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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ...plant life. The ground immediately about the station was very green with a variety of low plants and grass that rapidly grew to maturity. The trees that the year before at the same season had appeared dead were covered with green leaves. Wild-flowers appeared in unexpected places,--heliotrope and nasturtiums in great quantities. Indeed, our surroundings had undergone a transformation. This pleasing change was not to last long. The rains continued at intervals during March and a little in April. As soon, however, as the old order of hot and cloudless days re-established itself, the vegetation vanished as quickly as it had come. Small plants had nevertheless had time to come to maturity and scatter their seeds, where they would await another rainy year for their development. Although the surroundings were greatly improved, so much cannot be said of the buildings themselves. A very little rain fell in December and January, but in February there was a heavy rainfall several times. With too much confidence in the testimony of the people of Chosica that it never rained in that vicinity, we had constructed an ell to our dwelling, containing two rooms, whose roof and walls were of building paper. These rooms were occupied by Senor Vieyra and the servants. The kitchen was also built of paper. The heavy rains of February proved too severe for these paper roofs, and it became necessary to replace them with canvas well painted. A great deal of inconvenience was occasioned by these changes and others that needed to be made at this time. Aside from actual rainfall, the station from December to March was frequently enveloped in cloud, occasionally for several days at a time. This cloud was so damp and cold that comfort was to be obtained only by staying indoors, and the s...
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- Año de publicación2012
- ISBN 10 1236312074
- ISBN 13 9781236312075
- EncuadernaciónTapa blanda
- Número de páginas44