| 单词 | river bottom |
| 例句 | He sat down and with his deep voice told the river bottoms that he had been hurt. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s the biggest one in the river bottoms.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The encampment filled the river bottom for two miles along the meandering river. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Back in the thick timber of the river bottoms, the sharp snapping of frozen limbs could be heard. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Her toes touched muddy river bottom and she pushed up. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Coming out of the river bottoms, I scatted up a long hogback ridge, and broke out on top in the flats. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z His feet sought the river bottom, he stumbled and splashed, while icy, waves swirled up to his neck. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z You hurried silently along the river bottom, stung by mosquitoes, hooted by owls, zoomed by bats, buzzed by snakes that rattled among the rocks, mud and fever, darkness and sighing. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I had been hunting the river bottoms hard for about three weeks. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z As if in answer to my words, his deep voice hammered its way up through the river bottoms. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The beautiful silence that follows the setting sun had settled over the river bottoms. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “They’re fine. I made them some bows and arrows and they went hunting rabbits in the river bottom. I’m not keeping the pan hot though.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “The biggest one in the river bottoms. He’s this big, Mama.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It would make pushing my stick off the river bottom harder, but I knew it would be impossible for Otto to sit still on the rocking boat without holding on to me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z A man uses a long cane to push against the river bottom or ties himself to the front of the raft with a long rope and swims. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He followed me down to the river bottoms and disappeared in the thick timber. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Once the road left the flat river bottom it got very sandy. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The two boys trudged up out of the river bottom and up the crumbling cliff to the level land. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Closer to the bank the river bottom turned stony. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Voxy clenches my hand tighter, and I get a toe on the river bottom. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Going underground, through the rock, with die filthy river bottom above us, and fish swimming in the black water on the other side of die curving tiles. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z There was no answer beyond the suck of the pole through the murk of the river bottom. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Seeing that he couldn’t shake Old Dan and Little Ann from his trail, he cut through the river bottoms and ran out into an old field. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z We crossed an old field and entered the river bottoms. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I set- ded on the river bottom soundlessly. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I thought perhaps that on moonlight nights Old Dan would be able to hear the deep voices of the hounds as they rolled out of the river bottoms on the frosty air. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Gregor peered into the water and saw tiny jets of light shooting out of the river bottom. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I roamed the hills and the river bottoms. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Well,” Grandpa said, “there’s supposed to be a white flag in the mouth of Black Fox. That’s where we leave the road. The camp is in the river bottoms.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z At that moment, the loud clear voice of a redbone hound, bawling treed, rang through the river bottoms. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Let her join the many dead hidden among Argentine river bottoms. For Latin American Women, Horror and Fantasy Capture Everyday Struggle 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z Erlandson joined his wife in his motor home, the sound of bugles echoing across the river bottom all night. Plan fall visit to Montana for drama of Missouri Breaks elk rut 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z This winter has been gray, the color of the low fog drifting in the Missouri river bottoms. Cher, Bloody Marys and dementia: The heartbreak and comic absurdity of caring for an aging mom 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z The fish tried to part ways with me by tangling in aquatic plants along the river bottom, but the tippet held and Sgamma deftly netted the fish. A pilgrimage to one of the most popular American trout streams 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z But you will need to pan for these, like someone searching for gold in a river bottom. Books of The Times: Roberto Bolaño’s ‘Unknown University’ Collects His Poems 2013-07-09T18:50:31Z And construction of flood barriers has led to smaller rocks and sand filling the river bottom, obstructing the larger rocks that form the ayu’s habitat. Climate change threatens Japan's cormorant fishing legacy A wedge of salt water slipped up along the river bottom, beginning in the spring. A salty problem for people near the mouth of the Mississippi is a wakeup call for New Orleans 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z The greatly diminished flow to the gulf currently lacks the volume to push back the heavy, salt-laden gulf water, which sneaks upstream along the river bottom. Editorial: Should L.A. care about salt in New Orleans' tap water? Yes. Here's why 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Only Lime knows how many scooters lie on the river bottom. Why Lime scooters tossed into the Spokane River stay there 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z That’s an ominous sign, said Kurta the Michigan scientist, donning waders to slosh across the mucky river bottom for the bat netting project in mid-June. After helping prevent extinctions for 50 years, the Endangered Species Act itself may be in peril 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Fierce springtime flows are churning up river bottoms, causing gold to be dredged from deep pockets and dense clays, where the biggest nuggets may hide. Modern-day prospectors take notice as raging California rivers replenish historic Gold Rush spots 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Nearly 30 chemicals or chemical groups were identified as contaminants to animals such as shellfish and worms that live near the river bottom. null 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Darters live on river bottoms and use the spaces between rocks for hiding and breeding. Threatened fish gets 524 miles of habitat in Mississippi 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z In Ventura County and along the Central Coast, teams have been engaging with populations residing in river bottoms and river beds. Southern California races to shelter homeless people as frigid storm bears down 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z In its place, they put a grid of 900 salvaged logs, each anchored to the river bottom. How stray logs in Puget Sound turn industrial shorelines green 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z The risk is that the modified river bottom will simply cause a buildup of sediment downstream and block ship traffic anew. Can Germans Save Their Beloved Rhine? 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z He said dredging of the river bottom continues in several spots to help keep traffic flowing. Low water on the Mississippi River impacting barge traffic 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Habitat destruction has clogged river bottoms with silt that inhibits the survival of adult Pearl darters and their offspring. Threatened fish gets 524 miles of habitat in Mississippi 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Porter, invested her earnings judiciously in rich river bottom land, business properties and lucrative mortgages. ‘World’s Richest Negro Girl’ inspired media ridicule, fascination, alarm 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z Although some were able to find gold by panning for it or shoveling soil from river bottoms into sieve-like contraptions called rockers, most did not. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Councilmember Clarissa Cervantes was the lone no vote, citing concerns that there will not be enough shelter for everyone living in the river bottom. Citing L.A. as a model, Riverside bans homeless camps in Santa Ana River bottom 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z On the right flank, crews were 150 feet from the river bottom. Wildfire in Northern California burns in 'dangerous' terrain, grows to 904 acres 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z The river bottom was badly contaminated from industrial waste. This departing Seattle activist helped save the Duwamish River. Here’s what he wants you to know 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z The first divided the tidewater, low country, and river bottom land from the piedmont and similar upland districts. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z They gulp mouthfuls of fine sediment from lake and river bottoms, swirl it around, spit out the dirt cloud and then suck in whatever food falls out. Supersized Goldfish Could Become Superinvaders 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Exacerbated by extreme drought, probable “human-caused” fires have ignited in the river bottom over the years, prompting officials to propose the anticamping ordinance. Citing L.A. as a model, Riverside bans homeless camps in Santa Ana River bottom 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z That leaves fine particles to coat stream and river bottoms where yellow lance mussels live and can eventually lead to declines in their population. American eel, marbled salamander among ‘critters in crisis’ in D.C. region, experts say 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z They scoot through deep sea sediments and sandy river bottoms, and scurry over lichens and moss on land, scampering toward prospective mates and food or away from predators. Why Tiny Tardigrades Walk Like Insects 500,000 Times Their Size 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z The boat he was in struck the river bottom, he said. Wheelchair rugby smashes stereotypes at the Paralympics 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z Rosen said a shift in the winds prompted an evacuation order for those south of Limonite Avenue, west of Van Buren Boulevard, north of the river bottom and east of Downey Street. Fast-moving brush fire prompts evacuation of about 50 homes in Jurupa Valley 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z “For most of the world's rivers, we lack any data set for river bottom elevations,” he says. Why do rivers leap from their banks? Scientists strive to predict deadly flooding events 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z The first, dubbed the Perkin fire, spread to about 50 acres near the Oxnard city limits after erupting in a river bottom around 4:30 p.m. Southern California is in for a reprieve from dangerous fire weather 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z Dubbed the Cornell fire, the blaze began shortly before noon in a river bottom near Santa Paula Airport. Wind-toppled tree likely sparked Cornell fire in Ventura County as tens of thousands lose power 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z Fire is staying within the river bottom, there are some evacuation warnings in place. Brush fire ignites amid high winds in Ventura County, spurring evacuation warnings 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z During the overnight deflation, river levels were reduced about 4 feet in the six-mile stretch between Cedar Falls and Waterloo, causing mass stranding of freshwater mussels on the exposed river bottom. Waterloo slowly lowers river level to protect mussels 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z It’s a symbol of significance in Indian culture, she wrote, noting “a lotus grows underwater, its flower rising above the surface while its roots are planted firmly in the river bottom.” Democrats see racism in GOP mispronunciations of ‘Kamala’ 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z Sonar images released by the agency last month showed the vessel lying on a river bottom crisscrossed with what appear to be a few timbers or fallen trees. Alabama proceeds with plan to remove artifacts from Clotilda 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z Cracks in river bottom rocks could be wedges opened up by continuous freeze-thaw cycles—a sign of persistent frigid conditions. NASA’s new rover will collect martian rocks—and clues to planet’s ancient climate 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z His firm was paid to dredge sand and dirt from the river bottom to accommodate shipping traffic. Perspective | The headstone read, ‘Killed on Smoot’s Dredging Machine.’ What did that mean? 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z The woman screamed and the man fled but several people in a nearby river bottom where there was a homeless camp chased Mendez and knocked him unconscious, police said. California sexual assault suspect dies after beating 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z The artifacts include pieces of wood and metal taken from a muddy river bottom where the ship was discovered, said Jim Delgado, a maritime archaeologist who helped identify the wreck. Alabama to exhibit artifacts from last US slave ship 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Removing the remains of the station will “reshape the river bottom and banks to improve fish passage,” the federation said in a statement. Effort to remove dam, restore herring and salmon in Maine 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z Knee deep in the swift current of this Whanganui tributary, he measures small bugs and algae life clinging to the river bottom, one gauge of a river’s health. Saving the Whanganui: can personhood rescue a river? 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z That means the river bottom gets scraped by the floodwaters, leaving buried pipelines exposed. US State Department oil pipeline review doesn’t ease worries 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z “Down in the river bottom so far, we’ve been able to get by with so-called dry land farming,” he said. Augusta farm stands test of time 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z Fortunately, the case it was in really was waterproof, so when Young pulled it from the river bottom, it still powered on. Texas scuba diver scours rivers for lost valuables, returns 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z Flooding in 2011 scoured the river bottom and exposed the buried pipeline, causing it to break along a stretch of river popular with anglers and boaters. Exxon Mobil to pay $1M to settle oil spill in Montana river 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z “About half of the ship rises above the river bottom,” he said. Clotilda: Last US slave ship discovered among gators, snakes 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z As water recedes, at least for the moment, and the conversation shifts to recovery, many in the river bottom said they planned to stay and rebuild, hopeful that policies might change. ‘Breaches Everywhere’: Flooding Bursts Midwest Levees, and Tough Questions Follow 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z That’s because neither is measuring pollutants that may have dropped to the river bottom and are likely to linger in the sediment, said Avner Vengosh, a professor of geochemistry and water quality. Post-Florence coal ash tests at 1 site yet to raise alarms 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z That sort of river bottom hosts more diverse communities of insects such as hellgrammites and stoneflies, important in the base of the food web. After a century on the Patapsco River, Bloede Dam’s removal set to begin with a blast 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z They say body of Lonnie Townsend was found in the dry river bottom, west of the Interstate 17. MCSO: Missing 79-year-old Anthem man found dead in New River 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z He said the bomb was discovered during the cleaning of the river bottom. More than 2,000 evacuated to remove WWII-era bomb in Poland 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Much like marine biologists looking at a particularly unfortunate river bottom, the economists found “dead zones” in the early and middle parts of the draft’s first round. Tank to the Top? Not So Fast 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z Diluent separated from bitumen and bitumen sank to the river bottom. I was arrested for protesting Canada's pipeline – and the battle is far from over | Elizabeth May 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z The abrasive action of sand and grit from the river bottom had effectively destroyed it. Gricar mystery: New investigator takes over 13-year-old case 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z A reporter found ship remains on a river bottom during an unusually low tide in January and published an article, prompting a historical review. Gulf Coast wreck ruled out as last slave ship 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z A reporter found ship remains in a river bottom in January during an unusually low tide. Gulf Coast wreck ruled out as last slave ship 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z A reporter found ship remains embedded in a river bottom weeks ago during an unusually low tide. Experts assessing remains of possible slave vessel 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z A single hopper dredge is mopping up rough spots on the river bottom identified by sonar scans of the work area. $973M deepening of Savannah harbor nearing halfway point 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Two people walked away unhurt from the crash that left the plane upside down in a river bottom. Small plane lands on California highway after engine trouble 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Firefighters, air tankers and helicopters are fighting a brush fire burning in the Santa Ana river bottom near downtown Riverside. Brush fire burning near downtown Riverside blankets neighborhood in smoke 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Still, state Department of Natural Resources spokesman David Lucas says the wild hogs’ preferred habitat is swampy lowlands near river bottoms. Wild hog sightings up in unlikely South Carolina county 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z The river bottom was poison not only to things that lived there, but the dredge spoil was toxic waste. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z “We only scraped over the river bottom by centimetres this time,” says Drexlin. In search of the neutrino, ghost particle of the universe 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z “Flood plain soils, river bottom soils, they’re going to drain. And then you couple that with high temperatures and dry conditions, irrigation is really a necessity for us,” said Andy Jones, farm manager. Northeast farmers grappling with weather fluctuations 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z The fires are burning through private farmland with scattered homes, along with a mix of rolling open land and timber-choked river bottoms. The Latest: Montana fires draw crews from across nation 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z But a river bottom thick with sediment is just a graveyard. The last best empty place in America 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z The toothless beasts vacuum up snails, crayfish, clams and insect larvae from lake and river bottoms. Michigan experiences shortest ice-fishing season 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z The company plans to drill horizontally below the river bottom, and it argues that the pipeline will be safer than trains and trucks that carry some of the crude oil currently being produced. Army Corps ordered to issue final Dakota Access pipeline permit, two lawmakers say 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Today the Binghamton is an eyesore damaged beyond repair, and leans lamely to one side on the muddy river bottom here, across the Hudson from Grant’s Tomb near 125th Street. Final Departure for 111-Year-Old Hudson Ferryboat 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z A photograph of grizzly bears accompanying an article on Nov. 15 about river bottoms and their role in sustaining diverse ecosystems carried an incorrect credit. An Ecosystem’s Lifeblood, Flowing Through Gravel 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z A healthy river bottom is layered with polished rocks of rainbow striations, and gravel crushed during another geologic age. The last best empty place in America 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z That material was pumped from a sweet spot in the river bottom, home to a combination of sand, silt, clay and decomposed organic matter. At Blackwater refuge, rising sea levels drown habitat 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z “We’re down here in the river bottoms of the Mississippi. Ducks are plentiful down here.” Family retreat becomes state-of-the-art youth hunting camp 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z Until this work began in the 1970s, researchers thought the hyporheic zone – the groundwater that is part of the river system – lay within just a meter or so of the river bottom and banks. Yellowstone fish deaths point to huge toll of human activity on rivers 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z Both are built on wood pilings driven into the river bottom sand. Desperately Plugging Holes in an 87-Year-Old Dam 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z A ladder-like fish passage system would be installed and some parts of the river bottom would be reconfigured to ease upstream passage for fish. Proposal: Remove hydroelectric dam to restore fish numbers 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z That means occasional dredging of the river bottom; it also means prowling for floating hazards. Roiling on the river: This boat prowls the waters, picking up floating logs 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z A large fraction sank, contaminating 40 miles of river bottom. The tar sands’ threat to our waters 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z Freshwater mussels perform their filtering function when they burrow into the sand and gravel at the river bottom. Tennessee editorial roundup 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z The tide was rising, which was another reason the green carpet was not as visible as it often is, for it grows up from the river bottom. What’s up with the green stuff invading the Potomac River? 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z It says excavating the river bottom and the river’s faster current undermined the piers to the point that the bridge shifted. Railroad sues over damaged bridge from river project 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z At least 136 acres of river bottom and 35 percent of the PCBs, an oil-like substance discharged from factories in Fort Edward and Hudson Falls, about 40 miles north of Albany, weren’t removed, he said. New York challenges effectiveness of cleanup in Hudson River 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z The one that collapsed, which was using a vibrating hammer to force cylindrical support piles into the river bottom, was quickly replaced. Milestone for New Tappan Zee Bridge: It’s Halfway Done 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z The home—about 2,000 square feet—is a log cabin with a glassed-in porch that offers views of the river bottom. Three Homes That Offer Quail Hunting 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z On Monday a fire in the river bottom north of Mandan burned trees and posed a threat to homes. Excerpts from recent North Dakota editorials 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z When he arrived at Kimball in November of his junior year, his grades bounced along a river bottom. The Tragedy of a Hall of Fame Coach and His Star Recruit 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z The partners needed heavy equipment and two large boats to place it on the river bottom. Village awarded federal grant for river turbine design 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z Turning the river into a deeper channel led to serious floods in downtown Napa, and the increased flow lowered the river bottom, incising banks as deep as 25 feet. In Napa Valley, Future Landscapes Are Viewed in the Past 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z This swastika-shaped feature was constructed on river bottom lands of the Kazakh steppe. These Satellite Views of Ancient Earthworks Are Stirring Debate 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Mild temperatures and a high fuel load in the river bottoms along with the area’s high use prompted the ban. Excerpts from recent North Dakota editorials 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z The fish will clear the river bottom of algae and weeds in preparation for the spawn. Fall a great time for trout fishing in Montana 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z Then explosives will be placed in holes drilled down to about 5 feet below the river bottom. End of O.K. Allen Bridge ‘bittersweet’ for local women 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z First of all, the river bottom is dark: 30 feet deep, low in oxygen, clouded by muddy sediment stirred up by the fast-moving current. Rising from Maryland waters: Ship that may have sunk during Revolution 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z Teeter countered that those deeds didn’t include the river bottom. US judge weighs dumping case over Alcoa dams riverbed rights 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Authorities said Wednesday that the waste from the Gold King spill will continue to be dangerous when contaminated sediment gets stirred up from the river bottom. Government vows to pay for Colorado mining spill but costs remain unknown 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z This time of year the river bottoms are pretty mossy. Fall a great time for trout fishing in Montana 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z Though the EPA said stretches of the Animas south of the spill were clearing, residents described orange-colored silt on the river bottom and shoreline in many places. States downstream from contaminated river upset that EPA didn't alert them 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z The heavy metals in the plume will settle to the river bottom and get stirred up again and again by rains and runoff. Colorado river spill underscores threat of old hard-rock mines 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z It starts with some 9-inch long, inch-thick hunks of steel that the divers attach to the H pilings, after dredging several feet below the river bottom. Power line work signals stepped-up preventive maintenance 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z Wednesday in a river bottom east of Corona Municipal Airport. Corona fire forces evacuation of 75 homes 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z “Our biggest concern is the potential for homeless encampments in the river bottom,” he said. Crews battling fast-moving brush fire near Santa Paula Airport 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z This enabled the trust to conclude, the lawsuit says, that building an island and walkways and driving 547 pilings through the river bottom to bedrock was “free of potential environmental impacts.” Civic Group Sues to Halt Hudson River Park Backed by Barry Diller 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z The state can’t now stake the public’s claim on the river bottom after recognizing it as private property for more than a century unless it’s willing to pay millions in compensation, company lawyers said. Judge peers to US independence as NC fights Alcoa dams title 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z The damaged section was installed in 1967, in an 8-foot-deep trench dug into the river bottom, according to documents submitted to regulators. Broken pipeline that spilled into Yellowstone to be removed 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z As they dragged the bar over the river bottom, clams would instinctively close their shells in on the hooks. Clamming industry boomed in New Ulm in early 1900s 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z A lot of the rumpled, mound-and-ditch works found throughout river bottoms were cut during phosphate mining in the late 19th and early 20th century. Earthen Confederate fortifications visible in Charleston 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z In Hughes County there is the similar Arzberger site, where people were living on fortified bluffs and traversing miles to collect firewood or get to the river bottom for farming. Crow Creek massacre in 1300s remains South Dakota’s worst 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z At about 4 o’clock Saturday morning, divers recovered McFarland’s body from the river bottom about 30 feet from shore. Lynnwood man, 25, dies on nighttime raft trip 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z But Thomas L. Riggs began building a fine home in the river bottom in the meantime that was finished in 1902, and it’s there the piano eventually came to make its home. Church donates piano to South Dakota Historical Society 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z From the grain elevator down to Riverfront Park, a massive clam bed still blankets the river bottom in the summer. Clamming industry boomed in New Ulm in early 1900s 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z That means dredging — potentially digging up miles of the river bottom — or capping, which is placing a hard material over a particularly polluted spot by using chemicals that will break down the toxins over time. A swimmable Anacostia River? Something to look forward to, in a decade or more. 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z However, the company’s response “was not able to remediate the entire area affected by the discharge incident” and didn’t address oil that sank to the river bottom. Railroad settles Mississippi River oil spill claim 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z Back in the 1970s, scientists noticed that electric eels exploring murky river bottoms sometimes release two quick pulses in a row — called a doublet — in less than a hundredth of a second. The Surprising Power of an Electric Eel’s Shock 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z It is a practical, achievable plan to remove or isolate contaminated sediment on the river bottom while preventing pollution from recontaminating the river. Guest: Why the EPA’s plan is the best way forward for the Duwamish River 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z The greenish-brownish colors and mossy look of the freshwater mollusk’s outer shell blend in well with the same-size rocks found along river bottoms. Clamming industry boomed in New Ulm in early 1900s 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z The EPA will require 105 acres of river bottom to be dug up, removing nearly 1 million more cubic yards of polluted earth to landfills. Mammoth $342 million cleanup ahead for soiled Duwamish River 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z Commit to cleaning up the toxic chemicals in and around the river bottom. Fixing the District — a plan for east of the river The chemicals mixed with sediment on the river bottom and at some locations along the shoreline, according to the EPA. GE to study shore in latest clean-up step for NY's Hudson River 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z For over a century the corps built cofferdams, structures that hold back rivers and enable workers to construct dams on dry river bottoms. On Books Since 1988, Ohio River Dam Project Keeps Rolling Along 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z Up to 36,000 tons of ash, containing potentially toxic metals like arsenic, remain along 70 miles of river bottom, and there they will remain. Duke Energy completes river cleanup, leaving behind 36,000 tons of coal ash 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z With 92 percent of the original heavy metal-laden and possibly radioactive coal ash still coating 70 miles of river bottom, river advocates are frustrated. With 92% of Coal Ash Still Coating North Carolina River Bed, Duke Energy Declares Cleanup Complete The groups are fearful coal ash containing an array of toxic heavy metals will continue to be churned up from the river bottom during floods or storms. NC, Va. groups to monitor coal ash in Dan River 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Projects that will be covered by the loan include dredging the river bottom, restoring disturbed oyster beds and installing “bubble curtains” to protect sturgeon from underwater construction noise. New York State Board Approves Reduced $256 Million Loan for Tappan Zee Project 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z Inevitably, many of the timbers broke loose and tumbled to river bottoms or became embedded in riverbanks. 1800s-era sunken logs are now treasure; here are the men who find them 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z Many former Kenmore tenants — impoverished, haunted by addictions and bouncing along the river bottom of life — have disappeared from the public record. Takeover of Kenmore Hotel: Informer Recalls His Complicity 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z A type of freshwater algae, known as "rock snot," that infiltrates river bottoms and clumps on rocks is not an invasive species introduced into waterways by humans, a new study finds. 'Rock Snot' Has Been Native to Much of the World for Thousands of Years 2014-05-08T21:34:00Z In 1899, when the cousins’ great-grandfather leased five acres of nearby river bottom and started the company, the water here was still rich with the plankton and phytonutrients that oysters need to live. A Chesapeake Homecoming 2014-03-24T19:09:28Z For one, didymo likes stable river flows, so it is not scoured from its rocky home at river bottoms. Rock Snot Gets a Boost from Climate Change 2014-03-10T14:00:00Z Emerson swam down to the muck of the river bottom more than a dozen feet below. 1800s-era sunken logs are now treasure; here are the men who find them 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z The discharge led to coal combustion waste coating the river bottom as far as 70 miles downstream. North Carolina cites Duke Energy in coal ash spill 2014-03-01T08:06:18Z Deposits varying from 5 inches deep to less than 1 inch coated the river bottom across the state line into Virginia and to Kerr Lake, a major reservoir. Another toxic spill is contaminating North Carolina’s coal-infested river 2014-02-19T21:13:00Z The market’s founder is 64, with swept-back salt-and-pepper hair and a voice as gravelly as a river bottom, betraying his Rhode Island roots. Could California’s salmon make a comeback? 2013-06-02T12:00:00Z Mayflies, caddis flies and a host of other minuscule insects emerge from the river bottom and make their way to the surface. When Rainbow Trout Go Bug Hunting, Anglers Are Waiting 2013-05-11T17:12:25Z As a last resort, they will likely dredge the river bottom and dispose of the contaminated sediment in landfills this summer. Will Canada s Proposed Tar Sands Oil Pipeline Muck Up Its Pacific Coast? 2013-03-05T18:45:09.870Z Police found Heaton’s body five hours later at the river bottom not far from the boat ramp where he was to meet his girlfriend. Drowning is contagious 2012-10-06T12:00:00Z The heavy bitumen sank to the river bottom, leaving a mess that is still being cleaned up. Op-Ed Contributor: The Dangers of Diluted Bitumen Oil 2012-08-21T04:23:02Z But removing the contaminated sediment disturbs the poison that lies in the mucky river bottom and tends to spread it even farther. Green Blog: Cleaning a River That Was Given Up for Dead 2012-08-14T13:42:28Z They spend most of their existence as nymphs, encased in a black shuck and nestled in cracks and crevices in the river bottom. When Rainbow Trout Go Bug Hunting, Anglers Are Waiting 2013-05-11T17:12:25Z If dilbit sinks, what clean up strategies and technologies exist to recover it from the river bottom or ocean floor? Will Canada s Proposed Tar Sands Oil Pipeline Muck Up Its Pacific Coast? 2013-03-05T18:45:09.870Z The excavated river bottom is now being restored with clean fill. Superfund Efforts to Clean Waterways Come With a Risk 2012-08-13T18:57:27Z Cultivated and along river bottoms: honey yield of little importance; external nectar glands; pollen from flowers. Texas Honey Plants 2012-04-04T02:00:58.927Z They spent that day in looking over the river bottoms, where are now situated the towns of Maple Prairie and Van Asselt. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z The chemicals, polyaluminum chloride and sodium hydroxide, are meant to bind with the cadmium and then settle to the river bottom. China Says It Curbed Spill of Toxic Metal in River 2012-01-30T13:40:55Z I had fortunately brought a pair of rubbers in my satchel, and found them invaluable as wading-shoes, where the river bottom is strewn with sharp gravel and slimy round-heads. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z Then by rolling the logs three or four rods on sloping ground, they would fall straight down to the river bottom, a distance that took us fellows a half day to go up. A Trip to California in 1853 Recollections of a Gold Seeking Trip by Ox Train across the Plains and Mountains by an Old Illinois Pioneer 2011-12-21T03:00:30.213Z The officers search for evidence in the silky muck of the river bottoms ringing the city. Drone Submarines Add Eyes for N.Y.C. Harbor Police 2011-12-05T02:09:27Z Above Parson's Pleasure we emerge from Mesopotamia—as the pretty river bottom is called in which the Char divides into several channels—and come in sight of the 'varsity cricket-ground. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z There appeared no means of reaching the cabin except by boat or swimming, and the mud of the river bottom at that point was evidently deep. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z A small tree in swamps and river bottoms from North Carolina south to Florida, and west to Texas. The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States 2011-11-12T03:00:31.793Z The largest specimens reach fifty feet in height in Texas and Arkansas, in river bottom lands, and in the Southwest the tree is an abundant undergrowth—making a beautiful woodland picture in early spring. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z This oak occurs in the river bottoms in southern Illinois. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z The line broke July 1 after flooding scoured the river bottom and exposed the 12-inch pipe, which was buried just five feet deep in some areas. APNewsBreak: Exxon Mobil to restart Montana pipeline that failed after burying it more deeply 2011-09-23T19:17:12Z We rode into line in the river bottom again. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z Mainly indigenous to river bottoms in the Southern and Southwestern States, extending northward to Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Southern Iowa. The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States 2011-11-12T03:00:31.793Z The instant the raft swung away from the plateau Sam saw that his pole was of no use, for the river bottom was fully one hundred feet below the surface. Lost in the Ca?on 2011-09-19T02:00:14.387Z The water locust, Gleditsia aquatica Marsh., is found in river bottoms in southern Illinois, becoming a medium sized tree. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z Running until the river bottoms were swamped in purple shadows, I landed and made camp in a soft little nest of snowy sand left behind by a high-water eddy. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z Never have I seen such fertile soil as there is in the river bottom below us. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z Once a pier falls to the river bottom, Mr. Laird said, it is much harder to win regulatory approval to replace it. Cleaner Harbor Has a Downside: Pests That Plague Park Construction 2011-08-24T01:57:12Z While at the ranch house itself, I rely for venison upon shooting either blacktail in the broken country away from the river, or else whitetail in the river bottoms. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z It grows best in river bottoms, where it is common and forms a valuable timber tree, attaining a height of 80 feet and a diameter of 4 feet. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z A few seconds later he was a twinkling shadow, flitting down the long lane of spruces in the river bottom. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z The beautiful slope which we had seen consisted of water grass and reed tops; the bank itself was of firm moist clay; and the river bottom close under it was soft mud. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z So they unfastened the end of the anchor chain at the capstan and fled, leaving the chain and the anchor in the mud of the river bottom. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z It first follows river bottoms, then mountains, ridges and river bottoms again, while an occasional fording of the glacial stream, lends interest to the ever-changing scenes. The Mountains of Oregon 2011-07-17T02:00:38.297Z The willow oak, Quercus phellos L., is a river bottom tree rarely found in southern Illinois. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z He used a stiff, heavy pole, however, about ten feet long, cut from the jungles that grow on the river bottom, and a heavy line, a foot shorter, with double gut for attaching the fly. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z I looked back, and by the starlight saw the river bottom filled with the mist, lying apparently dense as snow. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z As soon as the discovery was made that the swampy river bottoms were adapted to rice and indigo, slavery received a great impetus and the Barbadian social system was almost duplicated. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z The Sulphur Springs are several streams of water, issuing from the crevices of the sand stone rock, on an elevated plateau, rising from the river bottom, not far from midway between Ottawa and Peru. The History of Peru 2011-06-27T02:01:04.487Z In the southern half of Illinois, growing on moist river bottoms, the green haw, Crataegus viridis L., becomes a tree 20 feet tall. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z For a distance of four miles the river bottom was an open prairie, and as level as a floor. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z In all the land we have covered there is neither good water to drink nor stones nor firewood, even enough to cook a meal, except in the river bottom. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z The lands of the estate were pretty broad, comprising some two thousand acres of rich prairie and "river bottom" land, which had been kept in a much better state of improvement than the house had. Hoosier Mosaics 2011-05-20T02:00:35.173Z Along the river bottom were meadows, but about the only change in the monotonous scenery, was from desert plains to desert mountains and back again to the plains. The Comstock Club 2011-05-18T02:00:16.367Z Thence the poacher, detained beyond time in reference to an appointment he meant being present at, had taken the shortest cut up the river bottom to Rugg's Ferry. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z Red refers to color of bark; river, prefers river bottoms. Wood and Forest 2011-03-01T03:00:42.647Z The country appeared to have moderately good pasturage, excellent in the river bottoms. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z When he had gone to sleep in his berth, earlier that same night, the train had been passing through a level, fertile valley that might have been one of the river bottoms beyond the Mississippi. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z I's born on de Neches River and spends all my earlies' life right down in de river bottoms, 'cause I done live in de Brazos bottom, too. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 2011-02-25T03:01:02.913Z Thence the poacher, detained beyond time in reference to an appointment he meant being present at, had taken the shortest cut up the river bottom to Rugg’s Ferry. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z The long grass in the river bottom twisted and turned in the shallowing current. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z We are hoping to find a place suitable for a foundation, for the entire river bottom possesses fine lands, well covered with grass and populated with oak trees. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z The principal burial place of the Otoes was on a bluff overlooking the river bottoms, and within a short distance of where Barnston now stands. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z De quarters was built of logs and de roofs was river bottom boards. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 2011-02-25T03:01:02.913Z She struck the water head foremost in a shallow dive which wrenched her back but kept her from striking the river bottom. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z The maker of power- generation equipment also must dredge deeper in certain areas and in most cases limit the number of times sections of the river bottom are disturbed. GE Hudson Cleanup Must Release Fewer Toxins, EPA Says 2010-12-26T06:05:54Z The bank and the river bottom both seemed solid, and Joe could feel no hidden obstruction that might get a mule in trouble. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z It was hard to haul much of a load across because the wagon would cut into the mud on the two banks while the sandy river bottom would stand a pretty good load. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z Mud for use in house building was procured, not only from the tunnel entrances and from the canal, but excavations were made in the river bottom near the house. The Chief Engineer 2010-12-20T17:11:56.320Z Even as he spoke, the ferryboat grated on the sandy river bottom. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z The EPA also will limit capping, a technique in which heavy sediments are anchored to the river bottom to hold toxins in the soil, to 11 percent of the project area. GE Hudson Cleanup Must Release Fewer Toxins, EPA Says 2010-12-26T06:05:54Z In the same time, the authors said, the algae blooms lessened, and more sunlight began to reach the river bottom. Potomac River now healthier than in '50s, study shows 2010-09-07T18:15:00Z Once its pioneer cells are established, clumps of the algae bloom first on rocks, then cover river bottoms with a fibrous mat that can choke out the insect life that is trout food. Fly Fishers Serving as Transports for Noxious Little Invaders 2010-08-16T01:57:00Z The business portion of the city occupies the low ground of the river bottom; the residence portion is on the hillsides overlooking the harbour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" In the lower part of the valley these channels are sometimes several miles across and are occupied by alluvial flats or river bottoms. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 Whole provinces or parts of provinces, ceased to grow grain and other necessities, and diverted their rich river bottoms to the raising of opium. The Opium Monopoly What was more, I recognized the greater width of the river bottoms, which were now flooded to the higher levels, the many islands which divided the current, and the lowness of the densely wooded hills. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois We were soon out of the river bottom, and then came the question as to whether we should keep or avoid the road. The Bright Side of Prison Life Experience, In Prison and Out, of an Involuntary Soujouner in Rebellion He stood on the rear platform and watched a horseman jogging over the sandy plain to the west, picturing his ride from the junction to some lonely ranch on a distant river bottom. Ewing\\'s Lady The solid raft ran deeply into the mud of the river bottom and it took the efforts of both crews to get her off. The Blind Lion of the Congo The Indians went in pursuit, and by the time Blenke could again see the phaeton it was quietly descending the little ramp to the river bottom, and all seemed well. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade While I was in the river bottom, it chanced that I looked up the great smooth slopes of the opposite hill, which is one of the range of Kells. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway When we left the ferry it was dark and muddy, and we lost our way in the river bottom. The Bright Side of Prison Life Experience, In Prison and Out, of an Involuntary Soujouner in Rebellion "You know that oranges on a hillside with southwestern exposure will do better than in an unprotected river bottom." The Vision of Elijah Berl The river bottom was low but Captain Mac asserted that after a day's journey they would find themselves on the higher plains, and this proved quite true. The Blind Lion of the Congo Patrols he could send to search the roads, the open prairie, the river bottom, but Skidmore had declared that no armed party could legally cross his threshold, and the courts had backed him. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade Ascending from the river bottoms to the lower slopes of the dividing ridges the forest becomes more open and the trees are smaller. The Forests of Mount Rainier National Park The river bottoms are covered with endless quantities of plums, sweet grapes, and various other wild fruits in the greatest abundance. Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51 I prefer river bottom with a clay subsoil. The Apple Wheat is raised, to some extent, in the river bottoms, and on the plateaus of the interior. Our Southern Highlanders I went hurriedly on down the river bottom, much of which was covered with wild rice, very thick and almost as high as my head. In the Early Days along the Overland Trail in Nebraska Territory, in 1852 It occurs in patches along the river bottoms where the flat scalelike foliage is conspicuous among the needle-shaped leaves of the hemlock and fir. The Forests of Mount Rainier National Park Killed two sage hens—mosquitoes quite troublesome; camped on the river bottom which is narrow; but little grass. Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51 He is located in river bottom, with sandy soil, and a blue clay subsoil. The Apple I. The snow had gone from all the foot-hills and had long since disappeared in the broad river bottom. Laramie; or, The Queen of Bedlam. The natural trail for scouts through the lines would be by the river bottom, and by other low ground out of sight. Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters It is common about Mount Rainier, in river bottoms, on the banks of large streams, and in swampy places. The Forests of Mount Rainier National Park But such plains always produce an enormous growth of pine timber, hardly equalled in the number of cords to the acre, by the heaviest-timbered land of the river bottoms. Soil Culture Trees planted in river bottoms have been known to be vigorous and productive after twenty-five years; while those on the prairie hard-pan planted at the same time have entirely disappeared. The Apple We ran as hard as we could go for a hundred yards, or until we had reached the flat of the river bottom. Gold Just the same, it's queer the buffalo are all out yonder in the open instead of grazing on the river bottoms. Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters It is a common tree in the river bottoms from British Columbia south to northern California. The Forests of Mount Rainier National Park Upstream a line of metal poles extended up from the dry river bottom for a mile. The Thirst Quenchers Upland is thought better than river bottom for orchards, and a north or east slope is chosen for apples. The Apple Major North was compelled to seek shelter in the river bottoms, and browsed his stock on cottonwood limbs to save them. The Battle of Atlanta and Other Campaigns, Addresses, Etc. But de nex' year he find a place on de river bottom near Grand Cane and it jes' suit him for de slaves he have, so he brung all de rest over from Louisiana. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 On rich river bottoms it is sometimes 15 to 20 feet high and 6 inches in diameter. The Forests of Mount Rainier National Park “I’m one of the new settlers over in the river bottom,” she explained. Claim Number One It fell upon them in the river bottoms in fierce, driving gusts; then in sheets that blotted out the forest and wet their very souls. Carmen Ariza Not to take any chances, Hardy followed them slavishly through the fine sand until they turned abruptly up onto a ridge which broke off at the edge of the river bottom. Hidden Water The road leading to Meadow bridge descended to low ground and across the river bottoms. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War It grows along streams and on sandy river bottoms often associated with the alder. The Forests of Mount Rainier National Park This cow was the only animal we lost on the whole journey; she strayed away in the river bottom before we crossed the Missouri. Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail It looked like some ancient lake or river bottom. A Gold Hunter's Experience We camped that night at a well in a sandy river bottom about ten miles beyond Ude, the halfway point on the trip to Urga. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' And nowhere was there promise of a larger yield than on that quick and productive river bottom. The Cabin on the Prairie On to the river bottom they went, and into a bosque where the cottonwoods and the sycamores grew thickly and the willow underbrush was dense. With Hoops of Steel We continued for the most part up a wide mossy and grassy river bottom covered with water. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse He produced a machine for spinning flax, and for the manufacture of ropes, and also one for excavating canals or river bottoms, for which purpose many such are now in use. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History After half an hour of wandering about she felt better, and returned to her sleeping bag on the sandy river bottom. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' “There, there, in the river bottom,” panted Squaretoes, the biggest of the boys. The Cave Twins The river bottoms came as near being unknown territory as she could have found within forty miles of her home. The Ranch at the Wolverine Aside from the stage road and some few ranches on the river bottom, we were now in the wilderness. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse Seven miles north-west of Chillicothe the traveller enters on a tract of river bottom, the first rich land, for which this state, and indeed the whole western country, is so justly famous. 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 Particularly is this true in Southwestern Texas, where the pecan is confined almost solely to river bottoms. The Pecan and its Culture The population lives on the produce of the fields, mostly taro, which is grown in irrigated lands in the river bottoms. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific For one thing, the river bottom was narrow, except where was the Cove, and pinched in places till there seemed no way of passing from one to another. The Ranch at the Wolverine Without a word the line turned in the direction of the river bottoms, where the rest of the band and the horses were waiting. The Free Range They occupied thirty miles of the finest bottom lands with their timber; except for these wooded river bottoms, the country is all treeless prairie. The Indian To-day The Past and Future of the First American The original seedling tree stands on H. B. Freeman's farm on the Colorado river bottom, San Saba county, Texas. The Pecan and its Culture These include portions of the river bottoms, and portions of the interior of large prairies, with the lakes and ponds which, for half the year or more, are without water. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West On reaching the river bottom, the driver of the coach started his horses on a run and the lash was put to every mule. Dangers of the Trail in 1865 A Narrative of Actual Events Presently a man rode up from the river bottoms and told of the discovery of many hoof tracks there, and the place where they had waited a long while. The Free Range Its legs, to a point just above 130 the knees, had disappeared into the river bottom! The Trail to Yesterday While the pecan is at home on rich, alluvial river bottoms subject to overflow, yet it will not grow successfully on damp, soggy lands. The Pecan and its Culture Surface level,—generally heavily timbered; soil, clay and loam on the table lands,—sandy on the river bottoms. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West Last, but not least, the rich Arkansas river bottom lands abounded in great big yellow sweet potatoes that the country people called "yams," and we just reveled in them to our entire satisfaction. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 And here we find in several places the bulblets of a wild garlic, Allium Canadense, which grows on the river bottom. Seed Dispersal Five miles below Cairo, I searched the river bottom for the wreck of the Neptune, for more than sixty days, and in a distance of three miles. James B. Eads The natural habitat is along streams and on river bottom lands. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 Fortunately, the route over which Tom hunted lay in extensive river bottoms, cultivated in corn. Frank of Freedom Hill We confined our rambling to the river bottom, which was broad and extensive, and densely covered with a primeval forest. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 Bits of cork around the seeds prevent them from sinking.—Narrow-leaved dock is a prominent weed, and is especially at home on river bottoms and on low land that is flooded once in a while. Seed Dispersal Besides this, the current is constantly washing away and building up not only hidden bars on the river bottom, but even islands above its surface. James B. Eads Many hickory trees are found growing in the river bottom land from Central to Southern Indiana with fewer trees found north of a line extending from Terre Haute through Indianapolis to Richmond. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 Much of our Illinois river bottom land, if deserted by man, would immediately pass back to nature and exist as pecan groves. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 "On the river bottom your body, son of a fish and father of snakes!" The Keepers of the King's Peace There were wild groves in the river bottoms of Texas which there are today, but there were practically no cultivated pecans. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 13th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. September, 7, 8 and 9, 1922 I decided that an expedition might work its way through on the river bottoms, and we could follow in its trail. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier Pecans grow along the river bottoms where there are heavy overflows in the winter, but such an overflow in the summer would probably kill the trees. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fourteenth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. September 26, 27 and 28 1923 Hickories The wooded hills and river bottoms contain several kind of hickories. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 The Kentucky grows in the river bottoms surrounded by lumber trees. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. From Gallatin County, in the Wabash and Ohio river bottoms, around $100,000 worth of native pecans are sold in some seasons. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924 The soldiers were to double-quick up the edge of the bluff, to intercept a retreat into the river bottom, while the mounted men took the open prairie to cut off escape in the other direction. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier Not infrequently he strolled down to the river bottom and paced up and down beneath the trestle. The Return of Blue Pete I have 80 acres of river bottom hickory nuts in southwest Missouri that bear abundantly. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 And in a moment later they both felt the river bottom against their knees. The Snowshoe Trail To crown all, as the dawn drew near a light fog descended upon the river bottom and covered all objects as with a veil. History of the Nineteenth Army Corps It filled the river bottoms to the height of about three feet on the level. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier Straight through the unkempt cluster of buildings they went until they were out in the open river bottom far from the nearest group of gamblers, who turned dull eyes on them between plays. The Return of Blue Pete Jarrette and Poole were at Shreveport and Gen. Smith gave us minute orders for a campaign against the cotton thieves and speculators who infested the Mississippi river bottom. The Story of Cole Younger, by Himself Life was easy and gentle in the river bottoms of the United States. The Snowshoe Trail The tree grown upon a hillside has a root pasture which is entirely different in many ways from the root pasture in the river bottoms. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifth Annual Meeting Evansville, Indiana, August 20 and 21, 1914 Birch Coulie is a ravine extending from the upper plateau to the river bottom, nearly opposite the ferry where Captain Marsh's company was ambushed. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier Where the river bottom ran more level, Mahon halted and looked about with a more general interest. The Return of Blue Pete Not prepared to stand for our last fight against such odds on the open field, we fell back into the Watonwan river bottoms and took refuge in some bushes. The Story of Cole Younger, by Himself Perhaps the animal had simply made a misstep, possibly an irregularity in the river bottom had upset his balance. The Snowshoe Trail You can't speak in the same breath of the tree growing in the river bottoms whose entire root pasture is entirely different. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifth Annual Meeting Evansville, Indiana, August 20 and 21, 1914 An excavation sixty feet below the river bottom and two hundred feet wide was almost completed. Still Jim What if at last he had choked that insatiable maw on the river bottom! The Return of Blue Pete Another portion of the wood sinks, before it reaches the sea, often in such a way that the stems stand upright in the river bottom, with one end, so to say, rooted in the sand. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Where the hilly country joined the river bottom, it broke off into steep bluffs, presenting an ascent before which even a bronco, it seemed, had his hesitations. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands Here is the proof, right here in this river bottom in the nuts we see on these trees and the growth of the trees. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifth Annual Meeting Evansville, Indiana, August 20 and 21, 1914 These mountains are granitic, and the river bottoms have a light, sandy soil. The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Stretched on the dry grass beside the trestle, hanging perilously over the edge of the dizzy drop to the river bottom, Tressa watched the unceasing struggle with the hungry quicksands. The Return of Blue Pete Since water is its natural distributing agent it is most generally found growing intermixed with the large hickory nut or shagbark in creek and river bottoms. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912 We soon climbed up from the river bottom, and threaded our way amidst the fragrant shrubbery of amelanchiers and wild-roses, cautiously scrutinising every new vista that opened before us. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire From the base of the Tigmores a line of river bottom stretched westward, and beyond the bottom curved a pale, quiet river. Sally of Missouri “He thinks, too, that you will find the best land in the river bottom.” The Dingo Boys The Squatters of Wallaby Range Small groups were rising angrily everywhere about the river bottom, and crowding to the fringes of the altercation. The Return of Blue Pete The “motte” at which the cibolero had arrived was far apart from any of the others, and commanded a view of the river bottom on both sides for more than a mile’s distance. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico They appear to be going that way—at all events they are bound for the river bottom, and the lower crossing. The Death Shot A Story Retold There is but little grass except in narrow patches along the river bottom. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions Her disk, shining through the dense air of the river bottom, was in shape an almost perfect octagon, regular as though it had been laid off with dividers and a ruler. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska At a fast lope it led away toward the trees that grew down the distant slope to the river bottom. The Return of Blue Pete A few years later while hunting in the same river bottoms with a friend named Frank Gildig, he was shown a very fine pecan which now bears the name of the Gildig pecan. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting Guelph, Ontario, September 3, 4, 5, 1947 Hawkins and Tucker, though having quartered the river bottom, for ten miles above and below the mission-building, have as yet come across none of these grand quadrupeds, nor seen “sign” of them. The Death Shot A Story Retold Los Maricopas.—Road takes the river bottom, and passes through cultivated fields; soil and grass good. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions Their lands, situated in the rich river bottoms of Halifax and Bertie counties, were very fertile, the sale crops being corn, cotton, and droves of hogs, which were sent to Southampton county, Virginia, for sale. Plantation Sketches A few minutes more and the lazy evening life would filter out over the river bottom. The Return of Blue Pete The soil of the valleys and river bottoms, which are cleared by setting fire to the long grass and brushwood, generally yields a large increase of every species of grain. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia One enters the glade coming up the river bottom along the base of the bluff; the other debouches at the opposite end, still following the cliff’s foot. The Death Shot A Story Retold They are soon passed, however, and the level river bottom is reached. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions In the year 1816 the father of Abraham Lincoln took his family across the Ohio on a raft and hewed his way into the timber lands along the river bottoms of Indiana. Union and Democracy Almost before the two hard-pressed men dare look about them, the river bottom was empty of life, save for themselves and Koppy, and two or three delayed by the nature of their wounds. The Return of Blue Pete North of the 38th parallel it is found native along the river bottoms bordering on the Mississippi River and its tributaries to Davenport, Iowa, Terre Haute, Indiana, and nearly to Cincinnati. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Second Annual Meeting Ithaca, New York, December 14 and 15, 1911 In the Colorado river bottoms it was, below Fort Mohave. The Forbidden Trail It then enters the river bottom again, which is here several miles wide, and well wooded. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions The river bottoms were flooded so that the corn had to be all planted over again when the water went down. The Flight of Pony Baker A Boy's Town Story A crash of musical instruments broke from the ugly clutter of buildings on the river bottom. The Return of Blue Pete The Sioux Indians' old camping ground and home was on the river bottoms at Shakopee. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History The river bottom seems to be paved with those cases. The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service Camp is in the river bottom, with plenty of wood, water, and grass. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions One hand and shoulder were covered with mud from the river bottom, for at that particular point the stream was less than five feet deep. The Rover Boys at Colby Hall or The Struggles of the Young Cadets Living groups lay peacefully about the river bottom, gambling, Torrance knew. The Return of Blue Pete They come up from the river bottom, some thirty miles away, and I guess we will have to have a grand wolf hunt pretty soon. Fred Fearnot's New Ranch and How He and Terry Managed It On the fourth, just as dynamite was coming from the settlement to stir up the river bottom with, they recovered the body of McDonald in Trout Lake, some miles below. Children of the Tenements There are spots along the river bottom where alkaline ponds are frequent. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions The cold and bleak hills of New England no more resemble the rich river bottoms of the South than the sand dunes of Prussia resemble the fertile plains of Andalusia. Beginnings of the American People The men who had retired from the stable before his rifle had discovered a way to the river bottom in the rear and were now from below potting at the recumbent contractor through the sleepers. The Return of Blue Pete We were close to its edge, and the opposite “cheek” of the barranca, a huge wall of trap-rock, about a mile horizontally distant, rose at least a thousand feet from the river bottom. The Rifle Rangers Then he had another one not so big, two—three miles south of the big one, kind of down in the woodsy part along the White river bottoms. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives North Platte.—Road follows the river bottom all day. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions We on the river bottom have endured this Wiles crowd a good while. The Kentucky Ranger Habitat and Range.—Near streams, river bottoms, and low, damp woods. Handbook of the Trees of New England Then I knew what the furry thing among the tangle at the river bottom was, and realized that I had come up among the beaver lodges. Lords of the North This was varied, too, by wild duck, teal and snipe shot along the river bottom. Ranching, Sport and Travel Pega del Rio.—Road runs in the river bottom, and is level. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions He was a hill farmer who made a good living for himself and family by industry and economy on the thin soil above the river bottom. The Kentucky Ranger Habitat and Range.—Wet woods, river bottoms, and swamps. Handbook of the Trees of New England Out go the skirmishers across the river bottom, through the trees, and spinning away across the valley northward, whirling the Cheyennes before them until they are driven to the bluffs. Marion's Faith. He had never been a great traveller, dearly though he loved the north of France with its Gothic cathedrals and 'the river bottoms with the endless poplar forests and the green green meadows'. Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies Santado.—Road keeps the river bottom until within four miles of camp, when it turns over the plateau. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions While such peaceful work was being done in the river bottom, another scene was taking place at Simon Wiles' hillside farm. The Kentucky Ranger Mr. C. tried guano upon river bottom land, but the improvement was not so remarkable. Guano A Treatise of Practical Information for Farmers Not until 10.30 o'clock did the orderly succeed in finding him, coming up the bluff from the river bottom, whither he had ridden, he said, to look over the prospective ice crop. Under Fire This does not mean that the river bottoms in other parts of the United States will not be found good for growing alfalfa. Clovers and How to Grow Them The arborescent growth consists of sparsely distributed cottonwoods and willows, closely confined to the river bottoms. 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 Darkness was settling on the river bottom when Jasper Very came along the road passing by Judge LeMonde's plantation. The Kentucky Ranger One is in the face of the bluff, the entrance 50 feet above the river bottom land. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 A depth of 18 ft. of the river bottom had been eroded in about two days. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The East River Tunnels. Paper No. 1159 In nearly all of the river bottoms of these States it will grow with more or less success. Clovers and How to Grow Them It has the greatest advantage over these on river bottoms and flats where there is a dense growth of deciduous brush and where the soil is very wet in spring. Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest Protecting Existing Forests and Growing New Ones, from the Standpoint of the Public and That of the Lumberman, with an Outline of Technical Methods Many of the farmers living in the rich river bottom seemed to be partial to the sorrel horse. The Kentucky Ranger Below this, the line of demarcation being very distinct, the earth was yellow and sandy, like river bottom land, and contained no foreign matter except roots of trees growing outside. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 Each man remembered, however, to lift his pole only when his mate's had been planted firmly in the river bottom. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure The alluvial soils of river bottoms in the South produce good crops. Clovers and How to Grow Them Once some Indians camped on de river bottoms for three or four years, and we'd go down; me, and Anne, and Genia, nearly every Saturday, to hear 'em preach. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 In this order, the army descended a bluff bank into a river bottom, heavily timbered, and covered with weeds and brush-wood. Great Indian Chief of the West Or, Life and Adventures of Black Hawk A wagon road up the point, from the river bottom to the hilltop, shows undisturbed loess the entire distance. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 One afternoon, when Oo-koo-hoo and I were sitting on a high rock overlooking the rapids on Bear River, he espied an otter ascending the turbulent waters by walking on the river bottom. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure But the poor fellows were so frozen that they could only mumble out something about the Prince Rupert having foundered, carrying half the crew to the river bottom. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade His merry "chick-a-dee-dee-dee-dee" brings others of his race, and away they all go down to the red birches on the river bottom. Some Winter Days in Iowa Foot prints of men and horses punctured the moist silt of the river bottom. The Freebooters of the Wilderness Most of these are on the hilltops, but some of them are on narrow ridges leading from the high land to the creek or river bottoms. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 Then it would again dive and again make the ascent by crawling up the river bottom. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure Graded Ways.—It is well known that, in most of these valleys; there are several terraces, from the river bottom or flats, up to the high lands in the distance. Mound-Builders The first bird seen in the woods was a white-breasted nuthatch, working on the trunk of a red birch on the river bottom. Some Winter Days in Iowa His inquiring eye lit upon one of the long clothes-line supporters which Townsend had driven into the river bottom to help hold the island in position. Pee-Wee Harris Adrift Except for a narrow strip of river bottom land, the surface is broken and rocky, the highest point being some 400 feet above the stream. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 Bryant, descending from the mesa into the river bottom and riding into the street, had he not known otherwise, might have supposed the population vanished in a body. The Iron Furrow The river bottom was about 50 ft. below mean high water, and the caissons penetrated sand of good quality to a depth of from 90 to 100 ft. below that level. Pressure, Resistance, and Stability of Earth American Society of Civil Engineers: Transactions, Paper No. 1174, Volume LXX, December 1910 It follows the willow in reclaiming the sandy river bottoms and replaces the pines which fire has swept from the Rocky Mountain slopes. Some Winter Days in Iowa Then they found secure foothold on the rocky river bottom and, with huge effort, beached the Ida. The Enchanted Canyon Pablo was beating the thickets in the river bottom, searching out some spring calves he knew were lurking there, when his master reined up beside him. The Pride of Palomar They began now to see signs of settlements in the river bottoms where the forests grew. The Texan Star The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty The trouble was remedied by propping up the tower with a stout stick driven into the river bottom and wedged under the upper tie piece of the tower. The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island Listen to the majestic roar of the winds in a grove of rugged oaks, and then again, for contrast, where the timber on the river bottom is all-yielding birch. Some Winter Days in Iowa Timber fringed the creeks and the river bottoms, while the prairie grass grew rank over soil of unsuspected fertility. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics Its agricultural lands are not surpassed in fertility by any, and include not only the alluvial deposits in its river bottoms, but great areas of shot clay and other soils splendidly adapted to fruit culture. A Review of the Resources and Industries of the State of Washington, 1909 The steady rain had put the roads in a fearful condition and by the time they reached the river bottoms it was very dark and pouring in torrents. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years The perviousness of river bottoms contributes largely to their productiveness of this cereal. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. Many animals were in view, buffalo and antelope, and down in the river bottom a herd of elk. When Buffalo Ran The fertile river bottoms and intervening prairies of southern Illinois no longer sufficed. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics The river bottom was a mass of swaying vegetation and gnarled, sunken roots of old trees. Kit of Greenacre Farm It was over in the Root river bottoms. Peck's Compendium of Fun The rhinoceros, after drinking, took to the hot, dry thorn scrub in the low hills; and as he drank at night, we rarely encountered him in the river bottoms where we were marching. African Camp Fires On the wide, level river bottoms, sheltered by the enclosing hills, the Indians pitched their conical skin lodges and lived their simple lives. When Buffalo Ran Between fields along the river bottom were gates distressingly crude; clumsy, hingeless panels of board fence, which I must dismount and lift about by sheer brawn of shoulder. Somewhere in Red Gap The seed was sown in the river bottom and the crop was destroyed by the unexpected rising of the river. The Old Franciscan Missions Of California A hundred thousand acres, a thousand slaves, a stable of the horses you love so, upland and river bottom to hunt, dancing, riding, balls, the city in winter. Wide Courses We met the river bottom again in the pleasantest oval meadow with fine big trees. African Camp Fires The worst shooting that I ever did or saw done at game was at running white-tailed deer, in the Montana river bottoms. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation After breakfast Welton struck into a well-trodden foot trail that led by a circuitous route up the river bottom, over points of land, around swamps. The Rules of the Game The soil of the river bottom, including the islands, is covered with rank vegetation, a certain evidence of its fertility. What I Saw in California When he first came to Kansas he had bought eighty acres of timber land in the river bottoms, in Missouri, two miles below Atchison. Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler The cogon grass in this river bottom was the tallest I ever saw, some clumps being well over twenty feet high. The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon This plant had thriven all winter, and the cattle had forsaken the best mesquite grazing in the river bottoms to forage on it. A Texas Matchmaker He found himself in a pocket of the cliffs, where the precipice so far drew back as to leave a clear space of four or five acres in the river bottom. The Rules of the Game Yet it is a beautiful, interesting and valuable country, largely diversified, with valuable forests, fine mountain ranges, gently rolling hills, rich river bottoms, and, on the upper Trinity, gold-bearing bars. A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment It was an easy country in which to handle a herd; the trail in places would run back from the river as far as ten miles, and again follow close in near the river bottoms. The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days "You youngsters have been fooling enough with the river bottom for one day." The High School Boys' Canoe Club I was now companion of those cold-mouthed monsters of the river bottom, many of which I had seen. D'Ri and I The climate and soil of the river bottoms in southern Kamchatka admit of the cultivation of rye, potatoes, and turnips, and the whole peninsula abounds in animal life. Tent Life in Siberia In trees from southern river bottoms the loss through shakes and grub-holes in many cases amounts to as much as 50 per cent. The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing There were several thickety groves, extending from the main chaparral out for considerable distance on the prairie, but not of as rank a growth as on the alluvial river bottoms. Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories When our road turned into the river bottom we found the water too deep to get through safely, so we concluded to go on and try to find some place where we could cross. Death Valley in '49 The river bottom, which we reached very shortly, was covered with a dense forest of large trees and undergrowth. Who Goes There? In the Plains country the life of the explorers was very pleasant save only for the mosquitos and the incessant clouds of driving sand along the river bottoms. The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807 Besides, the land was so fertile in the river bottoms, that he deemed the amount Virginia allotted to each person excessive. The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 There are situations evidently unhealthy, such as river bottoms, and the vicinity of creeks. A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America We followed up the river bottom and saw not a single house until we reached the road leading from Stockton to the Mariposa mines, where we found a ferry and a small store. Death Valley in '49 Corn, swine and cotton,—these made the wealth of the owner of Tallwoods' plantation and of the richer lands in the river bottoms below. The Purchase Price I was born down on the river bottom about four miles below Edwards' Ferry, on the Eight Mile Level, between Edwards' Ferry and Seneca. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Maryland Narratives So the hunters killed deer, elk, and other small game along the river bottoms, and when these were all killed off or driven away, the people began to starve. Blackfoot Lodge Tales The Story of a Prairie People The ranch consisted of several hundred acres of high land, which, at its western terminus, fell away about one hundred feet to the river bottom. Out of Doors—California and Oregon We passed a lone rock standing in the river bottom on the Sweetwater, which they named Independence Rock. Death Valley in '49 Foundations of wooden and iron piles, driven deep in the ground below the river bottom, are perhaps the most common in use. Stories of Inventors The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers They raised mostly corn an oats an wheat down on de river bottom in those days. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Maryland Narratives All summer the cattle are allowed to run on the prairie, and the hogs in the timber on the river bottoms. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 43, May, 1861 Creator There were a couple of hundred acres of this river bottom land which was arable. Out of Doors—California and Oregon The trains were most of them organized, and all along the river bottom one was hardly ever out of sight of some of the wagons, all going west. Death Valley in '49 Tarzan had almost reached the point where the trail debouched upon the open river bottom when he saw a family of lions approaching along the path from the direction of the river. Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar When my Missis took me away from the river bottom I lived in Poolesville where the Kohlhoss home and garage is. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Maryland Narratives Rapidly he crawled and swam through the passage which inclined downward and finally upward to open at last into the river bottom but a few feet from the shore line. Beasts of Tarzan The Big and Little Salmon rivers were throwing mush-ice into the main river as they passed, and, below the riffles, anchor-ice arose from the river bottom and coated the surface with crystal scum. The Red One As found growing on the dry mesas of Arizona, it is only a small bush, but on the moist land of a river bottom it becomes a large forest tree. Arizona Sketches Then the eyes have never anything green to rest upon, except in the river bottoms, where there is green hay grass. A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains After a particularly strenuous spring afield, one teeming day in early August she spent the morning in the river bottom beside the Wabash. At the Foot of the Rainbow There was a glowing ring two miles in circumference, with the wooded river bottom on one side and the vast prairie on the other. Old Indian Days "Oh ho, a wood-child!" cried the men, for they were hunting along the wooded river bottom where this babe was found. Old Indian Legends Knight scrambled through the bushes which at this point nearly covered the brook from sight, and leapt down upon the dry portion of the river bottom. A Pair of Blue Eyes Crasses grow luxuriantly in the river bottoms and wherever the tundra moss is destroyed to give them footing. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 This is the only part of the river bottom, from this point to the Mississippi, not liable to inundation in the spring floods. France and England in North America; a Series of Historical Narratives — Part 3 He did not like his work, and kept tossing his ugly head and champing the bit as they went down to the river bottom. Way of the Lawless Thus it was that one very black night, afar off from the edge of the level land, out of the wooded river bottom glided forth two balls of fire. Old Indian Legends There was report of the trip that the country was barren, with narrow river bottoms, with alkaline soil, water bad and failing, with no spot found suitable in which to settle. Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert The country on either side was sandy and poor, scantily wooded with cedars, but the river bottoms afforded good pasture. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources "Head better?" called Polycarp, half an hour later, when he went rattling past the house with the wagon, bound for the river bottom where they got their supply of wood. Lonesome Land Three or four would send home the spurs and rush up the river bottom after Andrew. Way of the Lawless All the while across the dark from out the low river bottom came that pair of fiery eyes. Old Indian Legends Cattle and sheep that pasture on river bottom land in certain sections of the southern portion of the United States are frequently affected with fluke diseases. Common Diseases of Farm Animals Not only the river bottoms, but the hills were covered with grass; and among the usual varied flora of the mountain region, these were occasionally blue with the showy bloom of a lupinus. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources While squadrons of avengers were scouring the ravines, the river bottoms and the tangled underbrush, he was lying quietly on his arms. The Man in Gray As soon as it became dark, the five of us started to work our way north, up the rocky river bottom, I in my shoes wrapped in gunny sacks, the soles being completely worn out. Blood Brothers A Medic's Sketch Book With wicked smacks of his dry parched lips, as if tasting some tender meat, he looked straight into space toward the marshy river bottom. Old Indian Legends The sunflower is in bloom and abundant in the river bottoms. The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 After having made about 18 miles, we encamped under some large cottonwoods on the river bottom, where there was tolerably good grass. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources Turning my horse loose to graze in the grassy river bottom, and carrying my rope tether along as a possible aid in climbing, I set out for the ascent. The Moon Metal My medics and I climbed down a steep bank to the east, crossed over a wide, rocky, river bottom keeping our ten paces between men-and entered a thick jungle. Blood Brothers A Medic's Sketch Book On the hillside, distant a few miles, is another tribe; but communication between them is difficult, because, the river bottom being yet uncleared, roads cannot be made, and bridges are as yet unthought of. The slave trade, domestic and foreign Why It Exists, and How It May Be Extinguished N. 60 E 11/2 up the river. here we halted and dine and our hunters overtook us with a deer which they had killed. river bottoms narrow and country thickly timbered. The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 They grow everywhere--on the hills, and over the river bottoms, in tough, twisted, wiry clumps; and, wherever the beaten track was left, they rendered the progress of the carts rough and slow. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources It is only in secluded valleys, on the banks of large lakes, and in river bottoms, that much wood is found in the Far West, probably owing to the prevalence of fires. Memories of Canada and Scotland — Speeches and Verses The object of the ten years' reserve on the south side of Bow River is to keep hunters from building winter shanties on the river bottom. The Treaties of Canada with the Indians of Manitoba and the North-West Territories Including the Negotiations on Which They Were Based, and Other Information Relating Thereto Let him then trace the course of early settlement, and he will find that while it has often followed the course of the streams, it has always avoided the swamps and river bottoms. The slave trade, domestic and foreign Why It Exists, and How It May Be Extinguished Saw a large Gange of Elk in the plains and Deer in the river bottoms. The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Quitting the river bottom, the road ran along the uplands, over a rolling country, generally in view of the Kansas from eight to twelve miles distant. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources Excellent crops have been raised by men who had sown not only in the river bottoms, but also upon the so-called "bench" lands or plateaux above. Memories of Canada and Scotland — Speeches and Verses At this crossing, where the Indians had latterly been notified to assemble for the treaty, there is a beautiful river bottom on the south side of the river. The Treaties of Canada with the Indians of Manitoba and the North-West Territories Including the Negotiations on Which They Were Based, and Other Information Relating Thereto In the daytime the willows along the wide, level river bottom seemed an unnatural growth, for they made a streak of yellow-green across the mountain-desert when all other verdure withered and died. The Untamed Many of those left in the river bottom when the retreat began, eventually reached the command again, escaping under cover of night. My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young We went on quickly and cautiously, keeping the river bottom, and carefully avoiding the hills; but we met with no interruption, and began to grow careless again. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources They are made of the canes that grow in the jungles of the larger river bottoms, or along the banks of irrigating ditches. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru Naturally in modern educational practice it is not always possible to have miniature waterfalls and river bottoms at hand, still it is possible to follow this principle. How to Use Your Mind A Psychology of Study: Being a Manual for the Use of Students and Teachers in the Administration of Supervised Study "In the willows of the river bottom, a good twenty miles south," he said at last, "and I will show you the way, if you wish." The Untamed From a field in the fertile river bottom my mother and aunt gathered an abundant supply of corn. American Indian stories The next morning we crossed the Platte, and continued our way down the river bottom on the left bank, where we found an excellent, plainly-beaten road. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources But to the west— Several miles outside the city as it then was, and still beyond its clutches, the country was cut by a winding river bottom with sharp edges of shale. There's Pippins and Cheese to Come It was only that the ship had stuck in the deep mud of the river bottom; but all ship-owners are superstitious, and the old man foreboded the worst. Hawthorne and His Circle "It was here, almost to a T, or my name is not Richard Gordon," he muttered, and, stooping carefully, he scooped up a double handful of shingly sand from the river bottom. The Happy Adventurers |
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