 Down this we descended, by following the course of a rugged current of ancient lava, for about 600 feet perpendicular depth, when we arrived at the plain below, which was one extended sheet of lava, without shrub or bush, stretching to the north and south...  The American Journal of Science and Arts - Page 311826Full view - About this book
 | 1919 - 406 pages
...information proved to be correct, and at 4.30 am a heavy bombardment opened all along the line, and extended to the north and south as far as the eye could reach. The darkness at the time was intense, as a thick fog had rolled up since midnight, and it was impossible... | |
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Frederick Hubbard - 2007 - 494 pages
...spread-out to the westward, lying along the base of a grand and lofty chain of blue mountains extending to the north and south as far as the eye could reach. This grey and hoary ridge is the giant Mount Lebanon, the crowning crest of the Syrian coast, rising... | |
 | 1845 - 870 pages
...31£°, passed considerable quantities of ice. At 10 AM saw a large field of ice ahead, which extended to the north and south as far as the eye could reach ; entered it in expectation of finding an openiug to westward. After proceeding a cable's length, wore... | |
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