... not without danger from quicksands. WASHING OF ORES. (See Mining, vol. viii, p. 504.) WASHINGTON, the capital of the U. States, in the district of Columbia, is situated on the left bank of the Potomac and the right bank of the Anacostia, or Eastern... Geographical Questions - Page 22by David M. Warren - 1877Full view - About this book
| Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1833 - 614 pages
...quicksands. WASHING OF ORES. (See Mining, vol. viii, p. 504.) WASHINGTON, the capital of the U. States, in the district of Columbia, is situated on the left bank of the Potomac and the right bank of the Anacostia, or Eastern branch. The Tiber, a small stream, runs through the middle... | |
| Encyclopaedia Americana - 1833 - 548 pages
...quicksands. WASHING or ORES. (See Mining, vol. viii, p. 504.) WASHING-TOE», the capital of the U. States, in the district of Columbia, is situated on the left bank of the Potomac and the right bank of the Anacostia, or Eastern branch. The Tiber, a small stream, runs through the middle... | |
| Francis Lieber - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1851 - 544 pages
...quicksands. . WASHING OF ORES. (See Mining, vol. viii, p. 504.) WASHINGTON, the capital of the U. States, in the district of Columbia, is situated on the left bank of the Potomac and the right bank of the Anacostia, or Eastern branch. The Tiber, a small stream, runs through the middle... | |
| Edward Farr - 1861 - 290 pages
...Washington, the capital, New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston, and New Orleans. Washington is situated on the left bank of the Potomac, and is the seat of government. It takes its name from General Washington, by whose skill and prowess American independence... | |
| Andrew J. Boies - Massachusetts - 1880 - 180 pages
...account of what I saw will occupy much space. Washington city, capital of the United States and of the District of Columbia, is situated on the left bank of the Potomac. The buildings belonging to the United States are the Capitol, a large and massive building of freestone,... | |
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