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... fish of many kinds . Salmon and trout are found almost everywhere . The great lakes , the parts of which belonging to Canada are estimated to cover an area of 36,350 square miles , afford excellent fishing , includ- ing the exceedingly ...
... fish of many kinds . Salmon and trout are found almost everywhere . The great lakes , the parts of which belonging to Canada are estimated to cover an area of 36,350 square miles , afford excellent fishing , includ- ing the exceedingly ...
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... fish are salmon , mackerel , herring , cod , haddock , hake , pollack , halibut , smelts , sardines , white fish , trout , and oysters and lobsters . The manufacturing industry in Canada is com- paratively in its infancy , but it is ...
... fish are salmon , mackerel , herring , cod , haddock , hake , pollack , halibut , smelts , sardines , white fish , trout , and oysters and lobsters . The manufacturing industry in Canada is com- paratively in its infancy , but it is ...
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... fishing can find plenty of sport in Ontario . Excellent fish abound in all the rivers and lakes , and there are no restrictions . Those fond of the gun , by going far enough afield can find plenty of big game , such as the moose , the ...
... fishing can find plenty of sport in Ontario . Excellent fish abound in all the rivers and lakes , and there are no restrictions . Those fond of the gun , by going far enough afield can find plenty of big game , such as the moose , the ...
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... fish , or trade with the Indians . Temporarily the population increased at a large rate , and I may incidentally men- tion that the French Canadians have since always been celebrated for the size of their families . In fact to this ...
... fish , or trade with the Indians . Temporarily the population increased at a large rate , and I may incidentally men- tion that the French Canadians have since always been celebrated for the size of their families . In fact to this ...
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... fish in every eleven caught , and in the case of sale of lands , to pay one - twelfth of the price realised . This system became later a public nuisance , but it was not entirely abolished until 1854. The rents were often half a pint of ...
... fish in every eleven caught , and in the case of sale of lands , to pay one - twelfth of the price realised . This system became later a public nuisance , but it was not entirely abolished until 1854. The rents were often half a pint of ...
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