 | Samuel Williams - 1809 - 528 páginas
...the beavers are thus labouring, upon the wood, others are equally engaged in tarrying on the earthem part of the work. The earth is brought in their mouths,...into a kind of mortar with their feet and tails, and spread over the vacancies between the stakes; Saplings, and the small branches of trees, are twisted... | |
 | Joseph Sansom - 1817 - 340 páginas
...securing, the other ends of them. Others are employed, at the same time, in tarrying on the plastering part of the work. The earth is brought in their mouths,...a kind of mortar, .with their feet and tails ; and this is spread • over the intervals, between the stakes ; saplings and twigs being occasionally interwoven,... | |
 | 1820 - 424 páginas
...securing, the other ends of them. Others are employed, at the same time, in car-> rying on the plastering part of the work. The earth is brought In their mouths,...into a kind of mortar with their feet and tails ; and this is spread over the intervals between the stakes, saplings and twigs being occasionally in ter... | |
 | 1824 - 412 páginas
...securing the other ends of them. Others are employed, at the same time, in carrying on the plastering part of the work. The earth is brought in their mouths,...into a kind of mortar with their feet and tails, and this is spread over the intervals between the stakes, saplings and twigs, being occasionally interwoven... | |
 | 1824 - 504 páginas
...the same time, in carrying on the plastering part of the work. The earth is brought in their mouth*, formed into a kind of mortar with their feet and tails, and this is spread over the intervals between the stakes, saplings and twigs, being occasionally interwoven... | |
 | Reuben Percy - 1826 - 380 páginas
...securing the other ends of them. Others are employed, at the same time, in carrying on the plastering part of the work. The earth is brought in their mouths,...into a kind of mortar with their feet and tails, and this is spread over the intervals between the stakes, saplings, and twigs being occasionally interwoven... | |
 | William Adams (M.A.) - 1832 - 516 páginas
...securing the other ends of them. Others are, at the same time, employed in carrying on the plastering part of the work. The earth is brought in their mouths,...into a kind of mortar, with their feet and tails; and this is spread over the intervals between the stakes; saplings and twigs being occasionally intenroven... | |
 | William Adams - 1836 - 508 páginas
...securing the other ends of them. Others are, at the same time, employed in carrying on the plastering part of the work. The earth is brought in their mouths,...a kind of mortar, with their feet and tails ; and this is spread over the intervals between the stakes ; saplings and twigs being occasionally interwoven... | |
 | 1852 - 670 páginas
...securing the other ends of them. Others are employed, at the same time, in carrying on the plastering , was sent by Diego Columbus, son of the great Columbus,...with about seventy men, to enforce his claim to t this is spread over the inter-vals between the slakes, saplings, and twig«, being occasionally interwoven... | |
 | Duty - 1853 - 228 páginas
...in raising, and securing the other ends of them ; some are employed, in carrying on the plastering part of the work ; the earth is brought in their mouths, formed into mortar with their feet and tails, and , spread over the intervals between the stakes ; saplings, and... | |
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... brink of the river, and others swim with them to the spot where the dam is forming. As many as can find room, are engaged in sinking one end of these stakes ; and as many more in raising, fixing, and securing the other ends of them. Others are employed,... 
