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... Nimkish River to Nootka Sound , by Hamilton Moffat , Esq . , in the H. B. Co.'s Ser- vice 143 Report of an Excursion from Nanaimo via Quallehum , Lake Horn , and Alberni Canal to the Pacific , by J. D. Pemberton 147 Report of an ...
... Nimkish River to Nootka Sound , by Hamilton Moffat , Esq . , in the H. B. Co.'s Ser- vice 143 Report of an Excursion from Nanaimo via Quallehum , Lake Horn , and Alberni Canal to the Pacific , by J. D. Pemberton 147 Report of an ...
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... Nimkish River , in the year 1852 , by Hamilton Moffatt , Hudson's Bay Company's Service . Thursday , July 1st . - About 10 A.M. left the Fort for the Nimkish village , en route to the Nootka tribe . Having arrived at the Nim- kish River ...
... Nimkish River , in the year 1852 , by Hamilton Moffatt , Hudson's Bay Company's Service . Thursday , July 1st . - About 10 A.M. left the Fort for the Nimkish village , en route to the Nootka tribe . Having arrived at the Nim- kish River ...
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... Nimkish fishing villages , at which we arrived at noon , where we landed to obtain a supply of fresh salmon , but were only able to procure three and a few trout , as it was rather early for the fish to be up the river . The river at ...
... Nimkish fishing villages , at which we arrived at noon , where we landed to obtain a supply of fresh salmon , but were only able to procure three and a few trout , as it was rather early for the fish to be up the river . The river at ...
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... Nimkish say it takes to perform the journey , and from the Sanetch ( or more probably the Comox ) having knowledge of these people , I have not the least doubt that a road might with little difficulty be discovered from here to Victoria ...
... Nimkish say it takes to perform the journey , and from the Sanetch ( or more probably the Comox ) having knowledge of these people , I have not the least doubt that a road might with little difficulty be discovered from here to Victoria ...
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... Nimkish village . Upon entering Friendly Cove we were received by a discharge of cannon from the chief's house ; until we were about to land scarcely an Indian was to be seen , but at a given signal the whole tribe darted from their ...
... Nimkish village . Upon entering Friendly Cove we were received by a discharge of cannon from the chief's house ; until we were about to land scarcely an Indian was to be seen , but at a given signal the whole tribe darted from their ...
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