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 xi
... portage ” —Our ser- vants instructed , and a good understanding established their boat- chants - A feast on " tender bar " -Dexterity of voyageurs : their charac- ter and temperament , 167-179 CHAPTER XVI . THE SAVANNAHS . A sacred rock ...
... portage ” —Our ser- vants instructed , and a good understanding established their boat- chants - A feast on " tender bar " -Dexterity of voyageurs : their charac- ter and temperament , 167-179 CHAPTER XVI . THE SAVANNAHS . A sacred rock ...
Side xii
... portage - Our past and our prospective voyage , 228-242 CHAPTER XXI . THE FALLS OF ST ANTHONY . Town of St Anthony : its rapid growth - Magnificent scenery surrounding the Falls of the Mississippi - Fort Snelling - The capital of ...
... portage - Our past and our prospective voyage , 228-242 CHAPTER XXI . THE FALLS OF ST ANTHONY . Town of St Anthony : its rapid growth - Magnificent scenery surrounding the Falls of the Mississippi - Fort Snelling - The capital of ...
Side xiv
... PORTAGE , 179 OUR BARK CANOE , 190 SANDY LAKE , 202 LITTLE FALLS OF MISSISSIPPI , 224 CAMPING OUT ON THE MISSISSIPPI , 227 WINNEBAGOE LODGES , 242 244 ST ANTHONY , FORT SNELLING , 251 284 ST PAUL , 292 STEAMER SNAGGED , MAP OF THE NORTH ...
... PORTAGE , 179 OUR BARK CANOE , 190 SANDY LAKE , 202 LITTLE FALLS OF MISSISSIPPI , 224 CAMPING OUT ON THE MISSISSIPPI , 227 WINNEBAGOE LODGES , 242 244 ST ANTHONY , FORT SNELLING , 251 284 ST PAUL , 292 STEAMER SNAGGED , MAP OF THE NORTH ...
Side 52
... portage , we congratulated our- selves upon the prospect of lunching off half - a - dozen black bass , weighing from two to five pounds each . While the Indians were engaged , under the able superintendence of Captain Anderson , in ...
... portage , we congratulated our- selves upon the prospect of lunching off half - a - dozen black bass , weighing from two to five pounds each . While the Indians were engaged , under the able superintendence of Captain Anderson , in ...
Side 54
... portage- fortunately a short one of about three hundred yards - while we followed with the luggage and comestibles . The sun was sinking behind the tops of the highest trees when we were again afloat , and , as evening closed in , the ...
... portage- fortunately a short one of about three hundred yards - while we followed with the luggage and comestibles . The sun was sinking behind the tops of the highest trees when we were again afloat , and , as evening closed in , the ...
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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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