Proposed Expedition to Explore Ellesmere Land Northwest of Baffin Bay and to Rescue Björling and Kallstenius, Swedish Naturalists Lost in the ArcticGibson Bros., 1898 - 29 páginas |
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... mountains , he says : " The remote situation of this country from the seaboard renders it unfavorable to commerce . This inconvenience , however , is in some de- gree remedied by its numerous large and navigable rivers , the principal ...
... mountains , he says : " The remote situation of this country from the seaboard renders it unfavorable to commerce . This inconvenience , however , is in some de- gree remedied by its numerous large and navigable rivers , the principal ...
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... mountains in Montana , as we now see it on the maps , was definitely settled in 1842. For more than half a century prior to that date this frontier had been in dispute between Great Britain and the United States . Repeated attempts to ...
... mountains in Montana , as we now see it on the maps , was definitely settled in 1842. For more than half a century prior to that date this frontier had been in dispute between Great Britain and the United States . Repeated attempts to ...
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... mountains is uninhabitable , where rain scarcely ever falls - a barren and sandy soil - mountains totally impassable , except in certain parts . Well , now , what are we going to do in such a case as that ? How are you going to apply ...
... mountains is uninhabitable , where rain scarcely ever falls - a barren and sandy soil - mountains totally impassable , except in certain parts . Well , now , what are we going to do in such a case as that ? How are you going to apply ...
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... mountains , and the deserts to the sunset land of gold . Government sur- veys for a railroad promptly followed , and crude and imper- fect knowledge as to the region rapidly gave place to better , though still defective , knowledge of ...
... mountains , and the deserts to the sunset land of gold . Government sur- veys for a railroad promptly followed , and crude and imper- fect knowledge as to the region rapidly gave place to better , though still defective , knowledge of ...
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... mountain . Thus we may vindicate for each science its own center while granting a generous measure of common facts . The difference is in the point of view , the aim , and method of treatment ; the geologist seeks largely that which has ...
... mountain . Thus we may vindicate for each science its own center while granting a generous measure of common facts . The difference is in the point of view , the aim , and method of treatment ; the geologist seeks largely that which has ...
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Página 9 - That whenever the summit of the mountains which extend in a direction parallel to the coast from the 56th degree of north latitude to the point of intersection of the 141st degree of west longitude shall prove to be at the distance of more than ten marine leagues from the ocean, the limit between the British possessions and the line of coast which is to belong to Russia, as above mentioned...
Página 9 - Greenwich,) the said line shall ascend to the north along the channel called Portland Channel, as far as the point of the continent where it strikes the...
Página 234 - the western limits of the republic should be drawn, and the statue of the fabled god Terminus should be raised upon its highest peak, never to be thrown down.
Página 3 - Spanish galleons and the rich Spanish cities. Sir Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh, and other navigators, aided by Queen Elizabeth, with bands of buccaneers, refugees from all countries, though mostly Englishmen, explored the recesses of the Caribbean Sea. crossed the Isthmus of Panama, and launched their little vessels on the Pacific.
Página 234 - How are you going to apply steam ? Have you made anything like an estimate of the cost of a railroad running from here to the mouth of the Columbia?
Página 11 - Columbus were decked only at the prow and stern, and the three were manned by 120 men. The armada of Queen Elizabeth was formed of merchant vessels fitted up as men-of-war, and not until the time of Charles I were there any regular ships of war in England or, probably, in other countries. Commerce was usually carried on by companies, with rules regulating the quantity of goods to be exported, so that the market should not be over-stocked and unremunerative prices obtained.
Página 234 - Why, sir, of what use will this be for agricultural purposes ? I would not for that purpose give a pinch of snuff for the whole territory. I wish to God we did not own it.