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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... half- breeds - Shooting the Sault rapids — A valuable life - The Hudson's Bay Company's fort - Departure from the Sault - Near " busting up❞ — The Sault canal : probable traffic along it -The " Sam Ward " -Lake Superior , 91-107 ...
... half- breeds - Shooting the Sault rapids — A valuable life - The Hudson's Bay Company's fort - Departure from the Sault - Near " busting up❞ — The Sault canal : probable traffic along it -The " Sam Ward " -Lake Superior , 91-107 ...
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... half . The woods consist chiefly of pine , oak , beech , and birch , and it is evident that the vast forest opened up by means of this railway must prove a source of great wealth to the inhabitants ; while the line itself must benefit ...
... half . The woods consist chiefly of pine , oak , beech , and birch , and it is evident that the vast forest opened up by means of this railway must prove a source of great wealth to the inhabitants ; while the line itself must benefit ...
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... , and the unfortunate passengers not unfrequently spend the whole night struggling amid floating ice . Under favourable circumstances the traject does not take above half an hour . 03 CHAPTER IV . CANADIAN STATISTICS . IN the close of.
... , and the unfortunate passengers not unfrequently spend the whole night struggling amid floating ice . Under favourable circumstances the traject does not take above half an hour . 03 CHAPTER IV . CANADIAN STATISTICS . IN the close of.
Side 32
... half . Branch lines are proposed , which will connect the most im- portant places on the St Lawrence with the district now being rapidly developed upon the Ottawa . In- deed , a line is already open between Bytown , or , as it is in ...
... half . Branch lines are proposed , which will connect the most im- portant places on the St Lawrence with the district now being rapidly developed upon the Ottawa . In- deed , a line is already open between Bytown , or , as it is in ...
Side 39
... half make it their permanent abode : the remainder pass on to the tempting provinces in the north - west . It has been calculated that , during the last twelve years , about £ 500,000 have been expended by these transitory emigrants ...
... half make it their permanent abode : the remainder pass on to the tempting provinces in the north - west . It has been calculated that , during the last twelve years , about £ 500,000 have been expended by these transitory emigrants ...
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