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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... ourselves and the United States , it confers , at the same time , great and lasting benefits upon the colonies , and , by uniting their interests with those of so powerful a neighbour , will render still more remote the possibility of a ...
... ourselves and the United States , it confers , at the same time , great and lasting benefits upon the colonies , and , by uniting their interests with those of so powerful a neighbour , will render still more remote the possibility of a ...
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Laurence Oliphant. WINTER TRAJECT OF THE ST LAWRENCE . 29 the wharf , stretched ourselves at the bottom thereof , were ... ourselves pulled up under the steep bank at Point Levi . If the tide be running down , it often happens that 30 ITS ...
Laurence Oliphant. WINTER TRAJECT OF THE ST LAWRENCE . 29 the wharf , stretched ourselves at the bottom thereof , were ... ourselves pulled up under the steep bank at Point Levi . If the tide be running down , it often happens that 30 ITS ...
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... ourselves comfortable by spreading a quantity of plucked fern and juniper branches at the bottom of our canoes . Bury and I reclined sumptuously in one , with about as much accommodation as a ship's hammock would afford to two ...
... ourselves comfortable by spreading a quantity of plucked fern and juniper branches at the bottom of our canoes . Bury and I reclined sumptuously in one , with about as much accommodation as a ship's hammock would afford to two ...
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... ourselves upon the green waters of the Severn . Lake Simcoe is the highest of the Canadian lakes , having an elevation of seven hundred feet above the level of the sea . The scenery at the point of debouchure was very beautiful . Masses ...
... ourselves upon the green waters of the Severn . Lake Simcoe is the highest of the Canadian lakes , having an elevation of seven hundred feet above the level of the sea . The scenery at the point of debouchure was very beautiful . Masses ...
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... to keep her head straight at it and trust to Providence , a strong arm , and a steady eye , to float you at last safely upon the calm waters beyond . We placed ourselves , one at SHOOTING THE RAPIDS . 53 the bows and the other.
... to keep her head straight at it and trust to Providence , a strong arm , and a steady eye , to float you at last safely upon the calm waters beyond . We placed ourselves , one at SHOOTING THE RAPIDS . 53 the bows and the other.
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