Minnesota and the Far WestW. Blackwood and Sons, 1855 - 306 sider Oliphant acted as secretary to Lord Elgin during the negotiation at Washington of the reciprocity treaty with Canada. He then accompanied Lord Elgin to Quebec. There he was appointed superintendent of Indian affairsE, and made a journey to Lake Superior and back by the Mississippi to Chicago. |
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Side vii
... follow from the war in which we are now engaged — where the ploughshare , and not the sword , is used as the precursor of civilisation . In the course of the narrative of an expedition viii PREFACE . which I made last year through a.
... follow from the war in which we are now engaged — where the ploughshare , and not the sword , is used as the precursor of civilisation . In the course of the narrative of an expedition viii PREFACE . which I made last year through a.
Side 1
... course of his rambles in the Old World , that he at once perceives that , in order to the due appreciation of the country he is about to explore , an entire revolution must be effected in those habits of thought and observation in which ...
... course of his rambles in the Old World , that he at once perceives that , in order to the due appreciation of the country he is about to explore , an entire revolution must be effected in those habits of thought and observation in which ...
Side 6
... course of the Androscoggin into the White Mountains , wind- ing up romantic glens , along the shores of secluded lakes , through dense pendulous forests , as though a mountain six thousand feet were not the slightest obstacle to a ...
... course of the Androscoggin into the White Mountains , wind- ing up romantic glens , along the shores of secluded lakes , through dense pendulous forests , as though a mountain six thousand feet were not the slightest obstacle to a ...
Side 10
... course of execution , which will render distant markets more accessible , and cause the province to become the channel of a great transit trade , while they stimulate the pro- ductive capabilities of the districts through which they ...
... course of execution , which will render distant markets more accessible , and cause the province to become the channel of a great transit trade , while they stimulate the pro- ductive capabilities of the districts through which they ...
Side 21
... course , are English ; but the blending of the two races , which has resulted from this mixed population , has only served to bring out more strongly the favourable points in each , and to create a society of a most agreeable ...
... course , are English ; but the blending of the two races , which has resulted from this mixed population , has only served to bring out more strongly the favourable points in each , and to create a society of a most agreeable ...
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Side 245 - The proceeds of all lands that have been, or may hereafter be, granted by the United States to the State for the support of a university, shall be and remain a perpetual fund, to be called "The University Fund...
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