Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 2Edwin Hodder Cassell & Company, 1886 |
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... sent orders for the queen and children to be sent there also . It is said that Murat was seeking occasion to intimidate the Madrileños , and ostentatiously sent away the royal family in broad daylight . A tumult broke out - a French ...
... sent orders for the queen and children to be sent there also . It is said that Murat was seeking occasion to intimidate the Madrileños , and ostentatiously sent away the royal family in broad daylight . A tumult broke out - a French ...
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... sent down in spouts , or chutes , to its appropriate bin . Forty cars , containing 140,000 bushels , are unloaded in an hour , and the grain stored . The process of shipment is even more rapid , since 180,000 bushels can be sent out in ...
... sent down in spouts , or chutes , to its appropriate bin . Forty cars , containing 140,000 bushels , are unloaded in an hour , and the grain stored . The process of shipment is even more rapid , since 180,000 bushels can be sent out in ...
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... sent down to the omnivorous city . A large area of prairie has been inter- sected with parallel ship canals , flowing into the South Branch , and with spur tracks from the great railways . The vessels unload directly alongside the ...
... sent down to the omnivorous city . A large area of prairie has been inter- sected with parallel ship canals , flowing into the South Branch , and with spur tracks from the great railways . The vessels unload directly alongside the ...
Contents
CaliforniaSir Francis DrakeThe Spanish GalleonsThe Franciscan MissionsIndians Converted and Dying | 1 |
Plan of San Francisco | 9 |
The City Hall | 16 |
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