The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 6John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Moreover , in many cases the centres of the fur trade became in course of time the centres of settlement . To - day the provincial capitals of Manitoba , Alberta and British Columbia cover the sites of Forts Garry , Edmonton and ...
Moreover , in many cases the centres of the fur trade became in course of time the centres of settlement . To - day the provincial capitals of Manitoba , Alberta and British Columbia cover the sites of Forts Garry , Edmonton and ...
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Thirteen years later the settlement was transferred by the Selkirk family back to the Hudson's Bay Company . The bitter hostility of the North West Company was a thing of the past , but it was too much to expect that the older cor- ...
Thirteen years later the settlement was transferred by the Selkirk family back to the Hudson's Bay Company . The bitter hostility of the North West Company was a thing of the past , but it was too much to expect that the older cor- ...
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gold to the value of 25,000,000 dollars , but also led to the permanent settlement of the interior of British Columbia . An incident of the discovery of gold in Cariboo was the emigration of gold - seekers from Ontario and parts of the ...
gold to the value of 25,000,000 dollars , but also led to the permanent settlement of the interior of British Columbia . An incident of the discovery of gold in Cariboo was the emigration of gold - seekers from Ontario and parts of the ...
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THE GEOGRAPHICAL AND ETHNICAL | 1 |
The Cordillera | 7 |
Cabot John voyages 1718 120 123 Campbell Sir Alexander 352 479 491 | 9 |
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