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<div style="text-align:center;">[[A History of Canadian Wealth/Preface|Preface]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter I|Chapter I]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter II|Chapter II]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter III|Chapter III]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter IV|Chapter IV]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter V|Chapter V]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter VI|Chapter VI]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter VII|Chapter VI]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter VIII|Chapter VII]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter IX|Chapter IX]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter X|Chapter X]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter XI|Chapter XI]] | Chapter XII | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter XIII|Chapter XIII]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter XIV|Chapter XIV]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter XV|Chapter XV]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter XVI|Chapter XVI]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter XVII|Chapter XVII]]</div> | |||
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When the Hudson’s Bay Company formally relinquished, in consideration of a payment of $1,500,000 and a reservation of one-twentieth of the area surrendered, its claim upon the vast territory from the Red River to the Rocky Mountains, railway projectors at once saw an opportunity to transfer into their private possession much of this coveted region. | When the Hudson’s Bay Company formally relinquished, in consideration of a payment of $1,500,000 and a reservation of one-twentieth of the area surrendered, its claim upon the vast territory from the Red River to the Rocky Mountains, railway projectors at once saw an opportunity to transfer into their private possession much of this coveted region. | ||
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{{Ref2a|c12n40|40}} ''Reminiscences'', p. 187. The scene as reported in Hansard, Cartwright further wrote, “but faintly represents what actually took place. The shouts and cries were so loud that but a part of what passed was heard and taken down by the reporters. . . .”—''Ibid''., p. 388. | {{Ref2a|c12n40|40}} ''Reminiscences'', p. 187. The scene as reported in Hansard, Cartwright further wrote, “but faintly represents what actually took place. The shouts and cries were so loud that but a part of what passed was heard and taken down by the reporters. . . .”—''Ibid''., p. 388. | ||
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<div style="text-align:center;">[[A History of Canadian Wealth/Preface|Preface]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter I|Chapter I]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter II|Chapter II]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter III|Chapter III]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter IV|Chapter IV]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter V|Chapter V]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter VI|Chapter VI]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter VII|Chapter VI]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter VIII|Chapter VII]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter IX|Chapter IX]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter X|Chapter X]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter XI|Chapter XI]] | Chapter XII | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter XIII|Chapter XIII]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter XIV|Chapter XIV]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter XV|Chapter XV]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter XVI|Chapter XVI]] | [[A History of Canadian Wealth/Chapter XVII|Chapter XVII]]</div> | |||