Notes on North America, Agricultural, Economical, and Social, Volume 1W. Blackwood and Sons, 1851 - 415 páginas |
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... feet above the sea , and at other places in that immediate neighbourhood . These markings , with the accumulated drift and boulders , strengthen more the general likeness of the country to what the visitor may have seen about Stockholm ...
... feet above the sea , and at other places in that immediate neighbourhood . These markings , with the accumulated drift and boulders , strengthen more the general likeness of the country to what the visitor may have seen about Stockholm ...
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... feet above the sea , and descending about half- way on the other side towards Windsor , we left the stony , granite , and metamorphic slates , and entered upon soils of a more propitious character , derived from those gyp- sum - bearing ...
... feet above the sea , and descending about half- way on the other side towards Windsor , we left the stony , granite , and metamorphic slates , and entered upon soils of a more propitious character , derived from those gyp- sum - bearing ...
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... feet of the same side , a pace I had never seen before . It proved to be a Canadian horse , trained , as they frequently are in that province , to this peculiar pace . It is a sort of shuffling , awkward- looking gait , but is very easy ...
... feet of the same side , a pace I had never seen before . It proved to be a Canadian horse , trained , as they frequently are in that province , to this peculiar pace . It is a sort of shuffling , awkward- looking gait , but is very easy ...
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... feet , which is sufficient to equalise the level of the outer and inner waters , so as , for a brief space before and after high water , to allow vessels of considerable tonnage to ascend and descend with safety . Well - appointed ...
... feet , which is sufficient to equalise the level of the outer and inner waters , so as , for a brief space before and after high water , to allow vessels of considerable tonnage to ascend and descend with safety . Well - appointed ...
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... feet above the river . Upon this level , thirty years ago , there were only two or three houses , surrounded by thickets and cedar swamps . It is now a considerable town with five or six churches , besides a cathedral , built under the ...
... feet above the river . Upon this level , thirty years ago , there were only two or three houses , surrounded by thickets and cedar swamps . It is now a considerable town with five or six churches , besides a cathedral , built under the ...
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