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Page 147
... Erie Canal in 1825 cheapened the precarious and expensive means of transport then existing to the lower end of Lake Erie , that the tide of emigration set in with any force to the Northwest . From that period until about 1840 , the ...
... Erie Canal in 1825 cheapened the precarious and expensive means of transport then existing to the lower end of Lake Erie , that the tide of emigration set in with any force to the Northwest . From that period until about 1840 , the ...
Page 148
... Erie Canal , has increased from 158,148 tons in 1840 , to 1,213,690 tons in 1853. It is estimated by Mr. John B. Jervis that this trade will double in the next six , and quadruple in the next fifteen years ; so that in 1870 there will ...
... Erie Canal , has increased from 158,148 tons in 1840 , to 1,213,690 tons in 1853. It is estimated by Mr. John B. Jervis that this trade will double in the next six , and quadruple in the next fifteen years ; so that in 1870 there will ...
Page 149
... canals and railways . In 1854 the value of imports by the St. Lawrence was ....... Exports Total value of trade ... Erie Canal , and finds in the low level of the Mohawk valley the only easy passage through the chain of the ...
... canals and railways . In 1854 the value of imports by the St. Lawrence was ....... Exports Total value of trade ... Erie Canal , and finds in the low level of the Mohawk valley the only easy passage through the chain of the ...
Page 150
* of water communication with New York - one via Buffalo and the Erie Canal , the other via the Welland Canal and Oswego . But Western en- terprise is not satisfied with these existing routes , and demands new ones for three reasons ...
* of water communication with New York - one via Buffalo and the Erie Canal , the other via the Welland Canal and Oswego . But Western en- terprise is not satisfied with these existing routes , and demands new ones for three reasons ...
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... canal from the St. Lawrence to Lake Champlain ; also having in view the enlargement of the present Welland Canal ... Erie to Thorold , on the edge of the mountain , and then strike off by a new and indepen- dent route to the town ...
... canal from the St. Lawrence to Lake Champlain ; also having in view the enlargement of the present Welland Canal ... Erie to Thorold , on the edge of the mountain , and then strike off by a new and indepen- dent route to the town ...
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Page 109 - The neutral flag covers enemy's goods, with the exception of contraband of war; 3. Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under enemy's flag; 4.
Page 109 - Convinced that the maxims which they now proclaim cannot but be received with gratitude by the whole world, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries doubt not that the efforts of their Governments to obtain the general adoption thereof, will be crowned with full success. The present Declaration is not and shall not be binding, except between those Powers who have acceded, or shall accede, to it.
Page 412 - Covenant and combine ourselves together into a Civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation, and furtherance of the ends aforesaid ; and by virtue hereof, to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Page 670 - In the autumn, when your horses are fat and strong from the mountain pastures, you can go down into the plains and hunt the buffalo, or trap beaver on the streams. And when winter comes on, you can take shelter in the woody bottoms along the rivers ; there you will find buffalo meat for yourselves, and cottonwood bark for your horses : or you may winter in the Wind River valley, where there is salt weed in abundance. " The Crow country is exactly in the right place. Every thing good is to be found...
Page 109 - Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under enemy's flag; 4. Blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective — that is to say, maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy.
Page 677 - Let me most seriously caution all travellers who may accidentally propose to travel this terrible country, to avoid it as they would the devil; for a thousand to one they break their necks or their limbs by overthrows or breakings -down.
Page 359 - The business of the partnership shall be conducted under a firm in which the names of the general partners only shall be inserted, without the addition of the word
Page 412 - King, defender of the faith, etc., having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our King and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia, do by these presents solemnly and mutually in the presence of God, and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid...
Page 353 - Act, either in person or through another, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than two thousand dollars; and...
Page 30 - And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us : whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.