| 1821 - 464 Seiten
...of travellers, but particularly of miners; the bridge is 70 feet in length, and little more than 2 feet broad, with a handrail on one side, and planked...gangway, to which few strangers dare trust themselves." We regret that we have not been able to learn the precise date of the erection of this bridge, but,... | |
| 1823 - 438 Seiten
...chasm near 60 feet deep, for the passage of travellers, but particularly of miners ; the bridge is 70 feet in length, and little more than two feet broad,...experiences all the tremulous motion of the chain, and,^ee» himself suspended ,OY.<* »; roaring gu^^flp ; .and restless gangway, to which few strangers... | |
| 1823 - 714 Seiten
...passage of travellers, hut particularly of miners; the Bridge is 70 feet in length, and little mora than two feet broad, with a hand-rail on one side,...such a manner, that the traveller experiences all the tror.mlous motion of the chain, and sees himself suspended over a roaring gulpb, on an •gitated and... | |
| will hutchinson f.a.s. - 1823 - 714 Seiten
...chasm near sixty feet deep, for the passage of travellers, but particularly for miners : the bridge is seventy feet in length, and little more than two feet broad, with a hand rail on one side, and planked in such а шапner, that the traveller experiences all the tremulous... | |
| 1823 - 730 Seiten
...70 feet in length, and little more tliau tivo feet broad, with a hand-rail mi one tide, aud pluuked in such a manner, that the traveller experiences all the tremulous motion of tlic chain, nud soes himself suspended over a roaring gulj.b, ou аи agitated and restless gangwny,... | |
| 1824 - 492 Seiten
...deep, for the passage of travellers, but particularly of miners; it is 70 feet in length, and about two feet broad, with a handrail on one side, and planked...and restless gangway, to which few strangers dare trustthemselves. Bridges on this plan were subsequently erected in the United States of America; and... | |
| T. G. Cumming - 1824 - 68 Seiten
...passage of travellers, but particularly of miners: the bridge is seventy feet in length, and only a little more than two feet broad; with a handrail on...the chain, and sees himself suspended over a roaring gulf, or an agitated and restless gangway, to which few strangers dare trust themselves. This bridge... | |
| 1824 - 492 Seiten
...deep, for the passage of travellers, but particularly of miners; it is 70 feet in length, and about two feet broad, with a handrail on one side, and planked...traveller experiences all the tremulous motion of 338 339 the chain, and sees himself suspended over a roaring gulph, on an agitated and restless gangway,... | |
| Olinthus Gregory - 1826 - 606 Seiten
...but particularly of miners ; it is seventy feet in length, and about two feet broad, with a hand rail on one side, and planked in such a manner, that the...the chain, and sees himself suspended over a roaring gulf, on an agitated and restless gangway, to which few strangers dare trust themselves. Bridges on... | |
| William Parson - 1827 - 692 Seiten
...over a chasm 60 feet deep. The bridge is 70 feet long, and about two broad, with a hand-rail on each side, and planked in such a manner that the traveller...experiences all the tremulous motion of the chain, and finds himself suspended over a roaring gulph, over which but few strangers dare trust themselves to... | |
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