Now, to an Englishman or a Frenchman, the Severn or the Thames, the Seine or the Rhone, would appear considerable streams, but in the Ottawa, a mere affluent of the St. Lawrence, an affluent, moreover, which reaches the parent stream... Proceedings of the Royal Colonial Institute - Seite 246von Royal Colonial Institute (Great Britain), Royal Empire Society (Great Britain) - 1878Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Royal Colonial Institute (Great Britain), Royal Empire Society (Great Britain) - 1878 - 464 Seiten
...question is, how to colonise the northern half of North America, and render it the home of a happy niul vigorous people. It is true that Canada already has...affluent, moreover, which reaches the parent stream 000 miles from its mouth, we have a river nearly 550 miles long, and three or four times as big as... | |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Company, Sandford Fleming - 1878 - 122 Seiten
...seaa, but I should foil to convoy a correct idea of their character and importance. Fortunately lean refer to a description of the waterways of Canada...moreover, which reaches the parent stream 600 miles from ils mouth, we have a river nearly 550 miles long, and three or four times as big as any of them. But,... | |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Company, Sandford Fleming - 1878 - 120 Seiten
...seas, but I should fail to convoy a correct idea of their character and importance. Fortunately lean refer to a description of the waterways of Canada...Frenchman, the Severn or the Thames, the Seine or tho Rhone, would appear considerable streams ; but in the Ottawa, a mere affluent of the St. Lawrence,... | |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Company, Sandford Fleming - 1878 - 122 Seiten
...great traveller and distinguished nobleman, the Governor-General. On a recent occasion, Lord Dufterin, standing as near as possible midway between the Atlantic...Frenchman, the Severn or the Thames, the Seine or the Rhene, would appear considerable streams; but in the Ottawa, a mere affluent of the St. Lawrence, an... | |
| Canada. Department of Agriculture - 1878 - 74 Seiten
...poor man cannot afford to live in a big house, so a small country cannot support a big river. Now, to an Englishman or a Frenchman the Severn or the...affluent, moreover, which reaches the parent stream six hundred miles from its mouth, we have a river nearly five hundred and fifty miles long, and three... | |
| George Stewart - 1878 - 704 Seiten
...poor man cannot afford to live in a big house, so a small country cannot support a big river. Now, to an Englishman or a Frenchman the Severn or the...affluent, moreover, which reaches the parent stream six hundred miles from its mouth, we have a river nearly five hundred and fifty miles long, and three... | |
| William Leggo - 1878 - 946 Seiten
...a poor man cannot afford to live in a big house, so a small country cannot support a big river. Now to an Englishman or a Frenchman the Severn or the...affluent moreover which reaches the parent stream six hundred miles from its mouth, we have a river nearly five hundred and fifty miles long, and three... | |
| Blackie and son, ltd - 1879 - 176 Seiten
...described the great natural water-ways of the Dominion : — a. To an Englishman, the Severn or the Thames appear considerable streams ; but in the Ottawa, a...its mouth, we have a river nearly 550 miles long. Even after ascending the St. Lawrence itself to Lake Ontario, and pursuing it across Lake Huron, the... | |
| Blackie and son, ltd - 1879 - 174 Seiten
...described the great natural water-ways of the Dominion: — To an Englishman, the Severn or the Thames appear considerable streams; but in the Ottawa, a...affluent, moreover, which reaches the parent stream G00 miles from its mouth, we have a river nearly 550 miles long. Even after ascending the St. Lawrence... | |
| John Macoun, George Monro Grant, Alexander Begg, John Campbell McLagan - 1882 - 736 Seiten
...poor man cannot afford to live in a big house, so a small country cannot support a big river. Now, to an Englishman or a Frenchman, the Severn or the...affluent, moreover, which reaches the parent stream six hundred miles from its mouth, we have a river nearly five hundred and fifty miles long, and three... | |
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