 Taputeouea, whose whole habitable area does not exceed six square miles.* Water is to be found commonly in sufficient quantities for the use of the natives, although the land is so low and flat. They dig wells five to ten feet deep in any part of the...  Memoir on the Island of Navassa (West Indies) - Page 15by Eugene Gaussoin - 1866 - 32 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Science - 1851 - 510 pages
...is to be found commonly in sufficient quantities for the use of the natives, although the land is so low and flat. They dig wells five to ten feet deep in any part of the dry islets, and generally obtain a constant supply. These wells are sometimes fenced... | |
 | Science - 1850 - 442 pages
...is usually to be found in sufficient quantities for the use of the natives, although the land is so low and flat. They dig wells five to ten feet deep in any part of the dry islets, and generally obtain a constant supply. These wells are sometimes fenced... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1852 - 446 pages
...is to be found commonly in sufficient quantities for the use of the natives, although the land is so low and flat. They dig wells five to ten feet deep in any part of the dry islets, and generally obtain a constant supply. The only source of this water is... | |
 | Geology - 1850 - 432 pages
...is usually to be found in sufficient quantities for the use of the natives, although the land is so low and flat. They dig wells five to ten feet deep in any part of the dry islets, and generally obtain a constant supply. These wells are sometimes fenced... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1852 - 460 pages
...is to be found commonly in sufficient quantities for the use of the natives, although the land is so low and flat. They dig wells five to ten feet deep in any part of the dry islets, and generally obtain a constant supply. The only source of this water is... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1852 - 450 pages
...is to be found commonly in sufficient quantities for the use of the natives, although the land is so low and flat. They dig wells five to ten feet deep in any part of the dry islets, and generally obtain a constant supply. The only source of this water is... | |
 | James Dwight Dana - Coral reefs and islands - 1872 - 430 pages
...to be found commonly in sufficient quantities for the use of the natives, although the land is so. low and flat. They dig wells five to ten feet deep in any part of the dry islets, and generally obtain a constant supply. These wells are sometimes fenced... | |
 | James D. Dana - 1899 - 474 pages
...is to be found commonly in sufficient quantities for the use of the natives, although the land is so low and flat. They dig wells five to ten feet deep in any part of the dry islets, and generally obtain a constant supply. These wells are sometimes fenced... | |
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