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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Accordingly , the building of an intercolonial railway became a central feature in the terms of confederation . ... of a system of railways , at first subsidiary to the St Lawrence route but afterwards largely independent of it .
Accordingly , the building of an intercolonial railway became a central feature in the terms of confederation . ... of a system of railways , at first subsidiary to the St Lawrence route but afterwards largely independent of it .
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After delay due to financial crises in the United States , railways began to push up to Manitoba from the south , The St Paul and ... In 1879 Stephen , Smith and Hill formed the St Paul , Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway Company .
After delay due to financial crises in the United States , railways began to push up to Manitoba from the south , The St Paul and ... In 1879 Stephen , Smith and Hill formed the St Paul , Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway Company .
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In 1884 and 1885 there were persons who sniffed at the railway as a philanthropic enterprise without any ... as may be said also of the Canadian Northern , the Grand Trunk Pacific and the National Transcontinental Railways .
In 1884 and 1885 there were persons who sniffed at the railway as a philanthropic enterprise without any ... as may be said also of the Canadian Northern , the Grand Trunk Pacific and the National Transcontinental Railways .
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Cordillera | 7 |
Relations of the Aborigines to the Settlers | 13 |
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