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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William Fitzwilliam (Viscount Milton.) that this Archipelago possesses the greatest value , embracing , as it does , some of the finest harbours in the territory ; com- manding Bellingham Bay and Admiralty Inlet ; and , in fact ...
William Fitzwilliam (Viscount Milton.) that this Archipelago possesses the greatest value , embracing , as it does , some of the finest harbours in the territory ; com- manding Bellingham Bay and Admiralty Inlet ; and , in fact ...
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... archipelago . Their combined area is about two and a half square miles . The sandstone , which is the principal geological formation , is too soft to be valuable as a building material , and in places where it is exposed to the action ...
... archipelago . Their combined area is about two and a half square miles . The sandstone , which is the principal geological formation , is too soft to be valuable as a building material , and in places where it is exposed to the action ...
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... Archipelago . At its northern end it is about four miles wide , and runs off towards the south - east and south - west , making its greatest width from east to west about thirteen miles , and its greatest length from north to south ...
... Archipelago . At its northern end it is about four miles wide , and runs off towards the south - east and south - west , making its greatest width from east to west about thirteen miles , and its greatest length from north to south ...
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... of prey . Wolves are numerous , and of the largest species known to exist on our continent ; why they should be found here and not on Orcas and other islands of the Archipelago , is somewhat remarkable SAN JUAN WATER BOUNDARY . 27.
... of prey . Wolves are numerous , and of the largest species known to exist on our continent ; why they should be found here and not on Orcas and other islands of the Archipelago , is somewhat remarkable SAN JUAN WATER BOUNDARY . 27.
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... Archipelago , looked at from a naval or military point of view . In proof of this I cannot adduce stronger evidence than the report of the late United States General , Persifer A. Smith , who visited these islands while in command of ...
... Archipelago , looked at from a naval or military point of view . In proof of this I cannot adduce stronger evidence than the report of the late United States General , Persifer A. Smith , who visited these islands while in command of ...
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