The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 6John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1930 - Great Britain |
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Page 378
... Canal alone received any consideration , and be- tween 1822 and 1829 about £ 100,000 had been expended on it , yet , owing to the very limited size of the locks , it was virtually a mere boat canal.1 The Legislature of Upper Canada had ...
... Canal alone received any consideration , and be- tween 1822 and 1829 about £ 100,000 had been expended on it , yet , owing to the very limited size of the locks , it was virtually a mere boat canal.1 The Legislature of Upper Canada had ...
Page 585
... Canal , in order to compete with the railroads , lowered its tolls by 50 per cent . , thus creating a crisis for the Welland Canal , which was failing in its efforts to gain control of the western traffic and divert it down the St ...
... Canal , in order to compete with the railroads , lowered its tolls by 50 per cent . , thus creating a crisis for the Welland Canal , which was failing in its efforts to gain control of the western traffic and divert it down the St ...
Page 587
... Canal project for a waterway from that bay , via French and Ottawa Rivers , to Montreal . They were opposed to the improvement of the Welland Canal because , since the Canadian canals were free of tolls , the proposed improvement ...
... Canal project for a waterway from that bay , via French and Ottawa Rivers , to Montreal . They were opposed to the improvement of the Welland Canal because , since the Canadian canals were free of tolls , the proposed improvement ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Cabot John voyages 1718 120 123 Campbell Sir Alexander 352 479 491 | 6 |
The Cordillera | 7 |
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