The Naturalist in Nicaragua

Abstract

MR. BELT is a close, an accurate, and an intelligent observer. He possesses the valuable faculty of wonder at whatever is new, or strange, or beautiful in nature; and the equally valuable habit of seeking a reason for all that he sees. Having found or imagined one, he goes on to make fresh observations and seeks out new facts, to see how they accord with his supposed cause of the phenomena. He is a man of wide experience; having travelled much in North and South America and in Australia, as well as in many parts of Europe—and always with his eyes open—before visiting Nicaragua. He is a geologist and an engineer, and knows how to overcome obstacles whether caused by the perversity of man or the forces of nature.

The Naturalist in Nicaragua:

a Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mine of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests; with Observations on Animals and Plants in reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms. By Thomas Belt., Author of “Mineral Veins,” “The Glacial Period in North America,” &c. With Maps and Illustrations. (London: Murray, 1874.)