| 1875 - 558 Seiten
...track, for the ground is rocky and broken; with not the least sign of vegetation, except dark-coloured lichens; and, in some places, covered with patches...with the bones of men and animals, that have perished iu attempting to cross the Paramos in unfavourable weather. Multitudes of small crosses are fixed in... | |
| John Augustine Zahm - 1910 - 512 Seiten
...mountain crest. In form and beauty they were not unlike the charming blooms that gladden our forbones of men and animals, that have perished in attempting to cross the paramo in unfavorable weather. Multitudes of small crosses are fixed in the rocks by pious hands, in... | |
| 1898 - 514 Seiten
...track, for the ground is rocky and broken ; with not the least sign of vegetation except dark colored lichens ; and, in some places covered with patches...Nevertheless, it is not difficult to find the way, for it is strewn with the bones of men and animals that have perished in attempting to cross the Paramos in unfavorable... | |
| 1898 - 574 Seiten
...track, for the ground is rocky and broken ; with not the least sign of vegetation except dark colored lichens ; and, in some places covered with patches...Nevertheless, it is not difficult to find the way, for it is strewn with the bones of men and animals that have perished in attempting to cross the Paramos in unfavorable... | |
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