Notes on North America, Agricultural, Economical, and Social, Volume 1W. Blackwood and Sons, 1851 - 415 páginas |
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... distances in the interior of the country . Above Sackville , which as yet is little more than an inn , with its ... distance in time between Halifax and St John to ten or twelve hours , and would make the Cunard steamers greatly ...
... distances in the interior of the country . Above Sackville , which as yet is little more than an inn , with its ... distance in time between Halifax and St John to ten or twelve hours , and would make the Cunard steamers greatly ...
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... distance of the mouth of the St Croix river . Both of these rivers empty themselves into the Bay of Minas , and are dis- tinguished by the lofty white cliffs of gypsum which are seen at various places along their banks . The country ...
... distance of the mouth of the St Croix river . Both of these rivers empty themselves into the Bay of Minas , and are dis- tinguished by the lofty white cliffs of gypsum which are seen at various places along their banks . The country ...
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... distance on our left , a Church of England college , also finely situated , but said not to be so well frequented , or in so flourishing a condition , as its friends would desire . By starting early in the morning , I was enabled to ...
... distance on our left , a Church of England college , also finely situated , but said not to be so well frequented , or in so flourishing a condition , as its friends would desire . By starting early in the morning , I was enabled to ...
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... land , called respectively the North and South Mountains , run nearly parallel to each other from Windsor to beyond Annapolis and Digby , a distance of upwards of a hundred 26 FORMATION AND FILLING UP miles . The northern ridge.
... land , called respectively the North and South Mountains , run nearly parallel to each other from Windsor to beyond Annapolis and Digby , a distance of upwards of a hundred 26 FORMATION AND FILLING UP miles . The northern ridge.
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... distance by land of sixty - five miles , and by water , I believe , of about ninety . In spring and autumn , when the water is deep , they ascend to Wood- stock , which is sixty - two miles higher ; and when the contemplated ...
... distance by land of sixty - five miles , and by water , I believe , of about ninety . In spring and autumn , when the water is deep , they ascend to Wood- stock , which is sixty - two miles higher ; and when the contemplated ...
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Notes of North America: Agricultural, Economical, and Social, Volume 1 James Finlay Weir Johnston Visualização integral - 1851 |
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