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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... sort just as irresistible ; and the traveller must be a novice indeed if he has not discovered that , in order really to enjoy his vocation , he must depend more upon the variety and intensity of the sensations in which he indulges than ...
... sort just as irresistible ; and the traveller must be a novice indeed if he has not discovered that , in order really to enjoy his vocation , he must depend more upon the variety and intensity of the sensations in which he indulges than ...
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... sort of assistance . There are some novices , indeed , so ambitious as to begin at once with a tandem ; but this is a sign of the greatest inexperience , as , perched upon a high tandem - box , it is impossible to reap benefit from ...
... sort of assistance . There are some novices , indeed , so ambitious as to begin at once with a tandem ; but this is a sign of the greatest inexperience , as , perched upon a high tandem - box , it is impossible to reap benefit from ...
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... sort of craft , we had never calculated upon . It is a very easy matter to jump out of a birch bark canoe , but it is a very different thing getting into her again . The slightest pressure from without tilts her right over ; and , apart ...
... sort of craft , we had never calculated upon . It is a very easy matter to jump out of a birch bark canoe , but it is a very different thing getting into her again . The slightest pressure from without tilts her right over ; and , apart ...
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... sort of half loft filled with potatoes , & c . , and approached by a ladder , and up this the worthy couple clambered , hauling up baby , cradle , and all , in spite of our remonstrances ; though , perhaps , as the baby was of very ...
... sort of half loft filled with potatoes , & c . , and approached by a ladder , and up this the worthy couple clambered , hauling up baby , cradle , and all , in spite of our remonstrances ; though , perhaps , as the baby was of very ...
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... sort of watering - place , with the advantage of sport in the shape of pigeons and trout in the neighbourhood . As , however , our new friend was only a visitor himself , he offered to introduce us to a resident as being more likely to ...
... sort of watering - place , with the advantage of sport in the shape of pigeons and trout in the neighbourhood . As , however , our new friend was only a visitor himself , he offered to introduce us to a resident as being more likely to ...
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