单词 | alluvion |
例句 | 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 Some of the mines exist in, and have been pursued beneath, this top alluvion, across the valleys. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z The parishes north of lake Pontchartrain, which formerly made a part of Florida, with the exception of some few tracts, and the alluvions of Pearl river and Bogue Chitte, have a sterile soil. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 2011-02-02T03:00:22.253Z The Pacific and Atlantic coast strips, even the great but bleak valley of the St. Lawrence, are mere incidents of territorial unity and political control when compared with the great alluvion of the Mississippi. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z The alluvion of political corruption has submerged this path of duty and safety. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution There are also hills of considerable magnitude on the east side of the Mississippi, beyond the alluvions. 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 When night came on, in these damp alluvions, and darkness was added to our danger, the scene was indeed gloomy. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z When the currents are not strong enough to move the larger banks, they at least carry sand and earth with them, and deposit them as shoals or new alluvion at less exposed spots.... With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 I examined the contents with great care and found a few grains of gold in the alluvion! My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) The landmarks of primitive Christianity are buried by the alluvion of human inventions. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution But generally speaking, Louisiana may be considered as one immense plain, divided into pine woods, prairies, alluvions, swamps, and hickory and oak lands. 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 trees observed on the diluvial elevations were oaks, sassafras, and, on the best lands, walnut, but of sparse growth; with a dense forest of cotton-wood, sycamore, and elm, on the alluvions. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z To scenes warlike and savage succeeded those of a pacific and civilised character—as the turbulent torrent, debouching from its mountain channel, flows in tranquil current through the alluvion of the level plain. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness The land is an alluvion of no very ancient formation. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Frugality is an old fashioned virtue that is deeply covered with the alluvion of modern extravagance. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution The steep hills and natural mounds that border the alluvions have obtained the name of bluffs. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West The soil in the river valley is a rich black alluvion. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z They dwelt chiefly in the “dense, dank forests” found growing on the low alluvion of the Atlantic coast. Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology Thou hast broken from the hills that enchained thee, and now rollest far and free, cleaving a wide way through thine own alluvion. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Sea alluvions differ from those of rivers, in that they form a slope towards the land. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Rich alluvion along the Mississippi, with much excellent table land,—both timber and prairie interior. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West We were here within the boundaries of the Mississippi alluvions. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z Except at the season of floods, it is not navigable; but the alluvion through which it flows is very productive, while the pine forest immediately to the west is sterile. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War Such is the sylva that covers the alluvion of Louisiana. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West The changes of property in Bengal, by alluvion, are equally attended to. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. It stands on the land formed at the junction of the Monongahela and Alleghany rivers on a level alluvion deposit, but entirely above the highest waters, surrounded with hills. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West Along the base of cliffs and highlands—through the deep alluvions of countless ages—among stately forests and across extended plains, it flows without cessation. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States The alluvion between these rivers, protected from inundation by levees along the streams, is divided by many bayous, of which the Tensas, with its branch the Macon, is the most important. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War The level surface of this alluvion is illustrated by the very slight descent of the Jhelam. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 The hoof of my horse no longer sinks in light sand or dark alluvion. The Rifle Rangers Surface various; along the river and creeks, low alluvion; soil, loam mixed with sand. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West So suitable is the rich alluvion of the river banks to the growth of these trees, that in ten years they attain to a sufficient size for felling. Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Finally, in the ravine called Ab-é-pardöma, I discovered in the alluvion some stone instruments presenting very ancient paleolithic characters. The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 A level-topped bank; the water has cut its way down through the soft alluvion of an elevated plain to the limestone rock at the bottom. Lectures on Landscape Delivered at Oxford in Lent Term, 1871 The soil is generally good, as that made by the decay of forests for thousands of years upon substrata, chiefly formed of alluvion or diluvion, the deposit from waters, must be. Canada and the Canadians Volume I Immediately on the banks of the Ohio and other large rivers are strips of rich alluvion soil. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West Probable depth of alluvion is about one fifth of a mile, by inference from the depth of the Gulf of Mexico.' Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The eastern shore is not less beautiful: a broad flat plain of rich alluvion, extending from the water's edge, is terminated by a range of wooded hills. Great Indian Chief of the West Or, Life and Adventures of Black Hawk Rich alluvions, however, seem to be most natural, as would be inferred from the fact that the wild herb is almost uniformly found growing upon the tertiary formations on the margins of streams. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. But it may be alledged, that those sand banks are increasing still with the alluvion of Germany, instead of being in a decreasing state. Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 4) A part of this county lies in the American bottom, and is a rich and level alluvion; but much of the county is high, undulating, and proportionably divided into timber and prairie. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West Napoleon then incorporated the United Provinces into his empire, "as an alluvion," for such he termed them, "to the Rivers of France." The Life of Hugo Grotius With Brief Minutes of the Civil, Ecclesiastical, and Literary History of the Netherlands Napoleon said it was an alluvion of French rivers,--the Rhine, the Scheldt, and the Meuse,--and with this pretext he added it to the Empire. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 The banks consisted of dark alluvion ten to fifteen feet above the water, bearing a dense growth of trees and shrubbery. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Napoleon, with naïve comprehensiveness, called Holland the alluvion of French rivers. Dutch Life in Town and Country The American bottom adjacent to the Mississippi is rich alluvion, and divided into timber and prairie. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West With the better and more ostensible motives of Sheridan, there was, no doubt, some mixture of, what the Platonists call, "the material alluvion" of our nature. Memoirs of the Life of the Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan — Volume 02 A hardy race multiplied along the alluvion of the streams and subdued the more rocky and less inviting fields. The Real America in Romance, Volume 6; a Century Too Soon (A Story The first exhibits, on inspection, a formation of sandstone and reproduced rocks, piled stratum super stratum, and covered with boulder drifts and alluvion. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers But it is evident that the result of such bargains must generally be to the advantage of the Crown—the alluvions of power all naturally tend towards that shore. Memoirs of the Life of the Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan — Volume 01 Along the waters of Gasconade and Black rivers the hills are frequently abrupt and rocky, with strips of rich alluvion along the water courses. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West Most of the mountains are arable, and even the prairies, in this section of the republic, are of deep alluvion. The Prairie Alluvion is an imperceptible addition; and that which is added so gradually that you cannot perceive the exact increase from one moment of time to another is added by alluvion. The Institutes of Justinian After passing ten feet of alluvion, the auger passed through 115 feet of blue clay, with quicksand, then two of beach sand and pebbles, when the limestone rock was struck. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Further down, abrupt cliffs and overhanging precipices are frequently seen at the termination of the river alluvion. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West All timbered,—half alluvion,—some inundated at high water,—lime and sandstone on the Ohio;—soil, generally rich. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West The cypress begins near the mouth of the Ohio and spreads through the alluvion portions of the Lower Valley. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West Yet the first settlers invariably selected the rich alluvion lands upon the navigable rivers, in preference to the scarcely less fertile soil of the prairies, lying in situations less accessible, and more remote from market. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West Louisiana, being chiefly alluvion, furnishes only two specimens, sulphuret of antimony, and meteoric iron ore. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West They are both remarkable rivers for their extent, the number of their branches, the volume of their waters, the quantity of alluvion they carry down to the parent stream, and the color of their waters. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West |
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