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Page 39
... river ; he charged high fares accordingly , but we did not grudge him the due reward of his enterprise . He told us that he was already worth more than his most sanguine expec- tations led him to anticipate , con- sidering the short ...
... river ; he charged high fares accordingly , but we did not grudge him the due reward of his enterprise . He told us that he was already worth more than his most sanguine expec- tations led him to anticipate , con- sidering the short ...
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... river : the last link which connected us with civilisation seemed broken , and I thought that to have been a friend- less emigrant upon that distant shore without a roof to cover one , or a bed to lie upon , surrounded by a gang of ...
... river : the last link which connected us with civilisation seemed broken , and I thought that to have been a friend- less emigrant upon that distant shore without a roof to cover one , or a bed to lie upon , surrounded by a gang of ...
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... river . The head of the navigation is a certain site for a town . Good water - power is almost indispensable , and a fertile back coun- try , the nature of which may be judged of by the size and character of the timber hardwood ...
... river . The head of the navigation is a certain site for a town . Good water - power is almost indispensable , and a fertile back coun- try , the nature of which may be judged of by the size and character of the timber hardwood ...
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... River ; and in default of that , walking sixty more , carrying our provisions with us for the whole dis- tance , and sleeping out every night . And there was another by the Brulé River , which would probably occupy three weeks in a bark ...
... River ; and in default of that , walking sixty more , carrying our provisions with us for the whole dis- tance , and sleeping out every night . And there was another by the Brulé River , which would probably occupy three weeks in a bark ...
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... river to this point in 1850. The trading - house of the American Fur Company is situated on the north shore of the river , and im- mediately opposite is the corner of the State of Wisconsin ; it is also the corner of the boundary lines ...
... river to this point in 1850. The trading - house of the American Fur Company is situated on the north shore of the river , and im- mediately opposite is the corner of the State of Wisconsin ; it is also the corner of the boundary lines ...
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