The Countries of the World: Being a Popular Description of the Various Continents, Islands, Rivers, Seas, and Peoples of the Globe, Volumes 3-4Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1892 |
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... important explorations in regard to the canal ; † but it was not until 1870 that the American Government under- took some important surveys , which we may now glance at . Without stopping to detail the results of an instrumental ...
... important explorations in regard to the canal ; † but it was not until 1870 that the American Government under- took some important surveys , which we may now glance at . Without stopping to detail the results of an instrumental ...
Page 204
... importance on the coast , the aborigines have it all to themselves . A telegraph line runs through its entire length ... important locality for trade . To build this telegraph line for nearly 2,000 miles , at a cost of £ 370,000 , was a ...
... importance on the coast , the aborigines have it all to themselves . A telegraph line runs through its entire length ... important locality for trade . To build this telegraph line for nearly 2,000 miles , at a cost of £ 370,000 , was a ...
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... importance , the poorest in resources , and the least promising or important of all the Antipodean colonies . Our notice of it may be therefore brief . A picture is not meritorious according to the size of the canvas , or an actor ...
... importance , the poorest in resources , and the least promising or important of all the Antipodean colonies . Our notice of it may be therefore brief . A picture is not meritorious according to the size of the canvas , or an actor ...
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