 | 1862 - 620 pages
...almost tropical sun, and after several days' toil, rushed down its green bank to taste its waters. ' Nor shall I ever forget the cry of amazement that...followed their doing so, or the looks of terror and disappoint' ment with which they called out to inform me that the water ' was so salt as to be unfit... | |
 | Julian Edmund Tenison-Woods - Australia - 1865 - 482 pages
..." Its banks were too precipitous to allow of our watering the cattle, but the men eagerly descended to quench their thirst, which a powerful sun had contributed...of amazement that followed their doing so, or the look of terror and disappointment with which they called out to inform me that the water was so salt... | |
 | Ralph Temple (miscellaneous writer.) - 1865 - 486 pages
...grievously disappointed. With looks almost of horror, they called out to their commander the terrible news that the water was so salt as to be unfit to drink. Still undaunted, they followed the course of the river many miles in advance to the southwest, where... | |
 | Linnean Society of London - Zoology - 1873 - 906 pages
...he says, " wore too precipitous to allow of our watering the cattle ; but the men eagerly descended to quench their thirst, which a powerful sun had contributed to increase ; nor shall I ever forget the ory of amazement that followed their doing so, or the look of terror and disappointment with which... | |
 | Linnean Society of London - Zoology - 1873 - 906 pages
...he says, " were too precipitous to allow of our watering the cattle ; but the men eagerly descended to quench their thirst, which a powerful sun had contributed to increase ; nor shall I ever forget Ute cry of amazement that followed their doing so, or the look of terror and disappointment with which... | |
 | Albert Frederick Calvert - Australia - 1895 - 310 pages
...growth. Its banks were too precipitous to allow of our watering the cattle, but the men eagerly descended to quench their thirst, which a powerful sun had contributed...This was, indeed, too true. On tasting it, I found it extremely nauseous and strongly impregnated with salt, being apparently a mixture of sea and fresh... | |
 | History - 1919 - 236 pages
...growth. Its banks were too precipitous to allow of our watering the cattle, but the men eagerly descended to quench their thirst, which a powerful sun had contributed to increase, nor shall I ever forget the looks of terror and disappointment with which they called out to inform me that the water was so salt... | |
 | Royal Society of New South Wales - Science - 1887 - 540 pages
...too steep to allow of our watering the cattle ; but the men eagerly descended to quench their thirst. Nor shall I ever forget the cry of amazement that...that the water was so salt as to be unfit to drink. On a closer examination the river appeared to me to be much below its ordinary level, and its current... | |
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Its banks were too precipitous to allow of our watering the cattle, but the men eagerly descended to quench their thirst, which a powerful sun had contributed to increase ; nor shall I ever forget the cry of amazement that followed their doing so, or... 