| 单词 | due west |
| 例句 | Nearly due west the broad swath of the marching Orcs tramped its ugly slot; the sweet grass of Rohan had been bruised and blackened as they passed. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z ‘It is now almost due west of us. That way lies Isengard.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z One day on course due west, off central Krete, the ship caught a fresh norther, and we ran southward before the wind while Zeus piled ruin ahead. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you head due west, you will run into a swamp. It’s not pleasant, but he’s not likely to pursue you there. Hide for a day or two, then head south.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Then a thin stem, the Santa Monica freeway, heading due west and putting out greenery, places in this western desert where you’d love to live — if things went right.” Carolyn See, Author of ‘Golden Days,’ Dies at 82 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z Set on a hill facing due west, it is the site of a closed pulp mill that provided 75 percent of the town’s tax base and half of its jobs. Canada’s grand western loop around British Columbia is prime for a road trip 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z From there we drove due west into the Catskills. In New York’s Catskills, the Hudson River school art trail brings landscape painting to life 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z This was immediately evident on my first night in this harborside city, which sits 150 miles due west of London. In Wales, inventive cocktails without the mumbo-jumbo 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Our route was due west from Cody: up the middle fork of Granite Canyon, along the Teton Crest Trail, then over Housetop Mountain and the Idaho state line to the Mud Lake trailhead. Explorer: Skiing Igloo-to-Igloo Across the Grand Tetons 2011-03-04T19:55:00Z An hour due west from Greenwood Leflore, another major hospital, run by Delta Health System, is also in serious trouble. ‘We’re Going Away’: A State’s Choice to Forgo Medicaid Funds Is Killing Hospitals 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z They reached Tennessee and pointed pretty much due west. An ex-Navy lacrosse player is living ‘a crazy story’ with TCU football 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z One can head due west, hit I-5 and simply take the freeway back to civilization, but we chose to retrace our steps along the byway back up to Klamath Falls. Chase Cascade lava on a Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway road trip 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z An airplane flies due west at an airspeed of 425 mph. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z A boom, like distant thunder, rolled over the wheat fields due west of Slovyansk - a Ukrainian city now being targeted daily by Russian rockets and artillery. Ukraine's frontline farmers toil on amid explosions 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z One travels 300 mph due west and the other travels 25° north of west at 420 mph. Algebra and Trigonometry 2015-02-13T00:00:00Z Tonga sits due west of one of the world’s deepest ocean trenches, where the Pacific plate is diving under both the Kermadec and Tonga plates. With a Repair Ship Many Days Away, Tonga Faces Weeks of Digital Darkness 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z While, a few hours’ flight due west of the stadiums and ice rinks, an entire people is being slowly, deliberately erased? Opinion | A Coke and a genocide 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z During the equinox, the sun rises perfectly due east and sets due west everywhere on Earth except near the North and South Pole. Wednesday’s autumnal equinox heralds the arrival of a darker and colder season 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Authorities in El Dorado County announced evacuation warnings for Christmas Valley from Highway 89 west to Echo Summit; Highway 89 due west to Watershed Ridge and south to the Amador/El Dorado County line. Winds push Caldor fire 14 miles from South Lake Tahoe as crews surge to stop it 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Imagine standing on the cliff overlooking the ocean and pointing due west. Mavericks explodes with 'best waves in 10 years,' pioneering waterman says 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z The equinoxes are also the only times when every place on Earth — unless you’re near the North or South Pole — will see sunrise at due east and sunset due west along the horizon. The coolest fall equinox in years arrives Tuesday morning 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z And a second, similar grid would be set due west of the first, slightly farther offshore, Kent said. Open-ocean fish farm proposed off San Diego coast could be first in federal waters 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z Sally was heading due west, parallel to the coast, on Monday when it made a sudden right-angle turn to the north early Tuesday. Hurricane Sally’s Fierce Rain Shows How Climate Change Raises Storm Risks 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z Over the July 4 weekend, around 4,000 boaters from 11 states convened on Lake Murray, due west of Columbia, for a pro-Trump boat parade. Opinion | Stay away from South Carolina 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z On Jan. 26, when Kobe Bryant died 100-odd miles due west of the nest, the eagle watchers mourned him and, in more than one instance, compared him to a majestic bird of prey. How Watching Bald Eagles Build a Nest Prepared Me for the Pandemic 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Turn around to look due west to see Catalina, that great hummock of land slightly to the left. L.A. Walks: Make these stairs on the Palos Verdes Peninsula your BFF 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z She said the Pineapple Express name is sometimes used inaccurately to describe atmospheric rivers that arrive in California from due west and thus aren’t as warm. Is the Thanksgiving week storm approaching Southern California really a 'bomb cyclone'? 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z Isle de Jean Charles, in Terrebonne Parish, lies fifty miles southwest of New Orleans and sixty miles due west of Buras, along the moldering instep of Louisiana’s boot. Louisiana’s Disappearing Coast 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Most places on Earth, apart from the polar regions, also see the sun rise at due east and set at due west along the horizon. The spring equinox arrives Wednesday evening. Here’s everything you need to know. 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z “When I looked up and I saw the officer on the ground, he was already walking due west … just shooting at what looked like random people to me.” Rookie California officer ambushed and killed by gunman on bicycle 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z “When I looked up and I saw the officer on the ground, he was already walking due west … just shooting at what looked like random people to me,” Pascual added. Motive for slaying of California policewoman still a mystery 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Take Chester County, the wealthiest in Pennsylvania, due west of Philadelphia. Analysis | Triumphant Democrats offer a primer on how to beat Trump in Pennsylvania 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Zhuhai and Macau are adjoining areas on the mainland due west of Hong Kong. One of the world's longest bridges opens this week, linking Hong Kong and mainland China. That's stirring concern - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z Like the popular axiom “A broken clock is correct twice a day,” the sun sets at precisely due west only twice each year—on the equinox days in March and September. Manhattanhenge: What It Is, and How to See It 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z In the first quarter of the season opener, Hayward leaped and landed so horribly that his left leg snapped, his foot pointing due west instead of north. Celtics' success might be a surprise, but Brad Stevens and Co. earned another shot at Cavaliers 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z Three hundred kilometers due west and several centuries later, the ancient people of Cyprus used opium in religious ceremonies, Collard says. Did ancient Mesopotamians get high? Near Eastern rituals may have included opium, cannabis 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z It’s a five-hour drive southeast from Portland, three hours due west from Boise. Prepare to be fascinated by a remote Oregon golf course (Psst: And it's not Bandon Dunes) - Golf Digest 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z For a long time, Quiñonez Figueroa was angry about being uprooted from his home in a small town in the Mexican state of Colima, about 500 miles due west of Mexico City. ‘End of life as we know it’: With DACA ending, Washington state Dreamer prepares for fight 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z But between the first day of spring and the first day of autumn, the position on the horizon where the sun appears to set, known as the azimuth, actually occurs somewhat north of due west. Manhattanhenge: What It Is, and How to See It 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Along with tight end Jesse James, he packed up his car and headed due west on Interstate 80. ‘This is where you need to be’: Penn State’s road back, five years after NCAA sanctions 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z But there’s another option, just four miles due west of Vive’s schoolhouse, across the Niagara River: Canada. The Underground Railroad for Refugees 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z Erickson remains a top Republican in the Washington state Senate, which is currently in session 2,808 miles due west in Olympia. Trump EPA official juggles two jobs in two Washingtons, and it hasn’t gone well 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z She sits due west of the Southern state of Arkansas, but some Oklahomans tell me they are not part of the South. TRAVEL: Oklahoma City offers restaurants, cowboy history, craft beer and bombing memorial 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z But for the setting sun to be seen from all of Manhattan’s cross streets, its azimuth must be 299 degrees, or 29 degrees north of due west. Manhattanhenge: What It Is, and How to See It 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z It’s also only on the spring and autumn equinoxes that the sun rises due east and sets due west. The Autumn Equinox Is Here—What You Need to Know 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z Contemporary visitors can experience this windswept territory, due west of Bismarck, from their cars, on bicycle, on horseback, on foot or by canoe or kayak on the Little Missouri River. The essential guide to all 59 U.S. national parks 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z The islands are southwest of the tip of Baja California Sur, and due west of Mexico City. More places to see before you die: 21 new sites, from cliffs to caves, added to World Heritage List 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z After 15 minutes, that rock will be due west of the shadow’s new end. Geek-Friendly Books to Read This Spring 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z On June 21, the sun sets at an azimuth of 302 degrees, or 32 degrees north of due west. Manhattanhenge: What It Is, and How to See It 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z This constellation is found about due west around mid-evening at this time of year. This Week’s Night Sky: See Moon Pose with Mars and Saturn 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z Getting There: Calistoga is 74 miles north of San Francisco and 80 miles due west of Sacramento. A Painless Getaway at Calistoga’s Therapeutic Mud-Bath Spas 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z About a dozen miles due west of Miami, the land gives out, and what’s left of the Everglades begins. Miami Underwater 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z The Upper Pines campground is a popular area of the park about 200 miles due west of San Francisco. Two children camping at Yosemite killed after tree limb falls on tent 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z He was then marched up a gangplank, and sent due west for four days. ‘Sea Slaves’: Forced Labor for Cheap Fish 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z If you travel five thousand miles due west from the ghost forest, you reach the northeast coast of Japan. The Earthquake That Will Devastate Seattle 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z The aforementioned Ragin’ Cajuns, whose campus is two hours due west of the Crescent City, won the New Orleans Bowl for the fourth consecutive year, which is a record for any school in any bowl. A Very Untidy Bowl Season: Degenerate Gamblers, Trickeration and Oregon vs. Ohio State Tuesday night’s shooting in Berkeley — which sits due west of Ferguson, Mo., about five miles from where Brown was killed — left dead a man identified by authorities as Antonio Martin, 18, of St. Louis. Another police-involved shooting death of black teen sparks tensions in St. Louis 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z She says the boat was found a few hundred yards off the south end of Lopez Island, due west of Anacortes. Coast Guard suspends search for overdue crabber 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z The Allied columns swung round to due west, forming an overwhelming escort on either side of the Germans. The day the entire German fleet surrendered 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z About 40 feet due west, across this large rock outcropping, are eight holes in a line. Excavated in Central Park: Traces of the War of 1812 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z Away from the equator, the sun only rises at due east and sets at due west twice a year: at the equinoxes in March and September. Here a Henge, There a Henge: Astronomy Fun on a Street Near You 2012-07-10T22:15:02.217Z By this time the Calder bore almost due west, at a distance of six sea miles, for the patrol-boat had described a complete semicircle. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z We were told that the route lay due west, but that just where the jungle began there was a sign-post. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z "Just as a wind may be said to be a good or a bad one; due west, for instance, would be very unfavorable if you were bound to New York." Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z "But that will take us away from the ravine," said I, "which lies due west of the Wood, some distance to the north of the Spaniard's Tomb!" Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z It was midnight when they turned into the main stream, and soon afterwards they saw before them the bright lights of the city of Sanshui, which is situated about twenty-five miles due west of Canton. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z The paper to which I allude was published at Thorough Blue Court-House, a perfect hotbed of contumacious opposition, situate about fifty miles due west from Quodlibet. Quodlibet 2012-03-26T02:00:29.820Z All they had to do was to march due west until they struck the stream; then to hug its bank until they arrived at the elephant grass. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z Their weakness lay in the fact that they were practically surrounded by the enemy, and were even open to attack from the direction of Hollebeke, which lay due west of their southern extension. The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres 2012-03-17T02:01:05.397Z If we can cross the river at Durbuy, we can run due west to Dinant, where we shall probably find the Belgian, or maybe the French lines. A Hero of Li?ge 2012-03-16T02:00:21.347Z Then she sighted Dane’s Rock, which bore due west, true enough. Dr. Grenfell's Parish The Deep Sea Fisherman 2012-03-15T02:00:30.867Z Rae was now almost directly to the east of the magnetic north pole, the north-seeking end of his compass pointing eight degrees to the south of due west. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z At another it led due west, skirting a swamp, at the edges of which the footprints were still deeper in the soft mud, which was, however, beginning to dry in the sun's rays. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z In that brisk day there was, in the slow and laborious process of building a railroad, leading due west from Oswego. The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad 2012-03-02T03:00:07.920Z "Certainly not," said Cade; and we moved off due west, Mount leading, then Shemuel the peddler, then I, the Weasel trotting furtively in the rear. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Be not afraid, good youth, I will not have you: And yet, when wit and youth is come to harvest, Your wife is like to reap a proper man: There lies your way, due west. Twelfth Night or, What You Will 2012-02-18T03:00:14.920Z Ten miles further south and I would come upon the little inland village of Clyde, and running due west from Clyde was a wagon road straight to the railroad town of Amora. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z Almost due west of Penzance is the mining region, where until lately there was great activity, now comparatively still. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z But the wayward canvas now turned due west, and was blown rapidly toward the confederate works. Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields 2012-01-07T03:00:15.907Z But, since he passed the last cataract he had noticed that it gradually deflected to the northwest, and now swept by almost due west, having evidently at last started on its journey for the sea. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z Just below Bridgeport the river, which had been running almost due west from the mouth of the Spokane River, turned off to the north. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z The boat was slowly making its way to a point due west, where it could blow in with the gale. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z Thence, proceeding due west, and still following the coast line, we arrived at the place where the master gunner had successfully ambushed the retreating buccaneers. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z They are situated 40 miles due west from the Lizard Point and 25 west-south-west from the Land's End, and are reached by steamers from Penzance. Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z In the light of what he had overheard it was significant to Mervyn that a glance at the sun showed that they were travelling due west. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z At first, in the darkness, Strangeways had evidently wandered a good deal from the straight line, but as light had come, he had travelled due west, and then after mid-day struck in a southerly direction. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z By the time they came into the open sea the ship was almost opposite to them, sailing due west. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z A star rising due east would traverse this great circle of the celestial sphere and set due west. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z Close by these two structures and due west of the cathedral fa�ade, in the middle of the Piazza del Duomo, stands the Baptistery. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z O, the wild hills of Wales, the land of old renown and of wonder, the land of Arthur and Merlin. p. 402The road now lay nearly due west. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z It’s another day at the Tevatron, a particle accelerator embedded in the verdant grounds of the 6,800-acre Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory complex in Batavia, about 50 miles due west of Chicago. Waiting for the Higgs (preview) 2011-09-29T12:15:00.497Z From where they were sitting together on the Causeway's edge, they were facing due west. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z A shoulder runs down north-west on to the Carnarvon road, and the ridge of it, after being reached by proceeding due west from Beddgelert, is followed straight to the top. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z The same end was sought by Christopher Columbus, following the suggestion of Toscanelli, and under-estimating the diameter Columbus. of the globe, by sailing due west. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z The road now wore nearly due west down a steep descent, Arran was slightly to the north of me. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z He looked at his watch, and saw that he had been flying east for twenty minutes, so he turned and flew due west, towards the French lines. 'Green Balls' The Adventures of a Night-Bomber 2011-09-13T02:00:34.080Z The trodden forest trail, wide enough for a team to pass, lay straight before me due west, through heavy woods, to Andrew Bowman's farm. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z It is about two hundred miles due west of Fort Laramie—which is not, however, the Laramie City located on the Union Pacific Railroad northwest of Cheyenne. Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History 2011-08-25T02:00:28.183Z Then we were away again, this time due west over more mountain tops, avoiding the inhabited lowlands. The Image and the Likeness 2011-08-23T02:00:33.617Z Hence I marched due west, and saw about noon a chain of hills whose direction lay northward, which animated me with fresh hope of finding my comrades again. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z Their course now lay almost due west, and though they had land on every side, it was far from likely that they would touch anywhere until they reached Thursday Island, where Captain Boulger's contract ended. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z It could not be the approaching sunrise, for our compasses told us that we were marching as near as possible due west. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z They rode on well through the dark and silent night, due west at first over the desolate heath, till they reached the track between Nazurna and Kornicz, which they took. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z Flowing, at first, southwest and then due west, it approaches the Wisconsin at Portage, county-seat of Columbia county. History of the Discovery of the Northwest by John Nicolet in 1634 With a Sketch of his Life 2011-07-12T02:00:34.217Z We now returned to camp, and prepared a part of it for supper, determining to husband the remainder so as to last till we should reach settlements by holding a due west course. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z The road upon which the party had first traveled bearing off to the southwest, and the course of our party being due west, they left it. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z The vessels left the Canaries on September 6 and sailed almost due west. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Luzon is practically bisected, east and west, by the Pasig River and a lake out of which it flows almost due west into Manila Bay, Manila being at the mouth of the river. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z By the compass their direction was now due west, showing that they had described a large semicircle. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z And as the breeze was almost due west this allowed of almost unlimited possibilities in sailing, with a craft so sensitive to the slightest breath of air as an iceboat on a smooth, mirror-like surface. Harry Watson's High School Days The Rivals of Rivertown 2011-06-16T02:00:20.053Z On the west side of the heap several stones had been placed in a row, thus forming an arm that extended or pointed almost due west. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z From that point it was to follow the present international boundary to the Lake of the Woods, and from the northwestern point of that lake was to run due west to the Mississippi. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z We were now well round the eastern section of the bend, and were travelling almost due west. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z Columbus continued to steer due west by compass, or west-by-south-southerly, in reality, until meridian, when, yielding to the burning wishes of those around him, he again altered his course to the south-west. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z Here we are—off for the sunrise—and traveling due west. Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm What Became of the Raby Orphans 2011-06-14T02:00:19.177Z The next morning they weighed anchor, heading north for the first two hundred leagues, then steering due west. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The English frigate, that had been last seen holding a course due west, was now, evidently, engaged in making all snug for the coming blow. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z The way was broad and open, due west, a most prosperous beginning for a north-west passage. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z At night, when not the faintest hope remained, the vessels kept away due west again, running, in the course of the twenty-four hours, quite thirty-one leagues, which were recorded before the crew as twenty-four. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z At Vicksburg, Mississippi, due west of Jackson, the river is expected to crest at 57.5 feet on May 19, about 1.5 feet above the 1927 record, according to the Corps of Engineers. Louisiana, Mississippi Urge Residents to Prepare for Flood 2011-05-12T11:56:44Z At Vicksburg, Mississippi, due west of Jackson, the river is expected to crest at 57.5 feet on May 19, about 1.5 above the 1927 record, according to the Corps of Engineers. Mississippi Floodwaters Move South as Cities Watch and Prepare 2011-05-11T18:37:37Z At Vicksburg, Mississippi, due west of Jackson, the river is expected to crest at 57.5 feet on May 19, about 1.5 above the record crest of 1927, according to the Corps of Engineers. Louisiana’s Calls on Mississippi Flood Fight Rely on Benchmarks 2011-05-11T14:51:46Z This railway strikes almost due west from Denver and crosses the continental divide at an altitude of over two miles. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z When the roads opened, many fled to Tono, an hour and a half due west, in charter buses. Returning to Life in Kamaishi 2011-04-21T21:00:19Z She was now almost due west off Peel. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z The boat had drifted many miles, and was now almost due west off Peeltown, and some five miles out to sea. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z Turning now due west, we were soon at the bottom of a steep and rugged pass, which led to more elevated regions. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z For three miles above the Falls, the course of the river is almost due west. The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts 2011-03-26T02:00:15.717Z This large sheet of water, lying centrally in the State of Michoacan—more than a hundred miles from the Mexican valley, in a direction nearly due west—has also its axolotl. Mayne Reid A Memoir of his Life 2011-03-23T02:00:25.120Z At the latest hour of twilight he had seen Crusader about a mile off, in a direction due west; and although the night is dark, some of the stars are visible, among them the Polar. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z The sun gradually rose, and we soon discovered that no landmark was necessary, as our route evidently lay due west, and the sun at our backs gave us our course. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z Climbing once more into our “heaven chariot,” we bade farewell to Birdoswald and its many memories and drove due west along the line of the wall. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z There is, however, considerable traffic with the oasis of Kharga, which lies almost due west of the town. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Suddenly we came upon a thick wood, through which the road ran due west, in a straight line. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z The system that was next entered, and which bore more nearly due west, bends and bulges with lakes and straits like a ribbon all curved and knotted. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z "Lake Temiscouata, Lower Canada, Feb. —— "For the last two days we have been travelling due west, almost close to the northern limit of the States. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z It was about four o'clock when Finnerty, halting, said: "I know where I'm at now; the other trail lies due west, and if we keep our faces full on Old Sol we'll make it." The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z I approached in a different direction from any I had ever taken before, coming almost from due west. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z The road continued very tolerable during the greater part of this day, running due west, at a distance of about six or ten miles from the shore of Lake Erie. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z We are now steering due west to our second position. The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne 2011-01-30T03:00:19.213Z "You followed his trail north to where the West Fork swings due west and there you lost it, didn't you?" The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z No; we'll haul around an' steer due west, now that it don't matter which direction the wind comes from. A Runaway Brig; or, An Accidental Cruise 2011-01-02T03:00:16.390Z Storm models predicted Gaston would travel almost due west, which would take it very close to Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Storm Hermine slams into far northeastern Mexico 2010-09-07T02:01:00Z The stars in a part of the sky known as the "celestial equator", move constantly from east to west but they always rise due east and set due west. Natural navigator 2010-03-18T08:23:00Z There must be other passes through the mountains, and we know that our course is due west. Real Gold A Story of Adventure Between two and three miles further on, nearly due west, is Cap Rouge. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical Keep her as she heads, due west, an' have your eyes open for signs of land. A Runaway Brig; or, An Accidental Cruise 2011-01-02T03:00:16.390Z We were now going almost due west, and would not see our old friend the Tigris again. A Kut Prisoner By this time I had seen a number of bees fly due west and some due east. Bee Hunting A Book of Valuable Information for Bee Hunters - Tell How to Line Bees to Trees, Etc. There is no other documentary evidence for villages actually in the hills due west of the San Joaquin Valley floor. The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California The map showed a particularly high, far-spreading range of mountains due west of the city. The Voice of the Pack They travelled for two days due west, and then made camp on a lovely spot beside a clear flowing stream, where a clump of trees afforded them both shade and firewood. Ti-Ti-Pu A Boy of Red River After following the last named for 1 m. it cuts across country due west to the Sark, which it follows to the river’s mouth at the head of the Solway Firth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" N. was obtained at noon; it was the same as on the preceding day; so that our course, in the interval, had been due west. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea We have seen that a good many seem to have travelled either due west or north-west on entering our continent from Asia Minor. The History of the European Fauna Ever since she could remember, when the wind was due west, the scent of "horse" had mingled with the scent of flowers. Shadows of Flames A Novel The different groups of riders being about a quarter of a mile apart, the whole party covered a pretty wide stretch of prairie, as they steered due west at a leisurely lope. Ti-Ti-Pu A Boy of Red River This is the startling report of the telephone from the Farallone Islands, situated twenty-eight miles nearly due west of San Francisco. Harper's Round Table, October 29, 1895 Position doubtful because of snow and changes of course; probably due west N. Fox, twenty to thirty miles.' The Indian Drum THE Limping Water, within a mile after it passed Ford’s Station, turned abruptly and flowed almost due west for thirty miles, where it again proceeded southward. The Orphan "You are heading due west, on Street 751 West, at a speed of three and eight tenths miles per hour." The Genius A hair north of due west, about a kilometer and a half. Triplanetary And Deadman Draw, in between, bears due west and heap down, short and sweet. Stepsons of Light If I remember the map," replied Burt slowly, "it runs due west, joins the Loangi, and meets up with the Congo on the way south. The Blind Lion of the Congo She skirted the clearing containing the house of Rydob, walking within the jungle's fringe to avoid being seen by anyone who might be within the building, and soon was traveling due west. Warrior of the Dawn "You are heading due west, on Street 751 West, at a speed of three and six tenths miles per hour." The Genius Then he turned front and glanced at the sun in an effort to decide which direction was due west. Dave Dawson at Dunkirk We turned our backs to the land and our faces directly due west; the smooth sea ebbed before us and filled in billows after us. The Irish Fairy Book We will have her head put due west. Frontier Boys in the South Seas Nearly due west of the great crater is the town of Bronte, which is 2,782 feet above the sea, and has a population of more than 15,000. Etna A History of the Mountain and of its Eruptions In 1904-1905 a paved way running due west from the middle of the palace was excavated, and found to lead to another building described as the “Little Palace” largely buried under an olive grove. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" If a corps of surveyors to-day should be engaged to run a line due west from eastern Virginia to the Blue Grass of Kentucky, they would have an arduous task. Our Southern Highlanders It was near noon, when three Apaches were seen to leap upon their mustangs, one going north, another south and the third due west. Through Apache Lands Then my father began to move, not away from the fire, however, but down the stream, and the stream ran almost due west straight towards it. Bear Brownie The Life of a Bear He set sail from the port of Palos, in Andalusia, on a Friday, August 3, 1492, first steering to the Canary Islands, and then standing due west. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West He therefore veered to the right, and steered due west. Cavalry of the Clouds At this point the diligence course to Ciudadella branches off to the northward, turning again after a while due west on to General Stanhope's road. The Recipe for Diamonds Fifteen minutes’ walk due west from the other cedar beside the river. The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle The Trail of the Seven Cedars At this point the river ran due west, ran towards the quarter of the sky now bright with stars. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts So, instead of continuing our journey to the northward, we changed our course, and, for the remainder of the night, sought our way due west, by the skirts of the moors and other untrodden ways. Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters The village of Bouchavesnes was a fraction south of due west, and I remembered that the French had stormed it two days previously. Cavalry of the Clouds At the great tree known as Mepi Tree, after Maben the surveyor, the expedition struck forty yards due west till it struck the top of a steep bank which it descended. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) Bathurst is another inland county, lying nearly due west of Cumberland, but not adjoining it, which may deserve to be briefly described. Australia, its history and present condition containing an account both of the bush and of the colonies, with their respective inhabitants It was one night in the fifties, and we were becalmed in the South Pacific about three hundred miles due west of Callao. Byways of Ghost-Land The one way traveling due west, and the other up to the new church, and on, beyond, to the Meeting House. The Law-Breakers We flew, for the first hour, nearly due west. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 The moon right over Vaea—near due west, the birds strangely silent, and the wood of the house tingling with cold; I believe it must have been 60�! The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) It lay nearly thirty-five miles due west of Owl Hoot 304 It was merely a grain station for the district and in no sense a village. The Hound From The North At last I decided he was due west of me. A Mountain Boyhood It should be about two miles away and almost due west of here.” Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 In the distance, due west between the hills, the blue waters of the Okanagan Lake sparkled in a winding streak which melted into the sky. The Spoilers of the Valley Through that night of the 10th and through the day of the 11th he still kept that course; but just at evening of the 11th he ordered the helm again to be put due west. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose But for a week of recesses now they had gone wandering in opposite directions—the Enemy marching due east, Margaret due west. The Very Small Person At Bear Lake at that time was a canvas boat, cached twenty steps due west of a certain large bowlder that lay south of the outlet. A Mountain Boyhood One Russian army came due west from the Niemen, another north from Warsaw, and all of Germany east of the Vistula seemed in grave peril. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War Early in the month of June they commenced their march in a line due west. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots Moreover, the little schooner which acts as weathercock on one of the gables, and is now heading due west, has a new topsail. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index The great silver shape of the ZX-1, barren, now, of life, dropped away, speeding ever due west; the hazy dots and blur of smoke which denoted the motionless Black Fleet vanished. Raiders Invisible Orion sets due west, and rises due east, so that, if you can catch him rising or setting, you know where the points of the compass are. How Girls Can Help Their Country For the space of three days they journeyed due west from the Caves. In the Morning of Time We must keep due west, and look out sharp for precipices. The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life The Syrtes and Cape Ras are due west, not south of Egypt, The Ethiopians and Catadupi are on the north; while the Arabs, whom he places in the same line, are on the south-east. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens The lane leading to the shore ran off due west, with houses, gardens, orchards, bordering it and spotting the country generally. Say and Seal, Volume I “Oh, a mile and more, due west,” the boy told them. The Banner Boy Scouts Snowbound A Tour on Skates and Iceboats Direct your train due west to the second river. The Weakling From this spot the party proceeded nearly due west, along the Indian path; but they still experienced considerable inconvenience, from a deficiency of provisions. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe The road to the station was almost due west. One Way Out A Middle-class New-Englander Emigrates to America Thus much it has seemed well to premise for the information of the reader who proposes to follow our course due west, as presented in these pen-and-ink sketches of many lands. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months The northern portion of this western range is a steep-sided, flat-topped hill, called "Table Mountain" in the orders for the battle; it lies about a mile due west of the central portion of Mont Blanc. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government Then only, due west, the great Carrara peaks stand out against the sanguine sky, long pointed curves and flame-shaped sudden crests, clear and keen beyond the power of mortal hand to draw. Laurus Nobilis Chapters on Art and Life Twelve knots was the steaming speed ordered for the fleet; and the course was due west for the passage between the islands of Gotoshima and Ukushima. Under the Ensign of the Rising Sun A Story of the Russo-Japanese War The Philippine Islands are passed, and leaving Borneo on our port-bow as we draw near to the Equatorial Line, the ship is steered due west for the mouth of the Malacca Straits. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands Leaving Borneo on our port bow as we neared the equatorial line, the ship was steered due west for the mouth of the Straits lying between the Malay Peninsula and the Island of Sumatra. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months As they proceeded on their way, Lafayette noticed that the captain was not keeping the boat due west. Lafayette "Steer due west as near as you can," he directed. The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades The wind had shifted to nearly due west. Doctor Jones' Picnic As we look due west from this spot, no land intervenes between us and the far-away shore of Japan. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands Hundreds of large white sea-gulls hovered over and about the ship, as we lay our course due west. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months But, as they are all of a color there, they would let me pass, and ask no questions, as long as I travelled due west. Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader On his first voyage he steered due west in latitude No trace of a thought of Vinland appears in the voyages of Columbus. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest Upon the morning of the third day from Constance House the wind shifted almost due west. Doctor Jones' Picnic We remount the hill, which we descended on leaving Thimbleby for Horncastle, but by a different road, viz., one running due west. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter After leaving Penang our course lay due west across the Indian Ocean, on a line of about the tenth degree of north latitude; the objective point being the island of Ceylon. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months After entering the heads, the river runs due south for six miles, it then turns short round a point of land on the north shore, called Bradley's Head, which runs due west for twenty-four miles. Narrative of a Voyage to India; of a Shipwreck on board the Lady Castlereagh; and a Description of New South Wales On the 22d of May, the army, consisting of four hundred and fifty men, commenced its march, and proceeded due west as far as the Moravian towns, where some of the volunteers deserted. Heroes and Hunters of the West Comprising Sketches and Adventures of Boone, Kenton, Brady, Logan, Whetzel, Fleehart, Hughes, Johnson, &c. Sail due west twenty miles and you will find an open sea to the North. Doctor Jones' Picnic “We struck the elephant spoor just here, and turned due west.” The Pools of Silence Looking due west, no land intervenes between this shore and the far-off coast of Japan, a distance of five thousand miles, which we were destined soon to traverse. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months On leaving Sydney, the next settlement is Rose Hill, or, called by the natives, Paramatta, and it is situated due west up the river. Narrative of a Voyage to India; of a Shipwreck on board the Lady Castlereagh; and a Description of New South Wales Also, I would see that the one to Boling started due north out of Salem and the other, the one I must follow, started due west out of Salem. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition The transports were in "double column line ahead," steaming due west instead of following the course that would bring them within sight of Table Bay. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force The distance from top to bottom as the crow flies is about thirty-six miles, and the direction is very nearly due west and east. Chronicles of Strathearn "I can't find New York," answered Rogers; "but the United States is due west." The Grain Ship To-morrow we shall have a long paddle, for it is seventy or eighty miles nearly due west to a sheltered bay that lies just this side of Cape Golovina. Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia Flying from Erzerum, one army made for Trebizond, another for the Lake Van district, and the rest went due west towards Sivas. World's War Events, Vol. II Two miles due west of this island there is a shoal, some seven miles long, by from two to four miles wide, with twenty-eight feet of water over it. With Airship and Submarine A Tale of Adventure We continued our course due west throughout the day, with very fine weather, and having a man constantly upon the look-out from the mast-head. A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 The districts were straight tracts of country extending from the Mississippi due west to the Missouri, the exterior lines of which were parallel to each other. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier Hitherto they had been travelling almost due west, but the Yenesei ran north. Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia When it was at last assembled, we marched off due west, towards the sound of heavy firing in the distance. The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland When the moon rose in a clear sky, they were able to trace the smoke of the Indian campfire, almost due west of them, as they calculated it would be, and a long distance away. The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods The said forest gave out in three days, and then they came into a wide valley watered by a fair river running due west. The Sundering Flood We had doubled on them now, going almost due west. The Reckoning Two days' paddling took them to the western mouth of the bay, the course from here lay due west to Kolgueff Island, nearly two hundred miles away. Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia You'll have to take my compass, and keep going due west with it all the time. Queensland Cousins The warriors had heard the shot, and, knowing they would come swiftly to its sound, Henry and the shiftless one, turning due west, ran with amazing speed through the forest. The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods You know the spot, about nine miles due west of Ailuk, and between two sandy atolls covered with a scant growth of cocoanuts and pan-danus palms. The Ebbing Of The Tide South Sea Stories - 1896 For some days the pirates kept on a due west course towards the Galapagos. The Call Of The South 1908 We are apt to forget that the nearest coast due west of the city of Coutances does not lie in Europe. Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine A common practice of navigators, adopted by Columbus, was to steer first north or south along the coast and then due west on the parallel thought to lead to the destination sought. A History of Sea Power I directed Hop Tossford to take the wheel, and keep her due west. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi The order had been given to rendezvous forty miles due west of Cape Tarkand. The Three Commanders Pausing a short time to look over the ruins, with the lonely feeling always induced by a decayed, rotting camp, I struck due west and made several miles before sundown. Woodcraft “The bay lies due west from here, and I’m sure of the general direction.” St. Winifred's, or The World of School They headed due west toward the faintly visible forest on the further shore of the lake, a distance of ten or twelve miles. The Camp in the Snow, or, Besieged by Danger I continued, as I took the wheel, and headed the Sylvania due west by the compass. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi Thence united, they were to march across the country about forty miles due west, to the valley of the Scioto. Daniel Boone The Pioneer of Kentucky The wind was northeast; my course was due west, giving me four points free. Woodcraft Beyond the chain, on the western bank of the Toumat, the country is level to Denka and the banks of the White River, which is stated to be eleven days’ journey due west from Fazoglo. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 Then march them ahead straight on for a hundred yards due west. Uncle Sam's Boys in the Philippines or, Following the Flag against the Moros "Right you are, Captain Alick," added the pilot, as he changed the course to due west. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi Then shouldering his spear, he stepped off nearly due west, and the caravan started. The Dingo Boys The Squatters of Wallaby Range He knows that the camping place on Coyote Creek is due west from where he is. The Death Shot A Story Retold By breaking the bottom of an egg and making it stand on end at the dinner-table, he demonstrated that he could sail due west and in course of time arrive at another hemisphere. Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 Simultaneously the enemy attacked the knoll we captured due west of Krithia, advancing from a nullah in close formation in several lines. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 At this time Paul put the Flyaway about, and laid her course due west. Little By Little or, The Cruise of the Flyaway I'd go up there and look about due west, where New York was the last time I saw it. Shorty McCabe Accordingly he negotiated with the nearest village for carriers and set out, striking due west, thus approaching the Wongolo territory towards the southern boundary. Witch-Doctors Before reaching Yaabad, we turned due west, our guides alone being able to judge which of the many footpaths could be the right one. Byeways in Palestine The northernmost objective had now been attained, but the Gurkhas pressing on under the cliffs captured an important knoll still further forward, actually due west of Krithia. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 The Pass, wherein we had met so sharply, lies almost due east and due west. The Black Colonel The wind was nearly due west, and the sheets were hauled in as she was headed across the Straits. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) To add to their perplexities, they came to a fork in the river, one branch running due west, the other in a southerly direction. The Pioneers And he pointed nearly due west, just as wrong as he could possibly be. Adrift in the Wilds or, The Adventures of Two Shipwrecked Boys As I think, we are now about due west of the Magdalen group; and if this wind holds, we shall probably pass Amherst Island during the next twenty-four hours. Adrift in the Ice-Fields CHANDLER: Yes, Carbondale is almost on the due west line with Henderson, Kentucky, and Anna is 20 miles south of Carbondale. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting Urbana, Illinois, August 28, 29 and 30, 1951 Well, it means we are nearly due west of Bordeaux, and about one hundred miles from the French coast, and a little more than eighty north of Santander, on the Spanish coast. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) Thus for four days we hurried on due west. Snow Shoes and Canoes The Early Days of a Fur-Trader in the Hudson Bay Territory For several hours we ran on with the wind right aft, steering due west. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler I ran on all night, keeping nearly due west, and daylight found me pursuing my way with unflagging speed. Dick Onslow Among the Redskins She was steering due west, and an object so low in the water as the hull of the brig now was, might not be visible. The Three Admirals He then set out sailing due west over an unknown sea to blaze the way for liberty. Comic History of the United States Well, then, Jennings, do you steer due west,—right for that tar, that is your course. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea It was a question whether the drogher had continued her course due west, or had steered northward to Saint Barts, or southward to Saint Eustatia, or Saint Kitts. The Three Lieutenants They first ascended the hill, down which Denis and his companions had come, but they soon altered their course, and proceeded first to the south, and then turning due west continued their march. Hendricks the Hunter The Border Farm, a Tale of Zululand At length he made out a dark object rising out of the blue sea almost due west of the island. The Three Admirals The country due west of Bagomoyo was found to be covered with towns and villages which were previously unknown. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley On we went due west, as I knew by the position of the sun, scorning all impediments—up hills and across valleys, through streams and marshes. Afar in the Forest The consequence was that matters went in the most orderly way on board, and they steadily kept on north, north-west, or sometimes due west, according to the trend of the land. The Black Bar Morning had broken some time; and at noon that day, the hope of being set at liberty was growing extremely small, for the ship was in full sail, and going due west. The Adventures of Don Lavington Nolens Volens “Your calculating tackle wants regulating, for so sure as that’s the moon rising over yonder we’ve been working along due west.” Fire Island Being the Adventures of Uncertain Naturalists in an Unknown Track “By going nearly due west, and cutting your way through.” A Dash from Diamond City Let’s see; we are going due west now. Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle The deer hunters left the camp about six o’clock in the morning, Alec and the captain going in a north-easterly direction, and Frank and his companion about due west. Three Boys in the Wild North Land Unquestionably the Mexican colonel had here divided his troop, the main body proceeding due west, the detachment striking up stream. The Lone Ranche It seemed to flow in a due easterly direction, and therefore to ascend it would lead them due west—the way they wanted to go. The Castaways After leaving Bayou Crocodile, our young hunters travelled due west, over the prairies of Opelousas. The Boy Hunters ‘One hundred miles due west of us;’ that is to say, one hundred miles due west of the island where we are going to be landed. The Missing Merchantman Narrow and tortuous at first, it gradually widened out, and, after a journey of some fourteen or fifteen miles, turned sharply off in a direction almost due west. The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure Since they’re bound due west I reckon we can easily keep on their trail, clear night or dark one. The Lone Ranche The land was now out of sight; the ship’s course was due west; every sail was full. Kilgorman A Story of Ireland in 1798 But what was worse was that our course now lay due west, bringing us every league nearer the coast. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess Our course ought to be due west from Pilot, keeping to the south of that reddish tip. Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies This way, gentlemen; our course is about due west, and we cannot well lose our way if we descend the slope which seems to commence yonder.” The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure Their course is due west till they strike the Pecos; then along its bank to the crossing, thence west again through the Sierras, and on to Santa Fé. The Lone Ranche Through hissing surge the Santa Maria and her two consorts cut their way due west. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People One may reach it either through Chilgrove, or by walking back towards Chichester as far as Binderton House, turning then to the right and walking due west for a couple of miles. Highways and Byways in Sussex Our course was due west, by the North Star. Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies But the wind has been coming from the north and we are sailing due west. The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns Before nightfall fairly level ground was reached, and this being the third day, they judged their location was fully sixty miles due west of the Cataract. The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island The Major had headed due west, straight toward the summit of the mountain. Terry A Tale of the Hill People When it is remembered that the wind was nearly due west, and that all the French vessels, these two excepted, were steering north, the relative positions of the latter will be understood. The Two Admirals The transport sailed due west from Honolulu and to the north of Luzon. Boy Scouts in the Philippines Or, The Key to the Treaty Box I have marked our starting point, which is designated as A. It will be remembered that we marked a course due west, passing the headland three miles from Cataract River. The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns The Seine comes winding its way through a broad rich valley, from the southward, having just before run east, and, a league or two beyond due west, our own Susquehanna being less crooked. Recollections of Europe Start from there and go due west till you reach the wood-lot on the Silver farm. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's Our present direction was due west, and had we persisted in following it this route would have led us straight into the Turkish lines at Gaza. With Our Army in Palestine All guns were carefully calibrated on a range due west of Peronne, and the "hairies" picked up rapidly in condition, owing to the good care and attention that was bestowed upon them. Three years in France with the Guns: Being Episodes in the life of a Field Battery After luncheon the marching was resumed, this time due west to the river. The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns It heads near Washington pass, within a few miles of the crest of the mountain, and extends almost due west to the Chin Lee valley. The Cliff Ruins of Canyon de Chelly, Arizona Sixteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1894-95, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1897, pages 73-198 Coke came to the bridge and set a new course, almost due west. The Stowaway Girl At noon it is higher each day in the southern sky until April 1, when it rises due east, passes through the zenith and sets due west. Uller Uprising She was standing off-shore on the larboard tack, with her head to the south-west, when the chase was discovered somewhat to leeward, standing nearly due west, with the wind on her starboard-quarter. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 434 Volume 17, New Series, April 24, 1852 Then we will strike westward to Andros, and after that shape her course due west. By Right of Conquest Or, With Cortez in Mexico He was headed due west, and he must have reached the coast the next day, the gait he was travelling. Red Saunders' Pets and Other Critters Donald was laying a course due west, and not more than a quarter of a mile from the beach. At War with Pontiac The Totem of the Bear North of the city the Jordan Valley grew suddenly wide; here the range of high hills along which they were walking turned almost due west. Men Called Him Master If by some miracle he was able to free himself from his captors, he could only head due west and hope to strike the river. The Time Traders Settlers of those days in leaving the Carolinas and Virginia traveled usually due west in search for a new home. Sergeant York And His People For some days their route followed the river, then they would leave it and strike due west, making marches from spring to spring. The Emigrant Trail Fort Clark is one hundred and thirty miles due west of dear old San Antonio, and situated nine miles from the railroad. Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers The main street, a narrow passageway that clambers up from the sea and points due west, was filled with a procession that slowly marched down one side and up the other. The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, 1915 I think that in another two hours we shall be pretty well due west of El Fasher, so you had better, presently, get into your Dervish dress. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman "If we keep her due west we shall be all right; and I know this coast as well as I do my father's plantation," replied Mr. Galvinne; and Christy heard him open the door. Stand By The Union Again, it is proved that the upper current near the equator is also from the westward—as near due west as possible. Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence Columbus, in imitation of the Portuguese navigators, who had been guided in several of their discoveries by the motion of birds, altered his course from due west towards that quarter whither they pointed their flight. The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book Sailing due west from the Canaries he crossed the Atlantic in its widest part. Lectures on Modern history By doing so we shall be longer in striking the track, but the journey will be a good bit shorter than if we were to ride due west. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman This stranger was a full rigged ship hardly a mile away and to the southward, while the Wanderer was almost due west from the inlet. Ralph Granger's Fortunes "We are running due west at the present moment," he said. The Swindler and Other Stories Take the helm, Tom, and hold the boat due west. Captain Sam The Boy Scouts of 1814 On April 1 Sheridan was sent far round the south of Lee's lines, and in a battle at a point called Five Forks established himself in possession of the railway running due west from Petersburg. Abraham Lincoln It was the 3d of October when the boy corporals and myself, mounted on sturdy Mexican ponies, rode out of Fort Marcy for our new station, one hundred miles due west. Captured by the Navajos There are two principal channels by which Brest can be left, one leading to the south, the other due west. Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy But when day broke clear the following morning he was on the hill, compass in hand, bearing due west from the original stake. The Hidden Places We can sail faster due west, however, and after awhile we'll tack to the north till we see land. Captain Sam The Boy Scouts of 1814 I sailed where I was told, and I never was told to sail due west from Lisbon. Days of the Discoverers Six miles due west, a little south of the wooded point, detached from it about half a mile, we perceived a line of small cabins, which we inferred was the volunteer encampment. Captured by the Navajos It snapped around in a moment to due west. Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns Sinking the German U-Boats After a minute or two, however, he came into sight again, drawing his line now straight out from the cliff, due west. Dead Man's Rock The manor church, not seen from the river, is at the old village of Clermont, about five miles due west from the mansion. The Hudson Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention Toscanelli thinks that since the world is round, we should reach the Indies by sailing due west from this coast, but in that case India would seem to be far greater than we have believed. Days of the Discoverers Leaving McCanna and West to take care of the camp, we loaded a small assortment of general equipage into the wagon and pulled about 25 miles due west to the Musselshell River. The Extermination of the American Bison Then we sailed away from Behring's Point, due west through the North Bight. Pieces of Eight The three remaining Scottish palmers were riding due west into a sunset which hung like a broad red girdle over the Atlantic. The Black Douglas Passing Bronk's Island, due west of which empties Coxsackie Creek, we see Stuyvesant Light-house on our right, and approach New Baltimore, a pleasant village on the west bank, with sloop and barge industry. The Hudson Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention It was a beautiful room, facing due west; the last rays of the evening sun were shining in at the open windows; some children were collected in a corner of the room. A Little Mother to the Others We made one trip of several miles up the Musselshell, and another due west, almost to the Bull Mountains, but no signs of buffalo were found. The Extermination of the American Bison The wind was nearly due west, and as Cuba lay to the north of that point, she had an advantage that quite counter-balanced that gained by the start the Phantom had obtained. The Queen's Cup As the object fell it drifted slightly north of due west against the prevailing wind. The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects The Genesee road, beginning at Albany, ran almost due west to the present site of Buffalo on Lake Erie, through a level country. History of the United States At 8 A. M. the wind due west and strong, they make good their retreat. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 Edward at once started in pursuit, only to find that the French had retired before him to Poitiers, eighteen miles due west of Chauvigny. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) It would be such a saving of time and fatigue for us to go due west rather than south, and then west, but I feel great hesitation as to setting out on the circuitous route. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 He called and found out that the weather balloon was being tracked due west of the base and that the light had gone out about ten minutes before. The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects These were the last billets occupied by the men, the next portion of the trek bringing them to huts at Montenescourt, about six miles due west of Arras. The Story of the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry France, April 1915-November 1918 He went due west, to the nearest Indian camp, on the now diminished reservation. The Furnace of Gold Just jog along due west till you get to Red Gulch ravine, then turn north for a couple of miles. Letters of a Woman Homesteader The country due west of this is described by all to be so mountainous and beset by Mazitu, that there is no possibility of passing that way. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 I got my stuff the other side of the wires, and, shouldering a sack, plodded away due west. The Killer We went up it on a course nearly due west, and at three miles crossed a second branch flowing from the same quarter. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. Two hundred feet south of the north line of the home lot a street or lane was to run due west from the gate on the main road. The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm Our course will be for the first three miles due west. Brannon's Picture of The Isle of Wight The Expeditious Traveller's Index to Its Prominent Beauties & Objects of Interest. Compiled Especially with Reference to Those Numerous Visitors Who Can Spare but Two or Three Days to Make the Tour of the Island. This is at Nome, on the shores of Bering Sea, about twenty-five degrees of longitude nearly due west from Dawson, and a hundred and fifty miles north of the mouth of the Yukon. Historic Tales, Vol. 1 (of 15) The Romance of Reality I will go due west and come back due east. Dorothy Dale's Camping Days The reconnoitring force fared badly, for after advancing a few miles Boers in large numbers were seen collecting on the high hills due west, and approaching at a rapid pace. The Record of a Regiment of the Line Being a Regimental History of the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment during the Boer War 1899-1902 The ships were six miles away, and heading due west, having edged somewhat farther from the shore than when we first sighted them. A Sea Queen's Sailing Wachusett, or "Great Watchusett Hill," as it was originally called, lies in the northern part of the township of Princeton, and is about fifty miles due west from Boston. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 1, October, 1884 A strong east wind was blowing and so we ventured forth on a road that led due west from our school. The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island He steered due west, noticing as he did so that the pursuers were still doggedly on his trail, and had gained considerably while he had been investigating the harbour. Round the World in Seven Days But before long they made an angle and turned almost due west. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad They were traveling due west, and Bessie, without anything definite to alarm her, felt herself growing more and more nervous with the passing minutes. The Camp Fire Girls on the Farm Or, Bessie King's New Chum But when the sails were dry, and parted once more, and sunlight had replaced shower, he launched forth from the pink landing-place of Gwendolyn's palm—and sped away and away, due west! The Poor Little Rich Girl The average foreigner can rarely comprehend the geographical area of the United States, as was quite fully illustrated by the Englishman and his valet who had been traveling due west from Boston for five days. Best Short Stories Chicago lies almost 1000 miles due west of New York. The Great Lone Land A Narrative of Travel and Adventure in the North-West of America Strabo, too, believed that it might be possible to navigate on the same parallel of latitude, due west from the coast of Africa or Spain to that of India. The Life of Columbus Low hills inhabited by wild Khukeens, are visible nearly all around, except perhaps due west. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries Now, guided by the position of the sun, we held a course due west, our ultimate destination being a far-off region where the Chief expected to find large areas covered with fine caoutchouc trees. In the Amazon Jungle Adventures in Remote Parts of the Upper Amazon River, Including a Sojourn Among Cannibal Indians We maintained a good rate of speed on our new course, which was now nearly due west, passing a large barque with every stitch of canvas set, hand over hand. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months If we know but a few miles of it we cannot tell whether it leads north or south or due west. The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 You have been steering due west for some purpose of your own, against my orders.” Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance He found that the ship, under the influence of a strong wind, was going due west, instead of to the north. Through the Air to the North Pole or The Wonderful Cruise of the Electric Monarch "The German fleet," ticked Admiral Beatty's flagship wireless, "will steam forth from Helgoland on November 19 and move due west toward the English coast, where the British fleet will be stationed to await its coming." The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets Or, the Fall of the German Navy The spot where this remarkable flight of birds was met with is about 160 miles due west of Brest, and this is the least distance the birds must have been carried. Darwinism (1889) By a treaty made with the tribe only a short time before, the State had acknowledged the Cherokee title to the entire region lying south of a line running due west from the White-Top Mountain. Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885 Our latitude was 35� 35' S. when this point bore from us due west, distant about two leagues: In this situation, we had about thirty-one fathom water with a sandy bottom. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 Cor. thence due N. 20 chains set post and made a mound thence due west 40 chains set post and made mound thence S. 20 chains set post being S.W. A Supplement to A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents These he left on the 6th September, and steered due west. The Story of Geographical Discovery How the World Became Known Yes, over there to windward, which, I take it, is about due west just now. The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf At noon we left Jefferson City, going due west. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 And presently one came, a blue and gold from due west, and another red and gold from the west-nor'-west, then a red and blue from north-west by west. Wide Courses Now, our prows we turned due west, across the blue lagoon. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II But due west, though distant a thousand miles, stretched north and south an almost endless Archipelago, here and there inhabited, but little known; and mostly unfrequented, even by whalemen, who go almost every where. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I Here you might turn and look back due west upon a view of exquisite beauty—an undulating fertile country beneath, and then in the far distance a line of dim blue hills. Halcyone Our course was nearly due west, and the wind still continuing to freshen, took us in a few hours nearly out of sight of the Griper. Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 1 At this spectacle the country dog threw up his head, gave one terrible howl, and fled due west. The Bed-Book of Happiness The 19th, 70 by day and 80 by night; all this time the course being due west. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 06 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time And Yillah pining for the shore, we turned our prow due west, and next morning came in sight of land. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I With the spirit-level of my theodolite I found that the most depressed part extended about due west by compass, a circumstance which first made me imagine the Lachlan might have some channel in that direction. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 When you have done so turn due west. The Pony Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers Or, On the Trail of the Border Bandits His course lies nearly due west, and for six leagues he rides through a beautiful country, but on a road so muddy that the horses sink up to the saddle-girths. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 90, June, 1875 They became very friendly, warned the wonder-workers of the danger to be encountered if they headed north, where Indians were many and fierce, and told them to keep due west. A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment Another one of fifteen men all told was chosen from the relieved lads in making up a surveying party, and taking fifty saddle horses and a well-stocked commissary with us, we started due west. Reed Anthony, Cowman I travelled due west from the berg of this lake along the plain which extended in that direction a mile and three-quarters. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 Then the numbered streets take a turn to the left hand and go from Fourteenth to Twenty-Sixth, in the southwestern section of the city, and run due west. By the Golden Gate The ship may either proceed directly south of Crete, or it may run across to Myra in Asia Minor, or to Rhodes, and thence proceed due west. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul If we were to continue going due west from this point, all the scenic glories of the Rocky Mountains would be ours—seventy Switzerlands in one. The New North Scurrying clouds appeared, and before the herd could be thrown together and started, a hazy, leaden sky shot up, almost due west, heralding the quarter of the coming storm. Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings When we thus again intersected the Wimmera I was travelling due west, partly with a view to ascertain its ultimate course. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 Turning his face almost due west, he passed the streams of the Ba Lee, the Ba Ting, and the Ba Woollima, the three principal tributaries of the Senegal. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa And then they must strike across country due west, till they made the head-waters of the Ogowe, and so down to the sea, fighting a way through whatever tribes tried to impede them. A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle "Then you keep away from there," he said, pointing due west. The Shades of the Wilderness A Story of Lee's Great Stand So they headed almost due west and kept going. Casey Ryan Its course was almost due west, and the valley in which it flowed was deep and boldly escarped. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 Their course was north-east, and those two mountains bore due west from them. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa We struck due west on as straight a course as the rugged country permitted, thinking to reach the Looking-glass creek, along which lay the beaten road of travel back to mankind. Heart of Man Then he turned and rode due west, determined to reach as soon as possible those "rebel raiders" in the valley, but fully aware that he must yet use every resource of skill, courage and patience. The Shades of the Wilderness A Story of Lee's Great Stand We filed off due west, Murphy and Mount striding in the lead, the noise of the river below us on our left. The Maid-At-Arms Old Sultan's trail turned due west when he began to go down the little hollows and their intervening ridges. Tales of lonely trails It occupies an extent of forty-five miles, and is fronted by extensive reefs, which project for twenty-three miles; the north extremity of the shoal water is twenty-six miles, nearly due west from Cape Pearce. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 Georgia asserted that her boundaries extended due west to the Mississippi, and that all between was hers. The Winning of the West, Volume 3 The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths, 1784-1790 Again he rode southwest, merely to turn due west once more, after he had passed from their sight, and near the head of the valley he encountered two men in blue on horseback watching. The Shades of the Wilderness A Story of Lee's Great Stand Swinging around that, the coasting steamers turn due west along the shore to Santiago, passing the harbor of Guantanamo, with its United States naval station. Cuba, Old and New Mr. Russell was thinking, and Kew was singing, so between them they forgot to shape the course of Christina due west. This Is the End He should of gone due west, but I sent him south. Trailin'! The boat was headed southwest, and he looked to starboard, so that he faced, as a matter of fact, nearly due west. Antwerp to Gallipoli A Year of the War on Many Fronts—and Behind Them At this spectacle, the country dog threw up his head, gave one terrible howl, and fled due west. The Uncommercial Traveller The square shall be nameless, but if you drive due west from Piccadilly the cab-man will eventually find it on his left, and he ought to thank you for two shillings. Raffles, Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman The road now wore nearly due west down a steep descent. Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery I ran deeper into the woods till I found a track which—as I judged from the sky which I saw in a clearing—took me nearly due west. Greenmantle You will carry us due west, depositing us upon the shore of the mainland—that is all. Out of Time's Abyss They marched about twenty-five miles due west, encountering many terrible beasts and reptiles and not a few manlike creatures whom Ahm sent away. The Land That Time Forgot Exactly, for Amy keeps me pointing due west most of the time, with only an occasional whiffle round to the south, and I haven't had an easterly spell since I was married. Little Women The moon right over Vaea - near due west, the birds strangely silent, and the wood of the house tingling with cold; I believe it must have been 60 degrees! Vailima Letters She came nearer, nearer, rising and rolling with the seas, her bowsprit held due west, pointing like a finger out to sea, to the west—out to the world of romance. Moran of the Lady Letty The bay opens due west; and its white barriers were now developing a violet tinge, for this was on a sullen afternoon, and the sea was ruffled by spiteful gusts. The Certain Hour A promising valley from the mountains in the eastward, came due west, and from it arose the smoke of many natives' fires. Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia Thereafter the course was N. 70 degrees W., and finally due west, through a series of lakes which at last brought us to Lake Michikamau. The Long Labrador Trail They got their bearings due west and set off. Army Boys in the French Trenches Or, Hand to Hand Fighting with the Enemy On that 23rd we started from Mahaber, going due west, and following for eight miles longer the charming valley of Ain. Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia with Some Account of the Late Emperor the Late Emperor Theodore, His Country and People And then they came to a white roadway that extended due west, and so were done with the woods. Jurgen A Comedy of Justice Here he left the former track of navigation, and steered his course due west. The Columbiad And without troubling about anything or uttering a sound, he sped on his strong coal-black wings through the dense rain-mist, steering due west. Tales of Two Countries The yards were squared, the helm was put up, the course was given "due west," and with a cracking trade wind, away we bowled off before it for the Island of Martinico. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale To Royson's surprise, the yacht turned due west, and headed for the point whence the lighthouse had gleamed half an hour earlier. The Wheel O' Fortune Hence Asia could be reached by sailing due west across the Atlantic. Ten Great Events in History Our line of march, about six hundred rectilinear geographical miles, had been nearly due west from Zanzibar. What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile I levelled my glass due west, and finally I could see nothing but one small, black speck—as like to a fleck of dust as to anything else—on the lens at the other end. The Water Ghost and Others Sometimes a vessel bound to the Windward Islands, after reaching the latitude of her destined port, found it necessary to "run down," steering due west, a week or ten days before making the land. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale But when the wind changed from south to west, they seemed as if on a ship, with sails set, and to be making due west, for North Holland. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks And Stern, satisfied now that nothing could be gained by any further ascent, turned the machine due west, and sent her skimming like a swallow out over the tremendous nothingness below. Darkness and Dawn I could tell my direction by the sun, and I kept a westerly course, almost due west, for three or four hours, till I was tired out. Jim Davis Passing due west, through seventy miles of mountain gorges destitute of supplies or forage, it debouches, through the Gomal Pass, into a more promising country, in which forage may be obtained. Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute This effort on the Somme, where it runs due west from Péronne to Amiens, now became the chief and most promising objective of the German strategy. A Short History of the Great War From this junction the Gascoyne ran due west straight for Shark's Bay, and on the 17th May, Gregory reached the mouth of the river. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 In that case, by striking almost due west, I can reach the rim. Darkness and Dawn During the night the wind blew from all possible directions; north-east, and at one time due west. The Land of Midian — Volume 2 There we should be nearly in a line with this place you know of, and can keep due west—that is to say, as nearly due west as the mountains will allow. The Treasure of the Incas When my ball goes off nor'-nor'-east when I want it to go due west I can't help expressing an opinion about it. The Clicking of Cuthbert You start due west on a bee line, according to directions; after about ten feet you scramble over a fallen tree, skirt a boulder, dip into a ravine, and climb a ledge. The Claim Jumpers From Homs lines would run northward to Aleppo, due west to Tripoli, and south-west to Beirut. Crescent and Iron Cross Instinctively his eye fell and clung on the greatest height he could see, a flat-topped mountain due west of Sour Creek. The Rangeland Avenger Soon afterwards they were speeding due west, with Jack gluing his eyes to his glasses and reporting every few minutes fresh signs of vast importance. Air Service Boys over the Atlantic There was a point about 4000 yards due west from the edge of the West Town of Gaza which we called Sea Post. How Jerusalem Was Won Being the Record of Allenby's Campaign in Palestine "Scarce twenty miles from here due west, lord." Beltane the Smith At daybreak I set out with four Arab matchlock-men, and taking a direction nearly due west, waded and walked over an alluvial plain flooded by every high tide. First Footsteps in East Africa "The south is over yonder ter the left," he whispered, as he swung up into saddle, "an' the trend of the road is mighty nigh due west." My Lady of the North Almost due west of that was the milldam, which was about the only place they could hope to be able to cross Plum Run—and Watertown lay on the other side. Boy Scouts of the Air on Lost Island And now, when at last he was ready to start due west, a strong head sea prevailed for two days and would not let them push forward. Christopher Columbus He was striking a course almost due west. Isobel : a Romance of the Northern Trail But the Ohio pursues a south-west instead of a due west course. The United States of America, Part 1 The next white man he saw was dead in a bunk of a big ship which was frozen in the ice near an island about five miles due west of Grant Point, on Adelaide Peninsula. Schwatka's Search Then came a wild snorting and throwing of shaggy heads, and away went the herd due west and making the best speed of which their sturdy limbs were capable. On the Trail of Pontiac On leaving the Cape Verdes, the Admiral decided to send his best captain with three of the ships due west to Haiti,—this because the Isabella colony was in sore need of provisions. Christopher Columbus The course was almost due west, parallel to the coast. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 The Dale went due west a good way, and then winded about to the southwest, and so was hidden from them thereaway by the bents that lay on their left hand. The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale A map was shown to him, and he pointed to a spot about eight miles due west of Grant Point as the place where the ship went down. Schwatka's Search "I made due west by compass until I knew that I had passed Lac Bain, and then struck north." The Honor of the Big Snows We had glimpses through the trees of an amphitheatre of blue mist-veiled mountains coming down in a crescent before us, and on all sides, save due west where the mangrove-swamp came in. Travels in West Africa After six miles the sastrugi became hard and compact, so the course was changed to due west. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 The course was due west, and they kept on until the breakers could be heard in the distance. The Rover Boys on the Ocean Or, a chase for a fortune Our course for the first twenty miles, to where we met the young Indian, was a little north of west, and from there almost due west. Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains, Or, the Last Voice from the Plains An Authentic Record of a Life Time of Hunting, Trapping, Scouting and Indian Fighting in the Far West On the 8th of January, 1814, he returned to Emu Plains, having gone in the whole near one hundred miles in a direct line due west from the Nepean River. Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales The general's own headquarters were due west of Fort Donelson, and Colonel Winchester's Kentucky regiment was stationed close by. The Guns of Shiloh A Story of the Great Western Campaign We managed to get another three-quarters of a mile before lunch, and a further mile due west over a very hummocky floe before we camped at 5.30 a.m. South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition We had been making good progress through a beautiful and healthy country, steering almost due west, or rather a little to the north of west. Allan and the Holy Flower Battle Creek heads in the Pike's Peak range of mountains, and runs almost due west. Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains, Or, the Last Voice from the Plains An Authentic Record of a Life Time of Hunting, Trapping, Scouting and Indian Fighting in the Far West The camp was then moved to these water-holes, about nine miles off, in a due west course. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 The part quoted embraces the route for a distance of two hundred and ninety-five miles; the first seventy miles of which was due west— the rest of the route being a little north of west. Minnesota and Dacotah The course of Laidley's Ponds was exceedingly tortuous, but almost due west. Expedition into Central Australia Alec Ross stated that he had seen, from the last hill, another, far away, due west, but nobody else saw it. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, Pnyx is an open space of ground due west from the Acropolis. A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life And this arrow pointed straight at the ruins of the temple, and the direction indicated was due west from the village where our travelers now were. Tom Swift in the City of Gold, or, Marvelous Adventures Underground He ordered them to go about and sail due west. Love Me Little, Love Me Long |
| 随便看 |
英语例句辞典收录了117811条英语例句在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的例句翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。