The history of the first locomotives in America. From original ...

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HISTORY OP THE FIRST LOCOMOTIVES IN AMERICA.
boundary of Minnesota. This road, as soon as possible, will cross
the Red River, and pass on to Puget's Sound, and also to Portland,
Oregon. Few people w^io have not been up here have more than
a faint conception of the fertility of this belt of the great North-
west. It is a magnificent country ; its climate is delightful ; its
agricultural resources are superb ; it is large and wealthy enough
to become in itself, if separated by an ocean from the rest of
the world, one of the greatest of nations, with a government of
the highest rank. But it is not isolated in its greatness. It is a
vital member of the TTnion, and is about to prove itself to be the
one possessing the most vigorous vitality. It is not one of the
extremities of the domain of the Union, but is, in fact, the great
vital centre, having for one arm the Southern States down to the
Gulf, and for the other British America up to the ISTorth Pole."
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