The British Empire Series: British AmericaK. Paul, Trench, Trübner, 1900 - Great Britain |
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... miles of railway in operation , connecting the two great oceans and providing means of communication between all the provinces . There is a splendid system of canals , and vessels drawing 14 feet of water will shortly be able to proceed ...
... miles of railway in operation , connecting the two great oceans and providing means of communication between all the provinces . There is a splendid system of canals , and vessels drawing 14 feet of water will shortly be able to proceed ...
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... miles , and is forty times the size of England , Scotland , and Wales . It represents nearly a third of the area of the entire British Empire . It embraces the provinces of Nova Scotia , Prince Edward Island , New Bruns- wick , Quebec ...
... miles , and is forty times the size of England , Scotland , and Wales . It represents nearly a third of the area of the entire British Empire . It embraces the provinces of Nova Scotia , Prince Edward Island , New Bruns- wick , Quebec ...
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... miles or more of intervening territory . It was only accessible at all by means of communication through the United States , and by sea . Therefore , although the union was inaugurated in 1867 , and was ! only nominally completed in ...
... miles or more of intervening territory . It was only accessible at all by means of communication through the United States , and by sea . Therefore , although the union was inaugurated in 1867 , and was ! only nominally completed in ...
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... miles of railway . Now there are over 16,000 miles , and , in proportion to its population , Canada is probably as well served as any country in the world . The railways connect the Atlantic with the Pacific , they connect the coal ...
... miles of railway . Now there are over 16,000 miles , and , in proportion to its population , Canada is probably as well served as any country in the world . The railways connect the Atlantic with the Pacific , they connect the coal ...
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... miles from the Atlantic Ocean , 250 miles above salt water , and nearly 100 miles above tidal water , and moor alongside the streets of the commercial metropolis of Canada , where over five miles of quays and wharfage have been provided ...
... miles from the Atlantic Ocean , 250 miles above salt water , and nearly 100 miles above tidal water , and moor alongside the streets of the commercial metropolis of Canada , where over five miles of quays and wharfage have been provided ...
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