| 单词 | pearl fishery |
| 例句 | The pearl fisheries were then most profitable, while the “native” oyster was greatly esteemed by the Roman epicures, of whom Juvenal speaks in his fourth satire. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z "Well, did you ever!" cried Dorothy; "I wouldn't be a bit surprised to learn that there was a gold mine in the parlor, or a pearl fishery up in the tower." The Dorrance Domain 2012-03-10T03:00:14.767Z It produces a great many elephants; amber is found there, and there is a pearl fishery. An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol II (of 2) Exhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce. 2012-03-03T03:00:18.053Z None of them had ever been engaged in the pearl fishery; most of them hailed from the neighbourhood of Nombre de Dios. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z The pearl fisheries are a monopoly, and, therefore, under the inspection of the Government. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z The pearl fisheries, which are of great commercial importance, begin at the Bahrein Islands, and extend southeast along the Persian Gulf, a distance of nearly 200 miles. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World 2012-01-02T03:00:16.440Z Hostilities cut short their stay here and they sailed eastward along the north coast of Borneo through the Sulu Archipelago, where their cupidity was excited by the pearl fisheries, and on to Maguindanao. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z In Conway town there still exists Pearl fishery and suspension bridge. a pearl fishery, and a chain suspension bridge has been recently erected in lieu of a dangerous ferry. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z Unless directly threatened by the vessels of adventurers like Hawkins and Drake, they might be expected to ply their trade—manage their pearl fisheries, work their mines—without great vigilance. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z A pearl fishery was established, in which the Indians were not more spared as divers, than on the land as miners. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z Minerals abound; precious stones are often found; pearl fisheries of western coast are famous. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World 2012-01-02T03:00:16.440Z On the way he discovered the mainland of South America near the Orinoco River, and, farther west, valuable pearl fisheries. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z "Are you going up to the pearl fisheries?" Missing Friends Being the Adventures of a Danish Emigrant in Queensland (1871-1880) 2011-06-15T02:00:22.810Z There were pearls of different sizes in nearly every shell, and Phil Danks knew Jacob Rank was not far out when he proclaimed this bay the richest pearl fishery in Australia. The Second String 2011-04-08T02:00:07.383Z The prospects of a pearl fishery, when success seems certain, may be abruptly ruined by accidents from sharks, of which the divers have a superstitious, but not altogether unreasonable, dread. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z The forests abound in valuable timber trees; pearl fisheries are important, and the mineral deposits are of exceptional value. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World 2012-01-02T03:00:16.440Z On the contrary, private interest in the pearl fisheries of the Gulf of California continued throughout the seventeenth century, and the government endeavored to utilize it as means of planting colonies. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z North," said he; "they go to Batavia, but they call at the pearl fisheries at Cape Somerset. Missing Friends Being the Adventures of a Danish Emigrant in Queensland (1871-1880) 2011-06-15T02:00:22.810Z "It's the best pearl fishery I ever was on," said Phil, "and next time, with more divers, it will turn out a big thing." The Second String 2011-04-08T02:00:07.383Z The pearl fisheries of America lost their commercial importance with the wave of Emancipation by the nations whose souls were steeped in ignominious sin. Papers of the American Negro Academy. (The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers, No. 18-19.) 2011-02-23T03:00:31.787Z If in deeper water there should be equal plenty of such oysters at their full growth, Mr. Cook was of opinion that a pearl fishery might be established here to very great advantage. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z She had heard stories of the pearl fisheries of Ceylon where stones were stolen and hidden in cobras, even in human bodies.... Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z The river Karax, where is a pearl fishery, runs not far from hence. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z The pearl fishery, as indicated below, is of great importance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" This was largely due to the wealth of the country, famous in the earliest times as now for its pearl fisheries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" There are also extensive pearl fisheries in the Gulf, La Paz being the headquarters of the industry, and whale fisheries on the W. coast in the vicinity of Magdalena Bay. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" Ximenes now continued his course, and came to an island which he named Santa Cruz, where, according to all accounts, there were fine pearl fisheries. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. It is visited by the ocean steamers of several lines, and is the centre of a very extensive b�che-de-mer and pearl fishery. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" With what discursive freedom does the imagination range from the little plate of oysters that preludes your soup, to pearl fishery and the coral reefs, "with moonlight sleeping on the breaking surf!" Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas The pecuniary profit accruing to the government of Ceylon from the pearl fisheries amounted in 1891 to over a million rupees, while the result of some seasons' operations has far exceeded this sum. The Pearl of India There are several fishing villages whose inhabitants are largely engaged in the pearl fisheries, and a number of cocoa-nut plantations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" The natives of South America, for the best of reasons, hated their Spanish masters, who enslaved them, treated them brutally, and forced them to work in the pearl fisheries and the mines. Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters The tea estates and pearl fisheries of Ceylon, and the town work and harvesting in Burma attract large numbers of Tamil labourers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" Mr. Jardine was away, but his manager, Mr. Schramud, gave them some interesting information about the pearl fishery, and spoke of the trouble of establishing their station in old days. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' The country was beautiful and fertile; the climate delightful; and apparently an inexhaustible pearl fishery near. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots The abaka-cloth of this island is the finest made, and its pearl fisheries are valuable. An Ohio Woman in the Philippines Giving personal experiences and descriptions including incidents of Honolulu, ports in Japan and China There is still something done here in the pearl fisheries, though the most active stations are situated some thirty miles up the coast. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months The rivermen engaged in the fresh water pearl fishery call them slugs. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public The latter part of the exception being craftily intended to leave open to him the coast and pearl fisheries of Paria, notwithstanding the rights reserved to Columbus. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 It is a quaint old place of little present interest, though it was once famous for its pearl fisheries. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands It would make you healthy, wealthy—if you took a fancy to put some money into the pearl fishery—and wise. The Rough Road They also form a large proportion of the population of the Sulu Islands, where they are, or used to be, noted kidnappers and pirates, though also distinguished for their skill in pearl fisheries. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo There are about 400 boats now employed in the pearl fisheries, each of them paying a tax to the Sheik. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" On the north it has great pearl fisheries; inland it has goldfields, which take second rank in the world’s list, and it is fast developing its agricultural and pastoral riches. Peeps At Many Lands: Australia They had planted corn, and perceived signs of pearl fisheries and mines. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography I had smelled the same odor—and had not learned to like it—in far-off Ceylon, at the great pearl fisheries of the Orient. The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive To tell the truth I did not blame the men so very much for turning pirates, after I came really to understand the conditions connected with the pearl fisheries. Anting-Anting Stories And other Strange Tales of the Filipinos These white men own the sloops and schooners devoted to the pearl fishery, and they go out with these craft, taking along a lot of black men as divers. The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent For a time all went well, until a Spaniard named Ojeda, engaged in the pearl fishery, had come over from the island of Cubagua, seeking slaves. Las Casas 'The Apostle of the Indies' The pearl fisheries along the Arabian coast of the Persian Gulf are also controlled by Arab traders. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania These expeditions for water were usually accompanied by some disturbances with the Indians, some of whom were frequently captured and carried off to work in the pearl fisheries. Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings The pearl fisheries have for centuries brought strangers to this shore of the Gulf, and many of the inhabitants have served as divers with success. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited The diving is done in the same way as in pearl fisheries all over the world, so that there is no necessity of describing it. The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent Why, sir, I've heard summat o' that there fish; they say he's a monster shark with a black fin, that he's a man-eater, an' haunts the pearl fisheries. The Pirate Shark From hence he stood to the opposite island of Margarita, previously discovered by Columbus, and since renowned for its pearl fishery. Amerigo Vespucci There is also a pearl fishery in the mouth of its principal river, and in some of its valleys are found diamonds. The Arabian Nights Entertainments These were afterwards joined by agents of the Chartered Company which exploited the pearl fisheries of the Mosquito coast. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Gold was to be found there in considerable quantities, and there were several pearl fisheries upon the coasts. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. Opposite Margarita a second patache left the fleet to visit the island and collect the royal revenues, although after the exhaustion of the pearl fisheries the island lost most of its importance. The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century For fifty leagues the Dauphine followed the coast southward, looking for a harbor, for Verrazzano knew that pearl fisheries and spices were far more likely to be found in southern than in northern waters. Days of the Discoverers We are not the men lazily and avariciously to anchor our hopes on a pearl fishery; we rouse the natives to cultivate their salt fish and shark fisheries. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843 Or would you rather talk about the Mississippi River pearl fisheries? Little Eve Edgarton There were pearl fisheries up and down the bay, yielding the finest of pearls; and "golden Potosi"—the tangible Eldorado, was not far off. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. According to one account his original design had been against Rio de la Hacha near the pearl fisheries, "but having missed his aim" he sailed for Santa Marta. The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century Many precious stones are found in Ceylon; and the pearl fishery is a very important source of wealth, though its value is variable in different years. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East Off the coast of this island, at Manaar and Tutecorin, there is a fine pearl fishery, which brings in a large revenue, being let twice a-year in farm to certain black merchants. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 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 The pearl fishery can be reached in about eight hours by steam from Colombo, and it would have been delightful to have visited it, had time permitted. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months Sharp's vessel, with her crew of more than 130 men, made off for the Pearl Islands, ostensibly to fill fresh water, but really, no doubt, to rob the pearl fisheries. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. In the island of Schitwar, on the eastern side of the Gulf of Persia, Nearchus found the inhabitants engaged in a pearl fishery: at present pearls are not taken on this side of the Gulf. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson He speculates a little in rice, and he may have some interest in pearl fisheries. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines The Dutch found here vast quantities of muscles, cockles, mother-of-pearls, and pearl-oysters, which gave reason to expect that a valuable pearl fishery might have been established here. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 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 A group of islands in the Persian Gulf, celebrated for its pearl fisheries. Matthew Arnold's Sohrab and Rustum and Other Poems They set sail from Accapulco on the 18th of October, and soon afterwards took a bark bound for the pearl fishery, which they manned and took into their service as a tender. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 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. Remember that our Alta California has no pearls on its shores, and that even the pearl fisheries of the terrible lower country are almost worn out. The Splendid Idle Forties Stories of Old California This account proved to be true, the ship turning out to be a Spaniard, from South America, engaged in the pearl fishery, and on the eve of sailing for her port. The Crater "Sir," said Conseil, "would you give us some details of the pearl fishery?" Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea The pearl shell and pearl fishery may be said to have sprung into existence within the last few years. Explorations in Australia, Illustrated, We had been at sea a fortnight, when happening to allude to the pearl fishery, I bethought me of my own prizes. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale I have just come from the East Indies for the purpose of organizing a systematic plan for the pearl fisheries. Cord and Creese Cubagua, Isle of, discovery of; natives; pearl fisheries on the coast of, established. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) Of the Solomon Islands, where he spent the few healthy months of the year growing coco-nuts for copra and developing a pearl fishery. The Mountebank The republic of Columbia also possesses on its coast, on the island of Marguerita, on the Rio Hacha and in the gulf of Panama pearl fisheries of ancient celebrity. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 The parenthetical project, however, was to touch at the last island, procure a few divers, and proceed in quest of certain islands where it was supposed the pearl fishery would succeed. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale To give credibility to his pretended plan for the pearl fisheries, he bought a dozen suits of diving armor and various articles which Brocket assured him that he would need. Cord and Creese They were under injunction "to seek out pearl fisheries," "to catch bison-calves, tame them and take their wool," and "to look for mines." The French in the Heart of America Many years ago my father discovered the pearl fisheries. Aunt Jane's Nieces out West Instead of landing and looking to see if the natives spoke the truth, he started a hopeful letter to the sovereigns, telling them what rich pearl fisheries he had discovered. Christopher Columbus Luck is with us, Master Miles," he said, "and we'll be off for them pearl fisheries next week. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale The government keeps the pearl fishery grounds under proper regulations, and allows divers one half of all they find, the other half going to the State Treasury. Round the World The pearl fishery diminished rapidly about the end of the sixteenth century; and, according to Laet, it had long ceased in 1633.* Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 I realize that, your honor; but my client deems it wise to keep the location of his island a secret, because he has valuable pearl fisheries on its shores. Aunt Jane's Nieces out West It was found to be inhabited by numerous tribes of Indians, and to be in many parts extremely fertile; to which, of course, were added rumors of gold mines, pearl fishery, &c. Two Years Before the Mast The island of Ceylon," he said, "is famous for its pearl fisheries. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea The trade of the Gulf, with its pearl fisheries and other resources, would be speedily developed. Memoir of the Proposed Territory of Arizona It was found to be inhabited by numerous tribes of Indians, and to be in many parts extremely fertile; to which, of course, was added rumors of gold mines, pearl fishery, etc. Two Years Before the Mast He was willing to develop the pearl fisheries, but objected to the flock of adventurers sure to descend upon his island if its wealth of pearls became generally known. Aunt Jane's Nieces out West This has always been the case, even in the prosperous days of the pearl fishery. Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon You know about—" "With all due respect to master," Conseil replied, "the Nautilus's commander has invited us, together with master, for a visit tomorrow to Ceylon's magnificent pearl fisheries. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea The whole building, which, for all I know, may have been contrived by a Conquistador farmer of the pearl fishery three hundred years ago, is perfectly silent. Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard The accounts of Ceylon pearl fisheries are so common in every child's book that I do not attempt to describe the system in detail. Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon Sangoa must have wonderful pearl fisheries—don't you remember, girls, that he told us his people were fishermen?—for each of these specimens is worth a small fortune. Aunt Jane's Nieces out West Temporary huts were erected for thousands of natives, who thronged to Ceylon from all parts of the East for the fascinating speculations of the pearl fishery. Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon While fresh from the subject of government mismanagement, let us turn our eyes in the direction of one of those natural resources of wealth for which Ceylon has ever been renowned—the "pearl fishery." Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon |
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