 What do we want with this vast, worthless area? This region of savages and wild beasts, of deserts, of shifting sands and whirlwinds of dust, of cactus and prairie dogs? To what use could we ever hope to put these great deserts, or those endless mountain...  The North American Review - Σελίδα 741889Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | 1908 - 460 σελίδες
...Mr. Webster voiced the stateman's view when he said : "What do we want with this vast worthless area, this region of savages and wild beasts, of deserts...cactus and prairie dogs? To what use could we ever put those great deserts or endless mountain ranges impenetrable and coverd to their base with eternal... | |
 | Benjamin Perley Poore - 1886 - 560 σελίδες
...concerning the country at large. " What do we want ?" he exclaimed, u with this vast, worthless area? This region of savages and wild beasts, of deserts...impenetrable and covered to their very base with eternal snow ? What can we ever hope to do with the western coast, a coast of three thousand miles, rock-bound,... | |
 | Benjamin Perley Poore - 1885 - 1136 σελίδες
...concerning the country at large. " What do we want ?" he exclaimed, " with this vast, worthless area ? This region of savages and wild beasts, of deserts...impenetrable and covered to their very base with eternal bope to do with the western irwusand miles, rock-bound, •4. -j»i not SL harbor on it? What served... | |
 | Hubert Howe Bancroft - 1889 - 82 σελίδες
...Missouri, to the mouth of the Columbia, breaks forth: ^"What do we want with this vpst, worthless area? This region of savages and wild beasts, of deserts,...and covered to their very base with eternal snow? What can we ever hope to do with the western coast, a coast of 3.000 miles, rockbound, cheerless, uninviting,... | |
 | Maturin Murray Ballou - 1889 - 376 σελίδες
...a portion of the western country, as follows : " What do we want with this vast, worthless area — this region of savages and wild beasts, of deserts...and covered to their very base with eternal snow? What can we ever hope to do with the western coast, — a coast of three thousand miles, rock-bound,... | |
 | William Gilpin - 1889 - 84 σελίδες
...Missouri, to the mouth of the Columbia, breaks forth : "What do we want with this v?st, worthless area? This region of savages and wild beasts, of deserts,...and covered to their very base with eternal snow? What can we ever hope to do with the western coast, a coast of 3.000 miles, rockbound, cheerless, uninviting,... | |
 | Maturin Murray Ballou - 1889 - 390 σελίδες
...a portion of the western country, as follows : " What do we want with this vast, worthless area — this region of savages and wild beasts, of deserts...these great deserts or those endless mountain ranges, impeneEDEN Of THE NORTH PACIFIC. 6 trable, and covered to their very base with eternal snow? What can... | |
 | Maturin Murray Ballou - 1889 - 396 σελίδες
...a portion of the western country, as follows : " What do we want with this vast, worthless area — this region of savages and wild beasts, of deserts of shifting sands and whirl winds of dust, of cactus and prairie dogs ? To what use could we ever hope to put these great... | |
 | Hubert Howe Bancroft - 1891 - 700 σελίδες
...Missouri, to the mouth of the Columbia, breaks forth : "What do we want with this vast, worthless area? This region of savages and wild beasts, of deserts,...and covered to their very base with eternal snow? What can we ever hope to do with the western coast, a coast of 3,000 miles, rockbound, cheerless, uninviting,... | |
 | Orson Ferguson Whitney - 1892 - 1094 σελίδες
...Columbia River. Says the great orator and statesman : "What do we want with this vast, worthless area? This region of savages and wild beasts, of deserts,...and covered to their very base with eternal snow? What can we ever hope to do with the western coast, a coast of 3,000 miles, rock-bound, cheerless,... | |
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