A History of the Puget Sound Country: Its Resources, Its Commerce and Its People: with Some Reference to Discoveries and Explorations in North America from the Time of Christopher Columbus Down to that of George Vancouver in 1792 ...Lewis Publishing Company, 1903 |
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A History of the Puget Sound Country; Its Resources, Its Commerce and Its ... William Farrand Prosser Sin vista previa disponible - 2013 |
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active America Anacortes became Bellingham Bay born British brother California Captain Charles Chehalis citizens Colonel Columbia river commercial Company connected daughter died early east elected engaged enterprise Everett Fairhaven farm father fraternity George Governor Harbor Henry honor Hudson's Bay Company hundred Illinois Indians industry interests Island John Knights of Pythias land later Lewis county living located lumber manufacturing married Mason miles mill Miss mountains native Northern Pacific Northern Pacific Railroad northwest coast Ohio Olympia Oregon Pacific Ocean party Pierce county pioneer political Port position prominent public schools Puget Sound Country Railroad real estate Republican residence returned sailed Seattle served settlement settlers shingle ship Skagit Skagit county Snohomish Snohomish county South Straits success Tacoma territory timber tion took town trade United Vancouver Washington Whatcom Whatcom county wife William Wisconsin York
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Página 73 - State, with the fishing of all sorts of fish, whales, sturgeons and all other royal fishes, in the seas, bays, inlets and rivers within the premises, and the fish therein taken, together with the royalty of the sea upon the coasts within the limits aforesaid, and all mines royal, as well discovered as not discovered, of gold, silver, gems and precious stones...
Página 126 - ... to the vessels, citizens, and subjects, of the two powers ; it being well understood that this agreement is not to be construed to the prejudice of any claim which either of the...
Página 73 - ... have given, granted and confirmed, and by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, do give, grant and confirm, unto the said governor and company and their successors, the sole trade and commerce of all those seas, straits, bays, rivers, lakes, creeks and sounds, in whatsoever latitude they...
Página 85 - A totem is a class of material objects which a savage regards with superstitious respect, believing that there exists between him and every member of the class an intimate and altogether special relation.
Página 120 - You make my feet heavy with gifts and my moccasins will grow old in carrying them, yet the Book is not among them. When I tell my poor, blind people, after one more snow in the big council, that I did not bring the Book, no word will be spoken by our old men or by our young braves.
Página 88 - It is, however, understood, that the country on that river is inhabited by numerous tribes, who furnish great supplies of furs and peltry to the trade of another nation, carried on in a high latitude, through an infinite number of portages and lakes, shut up by ice through a long season.
Página 182 - This being United States territory, no laws other than those of the United States, nor courts except such as are held by virtue of said laws will be recognized or allowed on this island.
Página 108 - And they sat down to eat bread ; and they lifted up their eyes, and looked, and behold, a company of Ishmaelites came from Gilead with their camels, bearing spicery, and balm, and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
Página 213 - An act to provide for the division of Dakota into two States, and to enable the people of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington to form Constitutions and State governments, and to be admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States, and to make donations of public lands to such States...
Página 16 - Public Health is the foundation on which reposes the happiness of the people and the power of a country. The care of the public health is the first duty of a statesman.