The Garden of the World: Or, The Great West; Its History, Its Wealth, Its Natural Advantages, and Its Future. Also Comprising a Complete Guide to Emigrants, with a Full Description of the Different Routes WestwardWentworth, 1856 - 396 էջ |
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... SETTLEMENT CO . , .... 221 PROPOSALS AND PLANS , . OCTAGON SETTLEMENT COMPANY ,. VEGETARIAN SETTLEMENT COMPANY , ... .223 .225 .226 NEBRASKA , .... Settlements , .227 235 MINNESOTA ........................... Boundaries 6 CONTENTS .
... SETTLEMENT CO . , .... 221 PROPOSALS AND PLANS , . OCTAGON SETTLEMENT COMPANY ,. VEGETARIAN SETTLEMENT COMPANY , ... .223 .225 .226 NEBRASKA , .... Settlements , .227 235 MINNESOTA ........................... Boundaries 6 CONTENTS .
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... Settlements , .227 235 MINNESOTA ........................... Boundaries and Extent , .............. 237 .237 Internal Improvements , ......... 241 Rivers , .... Climate , ...... Surface and Soil , ........ .238 Education , ...
... Settlements , .227 235 MINNESOTA ........................... Boundaries and Extent , .............. 237 .237 Internal Improvements , ......... 241 Rivers , .... Climate , ...... Surface and Soil , ........ .238 Education , ...
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... settlements at St. Augustine and its vicinity ; and a few years later a colony of French Calvinists had been established on the St. Mary's , near the coast . In 1565 this settlement was annihilated by an expe- dition from Spain , under ...
... settlements at St. Augustine and its vicinity ; and a few years later a colony of French Calvinists had been established on the St. Mary's , near the coast . In 1565 this settlement was annihilated by an expe- dition from Spain , under ...
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... settlement of Canada by founding Quebec . This was the same year with the settlement of Jamestown , Virginia , and twelve years previous to that on which the Puritans first stepped upon the rocks of Plymouth . To strengthen , the ...
... settlement of Canada by founding Quebec . This was the same year with the settlement of Jamestown , Virginia , and twelve years previous to that on which the Puritans first stepped upon the rocks of Plymouth . To strengthen , the ...
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... settlement in Michigan . Until late in this century , owing to the enmity of the Indians bordering the Lakes Ontario and Erie , the adventurous missionaries , on their route west , on pain of death , were compelled to pass far to the ...
... settlement in Michigan . Until late in this century , owing to the enmity of the Indians bordering the Lakes Ontario and Erie , the adventurous missionaries , on their route west , on pain of death , were compelled to pass far to the ...
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Էջ 195 - ... There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted. Provided always that any person escaping into the same from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Էջ 7 - I beheld, too, in that vision, All the secrets of the future, Of the distant days that shall be. I beheld the westward marches Of the unknown, crowded nations. All the land was full of people, Restless, struggling, toiling, striving, Speaking many tongues, yet feeling But one heart-beat in their bosoms. In the woodlands rang their axes, Smoked their towns in all the valleys, Over all the lakes and rivers Rushed their great canoes of thunder...
Էջ 195 - That in all that territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of thirtysix degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the State contemplated by this act, slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted, shall be and is hereby forever prohibited.
Էջ 316 - In pursuance of your instructions, to connect the reconnoissance of 1842, which I had the honor to conduct, with the surveys of Commander Wilkes on the coast of the Pacific ocean, so as to give a connected survey of the interior of our continent...
Էջ 319 - The times were severe when stout men lost their minds from extremity of suffering — when horses died — and when mules and horses, ready to die of starvation, were killed for food. Yet there was no murmuring or hesitation.
Էջ 233 - ... whole party. We were soon involved in. very broken ground, among long ridges covered with fragments of granite. Winding our way up a long ravine, we came unexpectedly in view of a most beautiful lake, set like a gem in the mountains. The sheet of water lay transversely across the direction we had been pursuing ; and, descending the steep, rocky ridge, where it was necessary to lead our horses, we followed its banks to the southern extremity. Here a view of the utmost magnificence and grandeur...
Էջ 21 - De la Motte Cadillac, with a Jesuit missionary and a hundred men, laid the foundation of Detroit. All of the extensive region south of the lakes was now claimed by the French, under the name of Canada, or New France. This excited the jealousy of the English, and the New York legislature passed a law for hanging every Popish priest that should come voluntarily into the province.
Էջ 315 - We were too far to hear the report of the guns, or any sound ; and at every instant, through the clouds of dust which the sun made luminous, we could see for a moment two or three buffalo dashing along, and close behind them an Indian with his long spear, or other weapon, and instantly again they disappeared.
Էջ 359 - I have brought back no money,' cried Moses again, 'I have laid it all out in a bargain, and here it is,' pulling out a bundle from his breast: 'here they are: a gross of green spectacles, with silver rims and shagreen cases.
Էջ 234 - A stillness the most profound and a terrible solitude forced themselves constantly on the mind as the great features of the place.