A History of the San Juan Water Boundary Question, as Affecting the Division of Territory Between Great Britain and the United StatesCassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1869 - 446 էջ |
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The channel used by Vancouver , and laid down in his chart — being the
straightest course from north to south , and , indeed , the channel best adapted
for sailing vessels , if not for steamers - is the Rosario Strait , which intervenes
between ...
The channel used by Vancouver , and laid down in his chart — being the
straightest course from north to south , and , indeed , the channel best adapted
for sailing vessels , if not for steamers - is the Rosario Strait , which intervenes
between ...
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... railroad routes ( one completed and three projected ) on the continent of North
America , from the Atlantic to the Pacific . They run throughout their entire course
within United States territory . Consider the exclusiveness , the protective policy ...
... railroad routes ( one completed and three projected ) on the continent of North
America , from the Atlantic to the Pacific . They run throughout their entire course
within United States territory . Consider the exclusiveness , the protective policy ...
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It directed the particular course of my inspections of those waters , and led me to
extend my explorations as high up as Fraser River . “ I find nothing in the
magnitude , form , or position of San Juan Island that will admit of the treatment
for such ...
It directed the particular course of my inspections of those waters , and led me to
extend my explorations as high up as Fraser River . “ I find nothing in the
magnitude , form , or position of San Juan Island that will admit of the treatment
for such ...
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William Fitzwilliam Milton (Viscount). “ 1. The first discovery of the mouth of the
river Columbia by Captain Gray , of Boston , in 1792 ; the first discovery of the
sources of that river , and the exploration of its course to the sea , by Captains
Lewis ...
William Fitzwilliam Milton (Viscount). “ 1. The first discovery of the mouth of the
river Columbia by Captain Gray , of Boston , in 1792 ; the first discovery of the
sources of that river , and the exploration of its course to the sea , by Captains
Lewis ...
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... it is established , and local circumstances render it probable that if this part of
the line were not to be precisely determined , the uncertainty as to its course
might give rise to disputes between British subjects and citizens of the United
States .
... it is established , and local circumstances render it probable that if this part of
the line were not to be precisely determined , the uncertainty as to its course
might give rise to disputes between British subjects and citizens of the United
States .
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