The Countries of the World: Indians of North America ; Arctic regions ; Canada ; Pacific CoastCassell, 1876 |
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... settlement as it first came under my notice many years ago . The settlement is in about 69 ° N. latitude , and the sketch may do service for almost any of them . First , however , it must be premised that the Danes have had modern ...
... settlement as it first came under my notice many years ago . The settlement is in about 69 ° N. latitude , and the sketch may do service for almost any of them . First , however , it must be premised that the Danes have had modern ...
Page 136
... settlements relieve the monotony of the months of darkness . Indeed , in some of the journals , written early in the century by the old missionaries , the demand on their hospitality by the numerous visitors is complained of as making ...
... settlements relieve the monotony of the months of darkness . Indeed , in some of the journals , written early in the century by the old missionaries , the demand on their hospitality by the numerous visitors is complained of as making ...
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... settlement , the afforested tracts are rapidly diminish- ing . Parts of Minnesota are still vacant , owing to reasons ... settlements are yearly encroaching on the region of forests . This northern part of the un- settled region , unlike ...
... settlement , the afforested tracts are rapidly diminish- ing . Parts of Minnesota are still vacant , owing to reasons ... settlements are yearly encroaching on the region of forests . This northern part of the un- settled region , unlike ...
Contents
THE ARCTIC REGIONS IN GENERAL | 17 |
SEA ICE GLACIERS AND ICEBERGS | 48 |
LIFE IN POLAR LANDS | 71 |
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