 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 - Página 741889Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1908 - 460 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 páginas
...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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