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In all Canada there is no more interesting stretch of waterway than that upon which we are entering. An earth-movement here has created a line of fault clearly visible for seventy or eighty miles along the river-bank, out of which oil oozes at frequent intervals. ... Tar there is ... in plenty. ...
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slides of her photographic images from this journey. She promoted immigration to western Canada at Oxford, Cambridge, St. Andrew's
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