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... feet deep , running for several rods in the same direc- tion . The rock is a hard limestone and is well preserved . The soil formed by the action of moving ice is very different from that formed by the disin- tegration of the rock in ...
... feet deep , running for several rods in the same direc- tion . The rock is a hard limestone and is well preserved . The soil formed by the action of moving ice is very different from that formed by the disin- tegration of the rock in ...
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... feet deep . Many boulders of granite and gneiss , some large and some small , are found in the forma- tions of this ... feet long and eighteen inches thick , while at about the same place at a lower altitude , may be seen a globular ...
... feet deep . Many boulders of granite and gneiss , some large and some small , are found in the forma- tions of this ... feet long and eighteen inches thick , while at about the same place at a lower altitude , may be seen a globular ...
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... feet below the present water level of its rivers , the hills rising on either side of him , in steep rocky cliffs , resembling very much the walls of the Susquehanna in the mountains of Pennsylvania . The melting of the ice at the close ...
... feet below the present water level of its rivers , the hills rising on either side of him , in steep rocky cliffs , resembling very much the walls of the Susquehanna in the mountains of Pennsylvania . The melting of the ice at the close ...
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... feet in diameter at the floor . At the present time such rude homes would not meet with the ap- proval of the humblest housewife ; but to the Mound Builder , living outside the city walls , they were the palaces of kings , the homes of ...
... feet in diameter at the floor . At the present time such rude homes would not meet with the ap- proval of the humblest housewife ; but to the Mound Builder , living outside the city walls , they were the palaces of kings , the homes of ...
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... feet high and thirty feet wide at the neck . The egg - shaped object , held in the open mouth , measures , in its two diam- eters , sixty and one hundred and twenty feet re- spectively . The whole length of the mound from the end of the ...
... feet high and thirty feet wide at the neck . The egg - shaped object , held in the open mouth , measures , in its two diam- eters , sixty and one hundred and twenty feet re- spectively . The whole length of the mound from the end of the ...
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Page 228 - In addition to the above limited power to contract debts, the State may contract debts to repel invasion, suppress insurrection, or defend the State in war; but the money arising from the contracting of such debts shall be applied to the purpose for which it was raised, or to repay such debts, and to no other purpose whatever.
Page 201 - Legislature), unless on presentment or indictment of a grand jury, and in any trial in any court whatever the party accused shall be allowed to appear and defend in person and with counsel as in civil actions.
Page 214 - ... become incapable of performing the duties of the office, the president of the senate shall act as governor until the vacancy is filled or the disability removed...
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Page 213 - The Governor shall be commander-in-chief of the military and naval forces of the State (except when they shall be called into the service of the United States); and may call out the same to execute the laws, suppress insurrection, and repel invasion.
Page 230 - Of the members of the commission first appointed one shall hold office for the term of one year, one for the term of two years, one for the term of three years...
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Page 226 - The principal of all funds arising from the sale or other disposition of lands or other property granted or entrusted to this State for educational and religious purposes, shall forever be preserved inviolate and undiminished, and the income arising therefrom shall be faithfully applied to the specific objects of the original grants or appropriations.