The Countries of the World: Indians of North America ; Arctic regions ; Canada ; Pacific CoastCassell, 1876 |
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... province separately . ONTARIO . In many respects Ontario is the best , as it is the wealthiest and most thickly - populated of all the Canadian provinces . Its climate is mild enough to favour wheat and fruit - growing , and the great ...
... province separately . ONTARIO . In many respects Ontario is the best , as it is the wealthiest and most thickly - populated of all the Canadian provinces . Its climate is mild enough to favour wheat and fruit - growing , and the great ...
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... provinces , from the fact of its having been long a British military and naval station . The province contains about 11,000,000 acres , of which one - fifth consists of lakes and small rivers , and of this area less than half is fit for ...
... provinces , from the fact of its having been long a British military and naval station . The province contains about 11,000,000 acres , of which one - fifth consists of lakes and small rivers , and of this area less than half is fit for ...
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... province , now lying so uneasily in the bosom of the Dominion . " The process of railwaying ' a province into confederation is briefly this - Send agents into the coveted province to raise an agitation for a railroad ; ' square ' the ...
... province , now lying so uneasily in the bosom of the Dominion . " The process of railwaying ' a province into confederation is briefly this - Send agents into the coveted province to raise an agitation for a railroad ; ' square ' the ...
Contents
THE ARCTIC REGIONS IN GENERAL | 17 |
SEA ICE GLACIERS AND ICEBERGS | 48 |
LIFE IN POLAR LANDS | 71 |
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