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It was about this time that a change of heart began to take place among the authorities of the Northwest Company. Since Astoria had become Fort George few or no steps had been taken to make the most of the possibilities of the country,Anglie Dres Děti, but those who were on the ground dwelt constantly on the poverty of the country,Frankrikesco Totti Drakt, the hostility of the Indians,Juventus Dzieci 16/17, and the impracticability of trade. The people who came over the mountains to take the place of the Astorians brought with them their habits of the fur country of the east,Mexico Drakt Barn, and seemed unable to change them. The traders from the east preferred the birch-bark canoe,SSC Napoli Barn, and spent much time in searching for bark. It was even provided—lest that of good quality should not be found on the waters of the Pacific slope—that a stock of bark should be shipped from Montreal to London,Juventus Dres Děti, and thence around Cape Horn to Fort George,Švédsko Dres Děti, in order that canoes might be maGoogle Links:
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