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Page 554
... land . In one case they were released during a fog , but their time of arrival was not affected . Their average speed over water was greater than that over land . Much harder was the task of training pigeons for flying from shore to ...
... land . In one case they were released during a fog , but their time of arrival was not affected . Their average speed over water was greater than that over land . Much harder was the task of training pigeons for flying from shore to ...
Page 589
... land ; sica , bad ) . The early French - Canadian trapper avoided the region when he could because of the diffi- culties of travel . He could not improve on the Indian name and referred to the area as " Mauvaises Terres . " Likewise ...
... land ; sica , bad ) . The early French - Canadian trapper avoided the region when he could because of the diffi- culties of travel . He could not improve on the Indian name and referred to the area as " Mauvaises Terres . " Likewise ...
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... Land was apportioned as in Switzerland - 60 lots of 20 acres each , to each head of a family . A dozen pots , pans , and kettles , brought from Switzerland , did duty for all . A big rude shack was hastily built and in it dwelt all the ...
... Land was apportioned as in Switzerland - 60 lots of 20 acres each , to each head of a family . A dozen pots , pans , and kettles , brought from Switzerland , did duty for all . A big rude shack was hastily built and in it dwelt all the ...
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