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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... Pacific side of the Coast Range to desert conditions at Kamloops 170 miles to the east . The western ranges of mountains consist largely of granitoid rocks which have penetrated older sediments , giving rise to deposits of gold , silver ...
... Pacific side of the Coast Range to desert conditions at Kamloops 170 miles to the east . The western ranges of mountains consist largely of granitoid rocks which have penetrated older sediments , giving rise to deposits of gold , silver ...
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... Pacific Railway . One great figure , Donald A. Smith , bridges this period of transition . He spent most of his life in the routine service of the Hudson's Bay Company , learned at every stage its inner nature , and died as its Governor ...
... Pacific Railway . One great figure , Donald A. Smith , bridges this period of transition . He spent most of his life in the routine service of the Hudson's Bay Company , learned at every stage its inner nature , and died as its Governor ...
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... Pacific was an act of faith in Canadian development , as may be said also of the Canadian Northern , the Grand Trunk Pacific and the National Transcontinental Railways . Unlike the British railways , which were built through well ...
... Pacific was an act of faith in Canadian development , as may be said also of the Canadian Northern , the Grand Trunk Pacific and the National Transcontinental Railways . Unlike the British railways , which were built through well ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Cordillera | 7 |
Relations of the Aborigines to the Settlers | 13 |
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