The Western Journal, Volume 9M. Tarver and T.F. Risk, 1853 |
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... hand of cultivation will not fail to realize and to verify . The only forests , of a growth approximating towards that of Western New York , Pennsylvania and Northern Ohio , are found in a small portion of the Rock river valley , and in ...
... hand of cultivation will not fail to realize and to verify . The only forests , of a growth approximating towards that of Western New York , Pennsylvania and Northern Ohio , are found in a small portion of the Rock river valley , and in ...
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... hand of the settler , and enriched it by yearly burnings , and has at the same time left sufficient timber on the ground for fence and firewood , that explains in a great measure , the capacity it has exhibited , and is now exhibiting ...
... hand of the settler , and enriched it by yearly burnings , and has at the same time left sufficient timber on the ground for fence and firewood , that explains in a great measure , the capacity it has exhibited , and is now exhibiting ...
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... hand , and by the Mississippi on the other , every portion of the State has easy access to the Ocean , and a complete command of the eastern and southern markets- an advantage which will be appreciated by those who are acquaint- ed with ...
... hand , and by the Mississippi on the other , every portion of the State has easy access to the Ocean , and a complete command of the eastern and southern markets- an advantage which will be appreciated by those who are acquaint- ed with ...
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... hands of the General Government , and in the existing condition of the Treasury cannot be longer delayed . And manifestly no object of expenditure could be more eminently na- tional than the improvement of the outlet of Lake Superior ...
... hands of the General Government , and in the existing condition of the Treasury cannot be longer delayed . And manifestly no object of expenditure could be more eminently na- tional than the improvement of the outlet of Lake Superior ...
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... hand the country to build through is all valuable , either for mineral or agricultural products . The necessity appears then of reversing the habits of the old countries , and instead of building roads to accommodate a business in exist ...
... hand the country to build through is all valuable , either for mineral or agricultural products . The necessity appears then of reversing the habits of the old countries , and instead of building roads to accommodate a business in exist ...
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Page 3 - That no certificate shall be given or patent issued therefor until the expiration of five years from the date of such entry; and if, at the expiration of such time, or at any time within two years thereafter, the person making such entry; or, if he be dead, his widow; or in case of her death...
Page 3 - That the person applying for the benefit of this act shall, upon application to the register of the land office in which he or she is about to make such entry, make affidavit...
Page 346 - But in case it shall appear that the United States have, when the lines or routes of said roads are definitely fixed, sold any sections, or any parts thereof, granted as aforesaid, or that the right of pre-emption has attached to the same, then it shall be lawful for any agent or agents to be appointed by the governor of said State to select...
Page 114 - There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.
Page 145 - His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
Page 313 - ... court may direct; provided, that if it shall not be necessary in the opinion of the court to use such fund or any part thereof for the support and...
Page 356 - Moses : and yet the pillar of fire by night, and the pillar of cloud by day, did not cease to direct the footsteps of our pioneer pilgrims.
Page 2 - America in Congress assembled, That any person who is the head of a family, or who has arrived at the age of twenty-one years, and is a citizen of the United States...
Page 3 - ... infant child or children; and the executor, administrator, or guardian may, at any time within two years after the death of the surviving parent, and in accordance with the laws of the State in which such children for the time being have their...
Page 346 - ... land offices respectively, and to the general land office at Washington City, within ninety days after the completion of the same.