Ontario. Department of Crown Lands (Prepared under instru...

Northern Districts of Ontario Canada: Nipissing, Algoma, Temiscaming, Wabigoon and Rainy River. Their Climate, Soil, Products; Agricultural, Timber, and Mineral Resources and Capabilities, With Information as to How to Acquire Lands.

Toronto Warwick Bro's & Rutter 1897, Fourth Edition (with Maps). Octavo (24.5 cm x 16.5 cm), pp. 96, original blue printed paper wrappers, stapled binding, 12 inserted plates of photos, 3 maps which include huge folding frontis. map of townships open for settlement, large folding map of Rainy River district near rear, and a text map: Plan of Dryden. Covers lightly dust soiled, some fading to spine and edges, 1 cm tear at head of spine along joint (not chipped), tiny corner curl, short (1.5 cm) closed tear at bottom edge of front cover, some tanning to margins of title-page (surrounding folded map). Otherwise a very good, tight copy of a scarce item. "It is the object of this pamphlet to render better known the capabilities of those parts of our undeveloped lands which for brevity's sake we are accustomed to call our Northern Districts,--namely, Eastern Algoma, North Nipissing, Temiscaming and the Rainy River country. The statements hereafter made are drawn principally from official sources, or other accurate information, and in most cases the authority is cited." - from the Intro.

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• bookseller: Hugh Anson-Cartwright (CANADA)