The inland seas of North America;: And, The natural and industrial productions of Canada with the real foundations for its future prosperity

Williamson, James

ISBN 10: 0665341288 ISBN 13: 9780665341281

Publisher: J. Duff, 1854

Synopsis

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854 Excerpt: ...of 29,112 tons which left by railroad, (part of which must have been through traffic,) and of the through traffic by the New York and Erie Railroad, which would make the whole from the side of the States, £16,000,000 Of this upwards of two millions were for Western Canada alone. To this must be added nearly £2,000,000 of imports into Western Canada by the St. Lawrence from Grout Britain, the Lower Provinces, West Indies, and foreign countries, thus making the whole Upper Canadian imports about £4,000,000, and the whole imports of the lake basin about £18,000,000, currency. To give some idea of the extent and importance of the traflic of the lakes, wc may mention, that the whole imports into the United States, in the year ending 30th June, 1851, amounted to nearly £54,000,000, currency, so that the imports into the Western States and Canada, by the way of the lakes, is one third of the imports of all the States taken together. Nor is this surprising when we consider, that the population of Canada, and the States in more immediate contact with the shores of the lakes, may be estimated at from six to seven millions. In 1782, Upper Canada, and the rest of the land around the lakes, was almost a wilderness We all see, and know, the change which has since taken place ou this side. Upper Canada has now a million of population, and the change, in this respect, in the opposite territory of the States is almost without a parallel. In.1810, Buffalo had only 1508 inhabitants, and Rochester was unknown. In 1850, the former had a population of 42,261, and the latter of 36,403. The growth of Syracuse has been still more remarkable. In 1840, its inhabitants wrere only 6,502. In 1850, they were 22,271, or more than trebled in 10 years. But the incre...

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James Williamson is an illustrator, designer, and artist. He lives with his wife in Brooklyn, New York.

Edition details

• Publisher: J. Duff
• Publication date: 1854
• ISBN 10: 0665341288
• ISBN 13: 9780665341281
• Binding: Unknown Binding
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 78