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" But as the seat of empire, from time immemorial, has been gradually progressive toward the West, there is no doubt but that, at some future period, mighty kingdoms will emerge from these wildernesses, and stately palaces and solemn temples, with gilded... "
Annals of the Minnesota Historical Society ... - Page 17
by Minnesota Historical Society - 1850 - 32 pages
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The Traditional History and Characteristic Sketches of the Ojibway Nation

George Copway - Social Science - 1850 - 328 pages
...of Louisiana, of which this country was a district." CHAPTER XVI. FURTHER NOTICES OF THE NORTH-WEST. "THE first British traveller to the falls of St. Anthony,...first visited and described the country now called Minesota. In the place of the skin-lodge of the Dakota, and the oblations to the Spirit supposed to...
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The History of Wisconsin: v. 1. Historical

William Rudolph Smith - Wisconsin - 1854 - 432 pages
...these wildernesses, and stately palaces and solemn temples, with gilded spires reaching the skies, supplant the Indian huts, whose only decorations are the barbarous trophies of their vanquished enemies."1 At the time Carver was at Fort La Baye, at the mouth of Fox River, on the 18th of September,...
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The History of Wisconsin: Historical

William Rudolph Smith - Wisconsin - 1854 - 448 pages
...these wildernesses, and stately palaces and solemn temples, with gilded spires reaching the skies, supplant the Indian huts, whose only decorations are the barbarous trophies of their vanquished enemies."1 At the time Carver was at Fort La Baye, at the mouth of Fox River, on the 18th of September,...
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The Historical Magazine, Volume 1

United States - 1857 - 498 pages
...these wildernesses, and stately palaces and solemn temples, with gilded spires reaching the skies, supplant the Indian huts, whose only decorations are...the barbarous trophies of their vanquished enemies." What was almost prophecy to Carver, fourteen years before my birth, I have lived to see literally fulfilled....
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Indian Life and Indian History

George Copway - Ojibwa Indians - 1858 - 284 pages
...Territory of Louisiana, of which this country was a district" CHAPTER XVI. FURTHER NOTICES OF THE NOTHWEST. "The first British traveller to the Falls of St. Anthony,...first visited and described the country now called Minesota, In the place of the skin-lodge of the Dakota, and the oblations to the Spirit supposed to...
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The History of Minnesota: From the Earliest French Explorations to the ...

Edward Duffield Neill - History - 1858 - 652 pages
...from these wildernesses, and stately palaces and solemn temples with gilded spires rending the skies, supplant the Indian huts, whose only decorations are...the barbarous trophies of their vanquished enemies." Returning to London, he formed a plan, with the aid of a member of Parliament, 'that would disclose...
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Beyond the Mississippi: From the Great River to the Great Ocean : Life and ...

Albert Deane Richardson - History - 1869 - 664 pages
...kingdoms will emerge from .these wildernesses, and stately palaces and solemn temples with gilded spires supplant the Indian huts, whose only decorations are...the barbarous trophies of their vanquished enemies.' After Carver, came our Government expeditions — those of Pike and Long, for whom two noble mountains...
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Report and Collections of the State Historical Society of ..., Volume 6

State Historical Society of Wisconsin - Wisconsin - 1872 - 518 pages
...from these wildernesses, and stately palaces and solemn temples with gilded spires reaching the skies, supplant the Indian huts, whose only decorations are...the barbarous trophies of their vanquished enemies." Speaking of the advantages of the country, he says: "The future population will be able to convey their...
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A History of the City of Saint Paul, and of the County of Ramsey, Minnesota

John Fletcher Williams - Ramsey County (Minn.) - 1876 - 512 pages
...these wildernesses, and stately palaces and solemn temples, •with gilded spires reaching the skies, supplant the Indian huts, -whose only decorations...the barbarous trophies of their vanquished enemies." Already events were transpiring, which led to a more rapid fulfillment of his vision, than perhaps...
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The Golden Northwest

James Maitland - Northwestern States - 1879 - 138 pages
...kingdoms will emerge from these wildernesses, and stately temples with gilded spires reaching the skies, supplant the Indian huts whose only decorations are...the barbarous trophies of their vanquished enemies." The first actual settlement of the town was made in 1838, by a Canadian named Parrant, immediately...
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