 | Sidney Edwards Morse - 1822 - 706 sider
...inhabitants, for miles above and below, instantly abandon every employment, and hasten to (he spot, whew every exertion is made, day and night, to stop the...The consequences are, the destruction of the crop and the buildings, and sometimes the land itself is much injured, the current carrying away the soil,... | |
 | Sidney Edwards Morse - 1822 - 706 sider
...for miles above and below, instantly abandon every employment, and hasten to the spot, where ever? exertion is made, day and night, to stop the breach,...frequently, the hostile element is suffered to take itcourse. The consequences are, the destruction of the crop end the buildings, and sometimes the land... | |
 | Adam Hodgson - 1823 - 348 sider
...consternation. Every employment is abandoned for miles above and below, and every exertion is made night and day to stop the breach, which is sometimes successful,...the hostile element is suffered to take its course." In this case, " it sweeps with wide inundation over the most valuable tracts of cultivated ground,... | |
 | Henry Charles Carey, J. Lea - 1823 - 532 sider
...and below, instantly abandon every employment, and hasten to the spot where every exertion is made by day and night to stop the breach, which is sometimes...successful, but more frequently the hostile element it suffered to take its course, and the consequences are the destruction of the crop and the buildings... | |
 | Adam Hodgson - 1824 - 440 sider
...Every employment is aban" doned for miles above and below, and every " exertion is made night and day to stop the " breach, which is sometimes successful,...hostile element is suffered " to take its course." In this case, " it sweeps " with wide inundation over the most valuable " tracts of cultivated ground,... | |
 | Henry Charles Carey, J. Lea - 1826 - 550 sider
...and below, instantly abandon every employment, and hasten to the spot where every exertion is made by day and night to stop the breach, which is sometimes...the hostile element is suffered to take its course, and the consequences are the destruction of the crop and the buildings ; and sometimes the land itself... | |
 | William Adams (M.A.) - 1832 - 516 sider
...to the spot, where every exertion is made, by night and day, to stop the breach, though very often the hostile element is suffered to take its course. The consequences are the destruction of the- crops and buildings; and sometimes the land itself is much injured, as the current washes away the... | |
 | William Adams - 1836 - 508 sider
...to the spot, where every exertion is made, by night and day, to stop the breach, though very often the hostile element is suffered to take its course. The consequences are the destruction of the crops and buildings ; and sometimes the land itself is much injured, as the current washes away the... | |
 | John Howard Hinton - 1850 - 1008 sider
...hasten to the spot, where every exertion is made by day and night to stop the breach ; their efforts are sometimes successful, but more frequently the hostile element is suffered to take its course, and the consequences are the destruction of the crop and the buildings ; sometimes the land itself... | |
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... the buildings ; and sometimes the land itself is much injured, the current carrying away the soil, or leaving numerous logs and trees, which must be destroyed before the land can again be cultivated. 