The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-07-15
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SOC, 200
Under these geographical divisions, whose
area would constitute twelve States Of the
size OF Ohio, we propose to give the re-
suits Of Parliamentary investigation, just
published, into the affairs OF the lluds0ns
Bay Company, 40 far "a they are descriptive
Of the foregoing districts.
VANCOUVER ISLAND. -- This Island is
fertile, well timbered, finely diversified by
intcrsccting mountain ranges and small praI-
rics, with extensive coal fields, compared by
one witness to the West Riding Of York.
shire coal, and fortunate in its harbors. H.
quimaux lIarbor, on which Victoria Is stu
ated, IL equal to San Francisco. The salmon
and other fisheries are excellent, but this
advantage is shared by every stream and in
let Of the adjacent coast The climate Is
frequently compared with that Of England,
except that IL Is even warmer. The winter
Ia stormy, with heavy rains in November
and December frosts occur in January,
but seldom interrupt agriculture vegcta-
ton starts in February, progressing rapidly
in Murch, and fostered by alternate warm
showers and sunshine in April and May,
while intense heat and drought are often
experienced during June, July and August.
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has n..n ,I',s.r,h.,, i, an,hns;as,;, ,arns n.
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vo,ahIe nre,or,,ons hc,w.., ,orcs,s AMI nra;
,;.s az ,,nh.r hs nau.s h;rch MINI, Of
d;osren, snscies cr,or .na cynrcss JJo 70,
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cor m, !. So,rn, a, ,h. Colnuh;, " s..m
cd ~ ;m,,.ss him a. :. ve,v ;mror,.n,
,o;r,, H. observes ,h., . M, climate !.
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form !, ;n,o a ,srrs,r;a, rarad;s.
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Father Ia smet nnhl;.SsJ in ~ Iou;,
pa,or a sw mon,hs ,;nce . similar d.scr;n,
lion of mi. r,,;nn adm, thu, !, conlJ -,
,,achel from sal, Tats Ci,v aIong tho
western has, Of the Rocky Mountains with
w,,,o.s ami tina, Rrighsm Yorrc nrn,os.J
=, Is.J nj. nov, Norm,, exo2,s % ,h,
source Of the Columbia river such !.
movem,n, "a not ;mnrchahle and ~ouIJ .,
hih;, far gra,cr sayaei,v than an cm;yra.
,,on ~ S,nor. airc:av m, Mormcrs
bay, established a eonrisbiny half wav ros,
an tho S.Imon ,;v.r . h,.nch of Tho 80,
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