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... reefs , and the staking out of claims . There are therefore plenty of opportunities in these Ontario gold - fields for young , energetic , enter- prising men , especially those with capital , and who are not afraid of the rough life of ...
... reefs , and the staking out of claims . There are therefore plenty of opportunities in these Ontario gold - fields for young , energetic , enter- prising men , especially those with capital , and who are not afraid of the rough life of ...
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... reefs , and sufficiently capacious to contain the United navies of Britain , France ; America , and Germany , and still have anchorage to spare . The value of this magnificent landlocked harbour to Britain and the Dominion , its vast ...
... reefs , and sufficiently capacious to contain the United navies of Britain , France ; America , and Germany , and still have anchorage to spare . The value of this magnificent landlocked harbour to Britain and the Dominion , its vast ...
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... reefs in the extreme north of British Columbia , as well as in the United States territory of Alaska , has been long known , and the Canadian Government surveyors have for some years been aware that the quartz mountains of the North ...
... reefs in the extreme north of British Columbia , as well as in the United States territory of Alaska , has been long known , and the Canadian Government surveyors have for some years been aware that the quartz mountains of the North ...
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... reefs which encircle the islands . These reefs , which are only partly visible at low water , are entirely covered at high tide , and extend for about seven miles to the north of the island near St. George's , and seven miles to the ...
... reefs which encircle the islands . These reefs , which are only partly visible at low water , are entirely covered at high tide , and extend for about seven miles to the north of the island near St. George's , and seven miles to the ...
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... reefs . The North Rock , which stands about 14 feet high , and a few smaller ones near it are the solitary survivors of these cliffs and islands , and these last vestiges will soon go the way of the rest unless something is done to ...
... reefs . The North Rock , which stands about 14 feet high , and a few smaller ones near it are the solitary survivors of these cliffs and islands , and these last vestiges will soon go the way of the rest unless something is done to ...
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