My steamboat voyage to Albany and back has turned out rather more favorable than I had calculated. The distance from New York to Albany is one hundred and fifty miles : I ran it up in thirtytwo hours, and down in thirty. I had a light breeze against me... The Century: 1909 - Página 8231909Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Cadwallader David Colden - 1817 - 406 páginas
...hundred and fifty miles: I ran it up in thirty-two hours, and down in thirty. I had a light breeze H against me the whole way, both going and coming, and the voyage has been performed wholly by Hie power of the steam-engine. I overtook many sloops and schooners beating to windward, and parted... | |
| Cadwallader David Colden - 1817 - 400 páginas
...has turned out rather more favourable than I had calculated. The distance from New- York to Albany is one hundred and fifty miles: I ran it up in thirty-two hours, Mid down in thirty. I had a light breeze 175 against me the whole way, both going and coming, and the... | |
| James Stuart - 1833 - 552 páginas
...turned out rather more favourable than I had calculated. The distance from New York to Albany is 150 miles ; I ran it up in thirty-two hours, and down in thirty hours ; the latter is just five miles an hour. I had a light breeze against me the whole way going... | |
| William Dunlap - 1834 - 448 páginas
...turned out rather more favourable than I had calculated. Tlie distance from New- York to Albany is ISO miles ; I ran it up in thirty-two hours, and down in thirty hours, the latter is five miles an hour. I had a light breeze against me the whole way going and coming,... | |
| 1835 - 398 páginas
...turned out rather more favorable than I had calculated. The distance from New- York to Albany is 150 miles ; I ran it up in thirty-two hours, and down in thirty hours, the latter is five miles an hour. I had a light breeze against me the whole way going and coming,... | |
| Henry Howe - 1840 - 492 páginas
...calculated. The distance from New York to Albany is one hundred and fifty miles ; I ran it up in thirty -two hours, and down in thirty. I had a light breeze against...the voyage has been performed wholly by the power of the steam engine. I overtook many sloops and schooners beating to windward, and parted with them as... | |
| Royal Scottish Society of Arts - 1856 - 860 páginas
...turned out rather more favourable than I had calculated. The distance from New York to Albany is 150 miles. I ran it up in thirty-two hours, and down in...the voyage has been performed wholly by the power of the steam-engine. I overtook many sloops and schooners beating to windward, and parted with them as... | |
| Henry Howe - 1842 - 516 páginas
...has turned out rather more favorable than I had calculated. The distance from New York to Albany is one hundred and fifty miles ; I ran it up in thirty-two...voyage has been performed wholly by, the power of the steam engine. I overtook many sloops and schooners beating to windward, and parted with them as... | |
| James Wynne - 1850 - 372 páginas
...has turned out rather more favorable than I had calculated. The distance from New York to Albany is one hundred and fifty miles. I ran it up in thirty-two...the voyage has been performed wholly by the power of the steam engine. I overtook many sloops and schooners beating to windward, and parted with them as... | |
| Shearjashub Spooner - 1853 - 336 páginas
...turned out rather more favorably than I had calculated. The distance from New York to Albany is 150 miles; I ran it up in thirty-two hours, and down in thirty hours; the latter is five miles an hour. I had a light breeze against me the whole way, going and coming,... | |
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