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... land contained between the Pacific Ocean and the continuation of the Californian chain of mountains , as far south as the forty - seventh degree of north latitude . Six of the remaining nine families , the probable remnants of ancient ...
... land contained between the Pacific Ocean and the continuation of the Californian chain of mountains , as far south as the forty - seventh degree of north latitude . Six of the remaining nine families , the probable remnants of ancient ...
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... land far southwest of Cape Farewell , where a colony was soon after sent from Greenland . The country was called Vin- land ; and , if we can rely on the assertion , that the sun re- mained eight hours visible during the shortest day of ...
... land far southwest of Cape Farewell , where a colony was soon after sent from Greenland . The country was called Vin- land ; and , if we can rely on the assertion , that the sun re- mained eight hours visible during the shortest day of ...
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... land westwardly , across the chain of mountains last mentioned , arrived at the sources of Salmon River . Descending that short stream to its mouth in Fitzhugh's Sound , he reached the ocean in latitude 52 ° 20 ' . He could not collect ...
... land westwardly , across the chain of mountains last mentioned , arrived at the sources of Salmon River . Descending that short stream to its mouth in Fitzhugh's Sound , he reached the ocean in latitude 52 ° 20 ' . He could not collect ...
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... lands or home . It consists almost entirely of barrens , destitute of trees ; and they are obliged to winter in the adja- cent woods and in the vicinity of lakes . Though the most numerous tribe of that family , the highest estimate of ...
... lands or home . It consists almost entirely of barrens , destitute of trees ; and they are obliged to winter in the adja- cent woods and in the vicinity of lakes . Though the most numerous tribe of that family , the highest estimate of ...
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... land which separates the waters of the Ottawa River , from those which fall into Lakes Huron and Ontario and the River St. Lawrence . But the country north of the lakes was a debatable ground , on which the Iroquois had no permanent ...
... land which separates the waters of the Ottawa River , from those which fall into Lakes Huron and Ontario and the River St. Lawrence . But the country north of the lakes was a debatable ground , on which the Iroquois had no permanent ...
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