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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... never sees a waterfall without remembering that it is a mill - site . But if it is necessary for a stranger to become im- bued with go - ahead notions , in order to travel pro- fitably in America , a corresponding frame of mind is only ...
... never sees a waterfall without remembering that it is a mill - site . But if it is necessary for a stranger to become im- bued with go - ahead notions , in order to travel pro- fitably in America , a corresponding frame of mind is only ...
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... never freezes , attracts the larger share of this traffic , it is evident that in this respect alone it will prove a formidable rival to Boston , from which it is distant about a hundred miles . In addi- tion to the Canadian trade , it ...
... never freezes , attracts the larger share of this traffic , it is evident that in this respect alone it will prove a formidable rival to Boston , from which it is distant about a hundred miles . In addi- tion to the Canadian trade , it ...
Side 24
Laurence Oliphant. 24 THE PHILOSOPHY OF PIC - NICS . who have never seen really fine scenery at all . For my own part , I have been as much overwhelmed with the wonders of Niagara , sitting on the grass at the edge of the Falls with a ...
Laurence Oliphant. 24 THE PHILOSOPHY OF PIC - NICS . who have never seen really fine scenery at all . For my own part , I have been as much overwhelmed with the wonders of Niagara , sitting on the grass at the edge of the Falls with a ...
Side 40
... never resided long enough in Toronto to be able to judge whether the social habits of the two places presented as striking a dis- similarity , but the life of its bustling , active popula- tion seemed rather that of business than of ...
... never resided long enough in Toronto to be able to judge whether the social habits of the two places presented as striking a dis- similarity , but the life of its bustling , active popula- tion seemed rather that of business than of ...
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... never again wish to be placed at the tender mercies of a more incarnate vixen than this dame had proved herself to be . We had all in turn suffered from her villanous temper ; and it was now suggested that it had turned sour on her ...
... never again wish to be placed at the tender mercies of a more incarnate vixen than this dame had proved herself to be . We had all in turn suffered from her villanous temper ; and it was now suggested that it had turned sour on her ...
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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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