The British Empire Series: British AmericaK. Paul, Trench, Trübner, 1900 - Great Britain |
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... districts of Saskatchewan , Assiniboia , and Alberta , there are nearly 239,000,000 acres , of which only 7,832,000 acres have been brought into use by farmers and ranchers . There is room for much ex- pansion in the older provinces ...
... districts of Saskatchewan , Assiniboia , and Alberta , there are nearly 239,000,000 acres , of which only 7,832,000 acres have been brought into use by farmers and ranchers . There is room for much ex- pansion in the older provinces ...
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... district north of Lake Superior , and in the country between that great fresh - water sea and the Lake of the Woods . Mines are being worked there now of considerable promise , and fresh discoveries are frequently reported . There are ...
... district north of Lake Superior , and in the country between that great fresh - water sea and the Lake of the Woods . Mines are being worked there now of considerable promise , and fresh discoveries are frequently reported . There are ...
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... district , and in Cariboo , is now attracting attention all over the world . Towns of from 3000 to 5000 people have sprung up in the last two years . American capital is pouring in for the development of the mines , and the matter is ...
... district , and in Cariboo , is now attracting attention all over the world . Towns of from 3000 to 5000 people have sprung up in the last two years . American capital is pouring in for the development of the mines , and the matter is ...
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... district of Canada , has been of the greatest importance in attracting attention to the Dominion . The output of gold in that part for the season of 1898 is returned approximately at £ 2,000,000 , and there is every reason to believe ...
... district of Canada , has been of the greatest importance in attracting attention to the Dominion . The output of gold in that part for the season of 1898 is returned approximately at £ 2,000,000 , and there is every reason to believe ...
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... districts to the towns if they had gone to Canada , instead of passing a more or less miserable existence among the congested populations which they have helped to swell . In Canada they could have turned their skill to some advantage ...
... districts to the towns if they had gone to Canada , instead of passing a more or less miserable existence among the congested populations which they have helped to swell . In Canada they could have turned their skill to some advantage ...
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