Toronto During the French Regime: A History of the Toronto Region from Br ̂ulé to Simcoe, 1615-1793Ryerson Press, 1933 - 254 pages |
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... Humber , and there is no indication that it was ever traversed otherwise than on foot . This , however , would be no obstacle to the nimble Hurons , nor to Brûlé , who had now been five years in their country , and was by this time as ...
... Humber , and there is no indication that it was ever traversed otherwise than on foot . This , however , would be no obstacle to the nimble Hurons , nor to Brûlé , who had now been five years in their country , and was by this time as ...
Page 33
... Humber commands the foot of the Carrying - Place ; the Humber can be forded at that spot ; the river , impassable above , becomes navigable to the open lake ; it is a high , commanding situation , easily fortified and far enough back ...
... Humber commands the foot of the Carrying - Place ; the Humber can be forded at that spot ; the river , impassable above , becomes navigable to the open lake ; it is a high , commanding situation , easily fortified and far enough back ...
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... Humber , and , to make the loads lighter , took the bones out of the pork . After dinner , re - loaded our horses and pursued our journey . About four o'clock , it beginning to rain , we encamped on the side of the Humber at the west ...
... Humber , and , to make the loads lighter , took the bones out of the pork . After dinner , re - loaded our horses and pursued our journey . About four o'clock , it beginning to rain , we encamped on the side of the Humber at the west ...
Contents
FROM THe Return of La Salle to de CalLIÈRES | 43 |
FROM THE FOUNDING OF DETROIT TO THE BUILDING | 61 |
17501759 | 93 |
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