Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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Page 14
... Samburan the " Round Island " of the charts- was dazzling ; and in the flood of cold light Heyst could see his immediate surroundings , which had the aspect of an abandoned settlement invaded by the jungle : vague roofs above low ...
... Samburan the " Round Island " of the charts- was dazzling ; and in the flood of cold light Heyst could see his immediate surroundings , which had the aspect of an abandoned settlement invaded by the jungle : vague roofs above low ...
Page 15
... Samburan , the No. I coaling - station of the company . There And it was not merely a coaling - station . was a coal - mine there , with an outcrop in the hill- side less than five hundred yards from the rickety wharf and the imposing ...
... Samburan , the No. I coaling - station of the company . There And it was not merely a coaling - station . was a coal - mine there , with an outcrop in the hill- side less than five hundred yards from the rickety wharf and the imposing ...
Page 38
... Samburan , or Round Island , for the central station . Some copies of the prospectus issued in Europe , having found their way out East , were passed from hand to hand . We greatly admired the map which accompanied them for the ...
... Samburan , or Round Island , for the central station . Some copies of the prospectus issued in Europe , having found their way out East , were passed from hand to hand . We greatly admired the map which accompanied them for the ...
Page 39
... Samburan , a gallery driven into the hillside , and actually some coal got out . These manifestations shook the soberest minds . For a time everybody in the islands was talking of the Tropical Belt Coal , and even those who smiled ...
... Samburan , a gallery driven into the hillside , and actually some coal got out . These manifestations shook the soberest minds . For a time everybody in the islands was talking of the Tropical Belt Coal , and even those who smiled ...
Page 43
... Samburan . He's never been away from it . The company is gone , the engineers are gone , the clerks are gone , the coolies are gone , everything's gone ; but there he sticks . Captain Davidson , coming by from the westward , saw him ...
... Samburan . He's never been away from it . The company is gone , the engineers are gone , the clerks are gone , the coolies are gone , everything's gone ; but there he sticks . Captain Davidson , coming by from the westward , saw him ...
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