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... railway in operation , connecting the two great oceans and providing means of communication between all the provinces . There is a splendid system of canals , and vessels drawing 14 feet of water will shortly be able to proceed from the ...
... railway in operation , connecting the two great oceans and providing means of communication between all the provinces . There is a splendid system of canals , and vessels drawing 14 feet of water will shortly be able to proceed from the ...
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... Railways and Canals Growth of Shipping - Banking system - Climate- Natural products of the country , and the exports of same- Immense and varied mineral resources practically untouched -The Yukon gold - fields - Forest Wealth ...
... Railways and Canals Growth of Shipping - Banking system - Climate- Natural products of the country , and the exports of same- Immense and varied mineral resources practically untouched -The Yukon gold - fields - Forest Wealth ...
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... Railway was in the air , and commencements were made , but nothing tangible or effectual was done until the contract was made with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company in 1881 , for the completion of the railway from Callander to the ...
... Railway was in the air , and commencements were made , but nothing tangible or effectual was done until the contract was made with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company in 1881 , for the completion of the railway from Callander to the ...
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... railway communication . In 1868 there were only 2522 miles of railway . Now there are over 16,0001 miles , and , in proportion to its population , Canada is probably as well served as any country in the world . The railways connect the ...
... railway communication . In 1868 there were only 2522 miles of railway . Now there are over 16,0001 miles , and , in proportion to its population , Canada is probably as well served as any country in the world . The railways connect the ...
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... railways became common . Some of them , indeed , date back to 1779 , and they are all Government works . The great river St. Lawrence , up till 1858 , was not navigable above Quebec for vessels drawing more than 11 feet of water . There ...
... railways became common . Some of them , indeed , date back to 1779 , and they are all Government works . The great river St. Lawrence , up till 1858 , was not navigable above Quebec for vessels drawing more than 11 feet of water . There ...
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