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... country , a fine climate , excellent means of communica- tion , a long coast - line giving access to markets ; and it is the half - way house of the Empire , standing midway between the East and the West . It is not INTRODUCTION 5.
... country , a fine climate , excellent means of communica- tion , a long coast - line giving access to markets ; and it is the half - way house of the Empire , standing midway between the East and the West . It is not INTRODUCTION 5.
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... Coast within ten years . This stupen- dous work was practically completed in half the stipulated time , and the first public train travelled from Montreal to Vancouver in 1886. Strictly speak- ing , therefore , the positive , actual ...
... Coast within ten years . This stupen- dous work was practically completed in half the stipulated time , and the first public train travelled from Montreal to Vancouver in 1886. Strictly speak- ing , therefore , the positive , actual ...
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... Coast . You have all heard of the gold - mining boom in British Columbia forty years ago , when the country was practically inaccessible ; and it is worth recalling that law and order were upheld there , and justice properly adminis ...
... Coast . You have all heard of the gold - mining boom in British Columbia forty years ago , when the country was practically inaccessible ; and it is worth recalling that law and order were upheld there , and justice properly adminis ...
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... coast range on their way to the gold - fields , and Dawson City , the chief centre of distribution in the district , is credited with a population of 20,000 . The Lake Atlin region , in the extreme north- west corner of British Columbia ...
... coast range on their way to the gold - fields , and Dawson City , the chief centre of distribution in the district , is credited with a population of 20,000 . The Lake Atlin region , in the extreme north- west corner of British Columbia ...
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... coast line on the Atlantic and on the Pacific of at least 15,000 miles carries with it large and valuable fisheries . They provide employment for many thousands of hardy fishermen , who form a great reserve of maritime and naval ...
... coast line on the Atlantic and on the Pacific of at least 15,000 miles carries with it large and valuable fisheries . They provide employment for many thousands of hardy fishermen , who form a great reserve of maritime and naval ...
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