 | Richard Henry Stoddard - 1809 - 518 Seiten
...horses. They found it difficult to form an idea of this manner of fishing ; but they soon saw their guides return from the savannah, which they had been...with them, which they forced to enter the pool. The noise caused by the horses' hoofs, made the fish issue from the mud, and excited them to the attack.... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1819 - 590 Seiten
...gymnoti ; the Indians therefore told us, that they would " fish with horses," embarbascar con cavallos *. We found it difficult to form an idea of this extraordinary...with them, which they forced to enter the pool. The extraordinaiy noise caused by the horses' hoofs makes the fish issue from the mud, and excites them... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1819 - 602 Seiten
...; the Indians therefore told u>. that they would " fish with horses," embarbascar con cat-olio* *. We found it difficult to form an idea of this extraordinary...saw our guides return from the savannah, which they bad been scouring for wild horses and mules. They brought about thirty with them, which they forced... | |
 | William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1819 - 860 Seiten
...gymnoti ; the Indian* therefore told us, that they would " fish with horses," embarbaicar con canalla». We found it difficult to form an idea of this extraordinary...fishing ; but we soon saw our guides return from the savauuah, which they had been scouring for wild horses and mules. They brought about thirty with them,... | |
 | 1819 - 304 Seiten
...that they would "fish with horses," embarbascar con cavallos. We found it dificult to- form an idetuof this extraordinary manner of fishing ; but we soon saw our guides return from the savannah, whic{i they had been scouring for wild horses and mules. They brought about thirty with them, which... | |
 | 1820 - 442 Seiten
...would have enfeebled the gymnoti ; the Indians therefore told us, that they would " fish with horses," We found it difficult to form an idea of this extraordinary...mud, and excites them to combat. These yellowish and li vid eels, resembling large aquatic serpents, swim on the surface of the water, and crowd under the... | |
 | 1822 - 194 Seiten
...search of wild Horses and Mules, and they had brought about thirty wiih them, which they immediately forced to enter the pool. The extraordinary noise...by the horses hoofs, makes the Fish issue from the Uiiid, and excites them to combat : these yellowish and livid Eels, therefore, resembling large Water... | |
 | William Jillard Hort - 1822 - 290 Seiten
...idea of such an extraordinary mode of fishing, but we soon saw our guides return from the savanna, which they had been scouring for wild horses and mules. They brought with them about thirty, whom they forced to enter the water. The noise made by the dashing of the horses'... | |
 | 1824 - 188 Seiten
...guides returning from the savannah, with about thirty wild Horses and Mules, which they immediately forced to enter the pool. The extraordinary noise...excites them to combat; these yellowish and livid Eels, there, fore, resembling large Water Serpents, swim on the surface of the lake, crowd under the bellies... | |
 | 1820 - 486 Seiten
...would have enfeebled the gymnoti ; the Indians therefore told us, that they would " fish with horses." We found it difficult to form an idea of this extraordinary...mules. They brought about thirty with them, which they fbwced to enter the pool. . ^ , • ..^he extraordinary noise caused by the horses1 hoofs makes the... | |
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We found it difficult to form an idea of this extraordinary manner of fishing; but we soon saw our guides return from the savannah, which they had been scouring for wild horses and mules. They brought about thirty with them, which they forced to enter... 
