 The oylter-fliells are ib united by a very ftrong cement, that they fall only when undermined, and then in large bodies, from one to twenty tons weight. They have the appearance of large rocks on the mores, and are wafted by the frequent wafhing of the...  Memoirs - Page 370by American Academy of Arts and Sciences - 1785Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1790 - 646 pages
...oyfteribells, about fix feet thick; then a body of earth to the furface. The oylter-fliells are ib united by a very ftrong cement, that they fall only...the appearance of large rocks on the mores, and are wafted by the frequent wafhing of the fea. All thefe different ftrata fcem to be perfectly horizontal.... | |
 | History - 1790 - 566 pages
...ofoyfter-fhells, about fix feet thick ; then a body of earth to the furface. The oyfter-lhells are fo united by very ftrong cement, that they fall only when undermined,...weight. They have the appearance of large rocks on theftiores, and are wafted by the frequent wafliing of the fea. All thefe different ftrata feem to... | |
 | History - 1790 - 562 pages
...abo u С fix feet thick ; then a body of earth to the furface. The oyfter-fliells are fo united by very ftrong cement, that they fall only when undermined,...twenty tons weight. They have the appearance of large rock s on the íhores, andaré wafted by the frequent warning of the fea. All thefe different ftrata... | |
 | 1792 - 822 pages
...fix feet thick ; then a body of earth to the furface. The oyfter-fhcus are fo united by a very llrong cement, that they fall only when undermined, and then...weight. They have the appearance of large rocks on the (hores, and are walled by the frequent warning of the fea. All thefe different ftrata feem to be perfectly... | |
 | William Winterbotham - America - 1795 - 558 pages
...body of oyfter fhells fix feet thick, which are covered with earth to the furfdce. The oyfter fliells are fo united by a very ftrong cement that they fall,...when undermined, and then in large bodies, from one fo twenty tons weight. They have the appearance on the fliore of large rocks.* Thefe appearances continue... | |
 | Daniel Blowe - Canada - 1820 - 788 pages
...thick, which are covered with earth to the surface. The oyster shells are so firmly united by a strong cement, that they fall only when undermined, and then in large bodies from one to twenty tons weight. Beyond the mountains the country is much variegated, here swelling out into considerable hills, there... | |
 | Virginia. Division of Mineral Resources - Geology - 1912 - 850 pages
...feet thick : then a body of earth to the surface. The oyster-shells are so united by a very strong cement, that they fall only when undermined, and then...weight. They have the appearance of large rocks on the shores and are wasted by the frequent washing of the sea. All these different strata seem to be perfectly... | |
 | Virginia. Division of Mineral Resources - Geology - 1912 - 316 pages
...earth to the surface. The oyster-shells are so united by a very strong cement, that they fall oniy when undermined, and then in large bodies, from one...weight. They have the appearance of large rocks on the shores and are wasted by the frequent washing of the sea. All these different strata seem to be perfectly... | |
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