Pictures of Illinois One Hundred Years Ago
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After seeing an immense number of deer in my ride through the wooded flats of the Little Wabash, I crossed the river, and came for the first time into the large Prairies, which, from their size, almost entirely lose their beauty, and present nothing but an immense sea of grass. From hence, indeed, to St. Louis they are but seldom intersected by belts of wood, which are confined to the water courses.
I am at a loss to account for the formation of those extraordinary meadows, and all the theories... I have read upon the subject appear to me very unsatisfactory. The wood, wherever *Among the most laborious occupations of the set- tler is the cutting down the trees. Some of these are so gigantic, that the labour of chopping them down would be immense. He therefore cuts off the bark in a belt about four or five inches wide, and this is called girdling. The tree dies, and the year after, when it is dry, it is set on fire, and continues to burn slowly until gradually consumed. 69 of it intersects them, or runs in at points, does not gradually decrease in size, but remains as lofty as elsewhere, and gives the ground an appearance of having once been cleared.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
After seeing an immense number of deer in my ride through the wooded flats of the Little Wabash, I crossed the river, and came for the first time into the large Prairies, which, from their size, almost entirely lose their beauty, and present nothing but an immense sea of grass. From hence, indeed, to St. Louis they are but seldom intersected by belts of wood, which are confined to the water courses.
I am at a loss to account for the formation of those extraordinary meadows, and all the theories... I have read upon the subject appear to me very unsatisfactory. The wood, wherever *Among the most laborious occupations of the set- tler is the cutting down the trees. Some of these are so gigantic, that the labour of chopping them down would be immense. He therefore cuts off the bark in a belt about four or five inches wide, and this is called girdling. The tree dies, and the year after, when it is dry, it is set on fire, and continues to burn slowly until gradually consumed. 69 of it intersects them, or runs in at points, does not gradually decrease in size, but remains as lofty as elsewhere, and gives the ground an appearance of having once been cleared.
What to read after Pictures of Illinois One Hundred Years Ago?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Milo Milton Quaife to read onlineMoreLess
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