The Confederation of the British North American Provinces: Their Past History and Future Prospects, Including Also British Columbia & Hudson's Bay Territory : with a Map, and Suggestions in Reference to the True and Only Practicable Route from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean |
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... . Extent of Territory - St . Paul , the Capital - Physical Districts — Falls of St. Anthony and its Water Power - Mineral Resources - Sandstone , & c . — Salt Springs - The Relations of Minnesota in Reference to Internal.
... . Extent of Territory - St . Paul , the Capital - Physical Districts — Falls of St. Anthony and its Water Power - Mineral Resources - Sandstone , & c . — Salt Springs - The Relations of Minnesota in Reference to Internal.
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... falls into the Bay of Chaleurs on the western side of the Gulf of St. Lawrence . The landscape is of great variety and of most picturesque beauty , being alternations of attractive valleys and hills , which northward assume a bold out ...
... falls into the Bay of Chaleurs on the western side of the Gulf of St. Lawrence . The landscape is of great variety and of most picturesque beauty , being alternations of attractive valleys and hills , which northward assume a bold out ...
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... falls into the Passamaquoddy Bay ; the Miramichi , which flows eastward into the Gulf of St. Lawrence , having a course of 120 miles , and being navigable for nearly 40 miles ; and the Resti- gouche , which falls into the Bay of ...
... falls into the Passamaquoddy Bay ; the Miramichi , which flows eastward into the Gulf of St. Lawrence , having a course of 120 miles , and being navigable for nearly 40 miles ; and the Resti- gouche , which falls into the Bay of ...
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... Falls of Niagara ; and then pass along Niagara River , till they enter Lake Ontario . order to connect navigation , the Welland Canal was constructed between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario . It consists of the Feeder branch from Grand River ...
... Falls of Niagara ; and then pass along Niagara River , till they enter Lake Ontario . order to connect navigation , the Welland Canal was constructed between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario . It consists of the Feeder branch from Grand River ...
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... falls on the different objects ; the deep emerald green of the water ; the unvarying swell of the lake , keeping up a succession of musical echoes ; the reverberations of one's own voice coming back with startling effect : all these ...
... falls on the different objects ; the deep emerald green of the water ; the unvarying swell of the lake , keeping up a succession of musical echoes ; the reverberations of one's own voice coming back with startling effect : all these ...
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Page 11 - This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks, Bearded with moss, and in garments green, indistinct in the twilight, Stand like Druids of eld, with voices sad and prophetic, Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms.
Page 85 - Company, and their successors, the sole trade and commerce of all those seas, straits, bays, rivers, lakes, creeks and sounds, in whatsoever latitude they shall be, that lie within the entrance of the straits commonly called Hudson's Straits, together with all the lands and territories upon the countries, coasts, and confines of the seas, bays, lakes, rivers, creeks, and sounds aforesaid, that are not already actually possessed by or granted to any of our subjects, or possessed by the subjects of...
Page 6 - The chief cause which made the fusion of the different elements of society so imperfect was the extreme difficulty which our ancestors found in passing from place to place.
Page 129 - I should answer, I should tell you, " From the forests and the prairies, From the great lakes of the Northland, From the land of the Ojibways, From the land of the Dacotahs, From the mountains, moors, and fen-lands, Where the heron, the Shuh-shuh-gah, Feeds among the reeds and rushes.
Page 67 - Faintly as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time: Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at St. Anne's our parting hymn. Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near, and the daylight's past.
Page 6 - Of all inventions, the alphabet and the printing press alone excepted, those inventions which abridge distance have done most for the civilisation of our species. Every improvement of the means of locomotion benefits mankind morally and intellectually as well as materially...
Page 143 - ... seacoasts and shores of the United States and of the said islands, without being restricted to any distance from the shore, with permission to land upon the said coasts of the United States...
Page 233 - St. Paul and St. Anthony, to a point between the foot of Big Stone Lake and the mouth of Sioux Wood River, with a branch, via St. Cloud and Crow Wing, to the navigable waters of the Red River of the North, at such point as the Legislature of said territory may determine ; from St.
Page 143 - States and of the said islands, without being restricted to any distance from the shore, with permission to land upon the said coasts of the United States and of the islands aforesaid, for the purpose of drying their nets and curing their fish...
Page 205 - The executive authority or government shall be vested in the Sovereign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and be administered according to the well-understood principles of the British Constitution by the Sovereign personally, or by the representative of the Sovereign duly authorized.