The Countries of the World: Indians of North America ; Arctic regions ; Canada ; Pacific CoastCassell, 1876 |
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Page 192
... supplies , & c . , to this far - away section of the fur countries is extremely great ; hence the prices they ... supply of this vast region . It is early in June when she gets clear of the Nore ; it is mid - June when the Orkneys ...
... supplies , & c . , to this far - away section of the fur countries is extremely great ; hence the prices they ... supply of this vast region . It is early in June when she gets clear of the Nore ; it is mid - June when the Orkneys ...
Page 207
... supply . fitchet , or polecat of Europe , the kolinski of Northern Asia , the nutria , or coypou , of Buenos Ayres and Chili , the hamster of Central Europe , the perwitzky of the South - eastern territories of Asiatic Russia , the ...
... supply . fitchet , or polecat of Europe , the kolinski of Northern Asia , the nutria , or coypou , of Buenos Ayres and Chili , the hamster of Central Europe , the perwitzky of the South - eastern territories of Asiatic Russia , the ...
Page 303
... supply the chief trade of the territory ; that is to say , if the fur animals are not exterminated through ignorance or indifference on the part of the Government , and rapacity on the side of the sealers . The trapping in the interior ...
... supply the chief trade of the territory ; that is to say , if the fur animals are not exterminated through ignorance or indifference on the part of the Government , and rapacity on the side of the sealers . The trapping in the interior ...
Contents
THE ARCTIC REGIONS IN GENERAL | 17 |
SEA ICE GLACIERS AND ICEBERGS | 48 |
LIFE IN POLAR LANDS | 71 |
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