundations were on rock were less damaged than such as were built on alluvial soil. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology These have been for the most part discoveries in alluvial deposits of the goldfields, and the stones were small. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" The surface of the Delta is a wide alluvial plain sloping gently towards the sea, and having an altitude of 29 ft. above it at its southern extremity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Here the surrounding country, a flat alluvial plain, was richly cultivated. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant A smaller lot averaged twenty years; and a few odd chips, preserved by long burial under alluvial silt, thirty. Pet Farm When we read of the drying up and desertion of the channels of rivers, the accounts most frequently refer to their deflection into some other part of the same alluvial plain, perhaps several miles distant. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology In North America a few small stones have been found in alluvial deposits, mostly auriferous, in Georgia, N. and S. Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, Wisconsin, California, Oregon and Indiana. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" The gold being harder than rock, it remained and made alluvial deposits of a very early age. The Boy With the U.S. Miners The delta soil is typically a heavy, black, alluvial clay, very fertile, but difficult to work; admixture of sand is beneficial, and the localities where this occurs yield the best cotton. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" Thus the warm alluvial lands encircling Norfolk fill the markets from Baltimore to Boston with the earliest fruit. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 They were imbedded in alluvial mud, of the solidity of calcareous tufa, and containing some flint pebbles and fragments of the limestone of the country. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The reader must imagine himself on a flat open piece of ground covered by the hard alluvial earth known in the Panjab as pat. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches Mining people call it an 'alluvial or flood deposit.' The Boy With the U.S. Miners The whole island is little more than a mass of limestone, and consequently unites great aridity in the drier mountain regions with the richest fertility in the alluvial districts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" Apart from the bare rock mountains and portions of the alluvial lowlands that are alternately parched and inundated, most of the land encourages a wide variety of wild vegetation. Area Handbook for Albania Hence, while the river is continually bearing down matter in the alluvial plain, and undermining the cliffs on each side of every valley, the height of the intervening rising grounds may remain stationary. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology It possesses vast beds of coal of Tertiary age; and these, no less than the great extent of alluvial deposits in its valleys, indicate great changes of level in recent geological times. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras It was not ordinary alluvial gold land, such as prospectors were apt to seek, and no one had ever suspected that gold might be found there. The Boy With the U.S. Miners The deep alluvial soil covered with moss and decayed vegetation nourishes a luxuriant tangled undergrowth of vine maple, willow, and devil's-club. The Forests of Mount Rainier National Park This type of formation erodes rapidly and is the basis of much of the poor alluvial lowland soil. Area Handbook for Albania They consist of cavities from 10 to 30 yards in width, and 20 feet or more in depth, and are very conspicuous, interrupting the level surface of a flat alluvial plain. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology But for the flat-topped dwellings, the domes and minarets, of the town that stands in the alluvial valley, Suda Bay is not unlike a Highland loch in its loneliness and rugged grandeur. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war Hargraves had kept his eyes open, when in California, and had realized that alluvial gold was but a beginning, that the biggest amount of wealth lay in a reef. The Boy With the U.S. Miners The grand fir is a moisture-loving tree and is usually found firmly rooted in deep alluvial bottom lands along the banks of streams. The Forests of Mount Rainier National Park The alluvial soil of the lowland plains, therefore, tends to be sterile in addition to receiving its precipitation seasonally and being poorly drained. Area Handbook for Albania Thus alluvial tracts are soon formed at the mouths of every torrent and river, and many of these in the course of ages become of considerable extent. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Pushing forward in that direction, the camp-fires soon broke on our sight, gleaming at a distance from among the thick groves of an alluvial bottom. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 It was, probably, at times, obtained from recent alluvial deposits of the bayous—the sediment of overflows—as was the potter's clay of the Nile. Ancient Pottery of the Mississippi Valley Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1882-83, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1886, pages 361-436 The Cauca unites with the Magdalena about 200 m. from the sea through several widely separated channels, which are continually changing through the wearing away of the alluvial banks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" It withstands dry weather and, although it is of little value as a tree and does not of itself build a rich soil, it stabilizes the alluvial lowlands and provides cover for better humus-producing vegetation. Area Handbook for Albania But it cannot encroach upon the channel of the Orcia, being constantly undermined, so that its solid fragments are seen strewed amongst the alluvial gravel. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Prefers alluvial soil, with clay subsoil susceptible of good drainage, south slope preferred. The Apple Before long one end would sink deeper and deeper, finally fastening in the alluvial bottom and, anchoring securely, lie in wait to play battering ram against some ill-fated craft surging boldly against the current. Bring Me His Ears The river banks were low and soft where the stream cuts through the alluvial soil a channel many feet below the level of the Plains. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas Lowland oak forests contain poorer species that rarely grow in excess of thirty feet tall, but the thick undergrowth they usually allow provides stability and improves the alluvial soil. Area Handbook for Albania It appears that in the time of the Romans there was an alluvial plain of great fertility, where the Ems entered the sea 330 by three arms. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology It principally affects the alluvial soil near the mouths of the great rivers, and more particularly the delta Epidemicity. of the Ganges. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" The district through which he had to pass was a widespread alluvial deposit of the Danube, like those found in the lower reaches of the river. Timar's Two Worlds This peninsula was formerly an island, but has been attached to the mainland by the growth of the alluvial plain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" New alluvial deposits tend to be gravelly, without humus, and require many years before sufficient vegetation to make them fertile can be established. Area Handbook for Albania The alluvial plain of the Mississippi begins to be of great width below Cape Girardeau, 50 miles above the junction of the Ohio. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The greater amount of low alluvial soils, like those of the Ganges and Irawaddi, is, in my mind, the truer reason. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies When the fruit-trees began to bear, then I lived in luxury, for in this alluvial soil all trees flourish, to that it is a pleasure to see them. Timar's Two Worlds By some authorities it is held that the parent stock of the Chinese came from the north-west, beyond the alluvial plain; others hold that it was indigenous in eastern China. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" It was in the warm alluvial plain adjoining this village, the very swamp into which the Britons retreated before Cæsar, that the first asparagus was cultivated in England. A Morning's Walk from London to Kew After the flood season, when the river subsides within its channel, it acts with destructive force upon the alluvial banks, softened and diluted by the recent overflow. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology This statement is subject to fewer and fewer exceptions from one decade to another, according as the alluvial deposits in the various gold-producing countries become more or less completely worked out. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast No doubt this was a new alluvial formation, of which no trace was to be found on the latest maps. Timar's Two Worlds Dr. Van Fleet, the originator of Princeps, who distributed it through Vaughan's Seed Store, says that the variety should never be planted on recently manured land, but in a naturally deep, rich, alluvial soil. The Gladiolus A Practical Treatise on the Culture of the Gladiolus Thus the alluvial banks of rivers consist of matters brought from the country through which the rivers have passed. The Elements of Agriculture A Book for Young Farmers, with Questions Prepared for the Use of Schools Although there is evidence of gain at some points, the general progress of the coast is very slow; for the tides, when the river water is low, are actively employed in removing alluvial matter. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology A partial revival of alluvial mining has been brought about through the application of the giant dredger to cheapening the process of extracting exceedingly small quantities of gold from alluvial drift and dirt. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast It is said to fail on some rich alluvial soils at the West. Soil Culture Some of these claims had been of a kind which admitted of good deal of highly profitable alluvial working but the majority called for the use of machinery and the outlay of capital. Finn The Wolfhound In the alluvial matter of the plain of Nepal are also found large strata of clay, fit for the potter and brickmaker. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha There were no rich veins of gold; there was a certain alluvial deposit, which for a time, a few months, might yield five ounces to the ton. Daddy's Girl The modern Western American is rapidly learning a modified wisdom of the ancient irrigators of Egypt, and already knows how to drain the irrigated acres and leech these old alluvial plains. Trail Tales The rich alluvial soils of the West are regarded unfavorable to the cherry. Soil Culture For more than a year Rosendo had panned the isolated alluvial deposit, and on his regular monthly returns to Simití he and the priest had sent from thirty to ninety pesos gold to Wenceslas. Carmen Ariza In some places the alluvial matter consists of thick beds of fine gravel and sand, much of p. 81which is micaceous. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha They began to bore through the alluvial deposit in several directions, and Ogilvie and Rycroft spent their entire time in directing these operations. Daddy's Girl He could not quite make out how he had missed the signs of alluvial deposit. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country On very loose soils, as muck land and alluvial soils, the roots of the plants grow too near the surface, and are exposed to being thrown out by winter frosts, and destroyed. Soil Culture The Marais, a low-lying district in the extreme southwest, consists of alluvial clays which also are extremely productive when properly drained. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" The whole, so far as man has penetrated, consists of what is called alluvial matter, covered by soil. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha For six months the alluvial will yield about six ounces to the ton. Daddy's Girl Within this vast expanse are stony wastes and waterless tracts, vast rolling downs, wide grassy plains, rich alluvial flats, large navigable rivers, and metalliferous areas, exceptionally rich in tin, coal, copper, and silver. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' The application of a little common salt on rich alluvial soils, is a great advantage in growing timber. Soil Culture In Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana they are in the alluvial regions, and in Texas they find their heaviest seat near Houston. The Negro Farmer A large proportion of the alluvial matter consists of a blackish substance resembling clay. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha Norton thrives in rich alluvial clays, gravels or sands, the only requisite seemingly being a fair amount of fertility and soil warmth. Manual of American Grape-Growing Looking in another direction, the view extends over the rich alluvial plain which surrounds Newcastle, thickly studded with houses and colliery townships. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' The deep-black alluvial soils of the Western prairies are an exception to all other soils, possessing, under proper treatment, great powers of production. Soil Culture It has already been suggested that this was probably the best land in the slave states, save the alluvial bottoms. The Negro Farmer There are gold mines, too, at Buninyong, both alluvial and quartz, but chiefly the latter. Six Letters From the Colonies Riparia gloire should be planted only on rich, deep alluvial soil containing an abundance of plant food and humus, what would be called good garden land, such as river bank soil not liable to overflow. Manual of American Grape-Growing Some of them were fine specimens, especially the last great find at Teetulpa—a solid alluvial lump of gold. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' |
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