 What do we want with this vast, worthless area? This region of savages and wild beasts, of deserts, of shifting sands and whirlwinds of dust, of cactus and prairie dogs?  California the Golden - Stran 322avtor: Rockwell D. Hunt - 1911 - 362 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | 1899 - 750 strani
...unrivaled, once said of Oregon that "it was a worthless area, a region of savages and wild beasts, of shifting sands and whirlwinds of dust, of cactus and prairie dogs." It is also said that is later hours he acknowledged that he erred in judgment, and that Oregon, the... | |
 | Henry Harrison Metcalf, John Norris McClintock - 1900 - 400 strani
...United States senate, speaking in regard to a proposed mail service between Missouri and the Pacific, "What do we want with this vast worthless area, this...and whirlwinds of dust, of cactus and prairie dogs ? To what use could we ever hope to put the great deserts, of these endless mountain ranges, impenetrable... | |
 | Henry Harrison Metcalf, John Norris McClintock - 1900 - 392 strani
...United States senate, speaking in regard to a proposed mail service between Missouri and the Pacific, "What do we want with this vast worthless area, this...and whirlwinds of dust, of cactus and prairie dogs ? To what use could we ever hope to put the great deserts, of these endless mountain ranges, impenetrable... | |
 | Allen Clapp Thomas - 1900 - 370 strani
...value. This opinion was held for many years ; even Daniel Webster said : " What do we want with the vast, worthless area, this region of savages and wild...and whirlwinds of dust, of cactus and prairie dogs ? What can we hope to do with the western coast . . . rockbound, cheerless, and uninviting, and not... | |
 | 1900 - 826 strani
...interviews with President Tyler and the Secretary of State, Daniel Webster. The latter has been saying, — "What do we want with this vast, worthless area, this region of savages and wild beasts, of deserts and shifting sands, and whirlwinds, of dust, of cactus, of prairie dogs ? To what use could we ever... | |
 | 1900 - 1346 strani
...money afterward. MINING. Daniel Webster, with great eloquence. in 1843 asked : " What do we want of the vast, worthless (?) area, this region of savages' and wild beasts, of deserts, of shifting sands, of cactus and prairiedogs? To what use could we ever hope to put these great deserts, or these endless... | |
 | Joseph Hankinson Reading - 1901 - 362 strani
...the Columbia river. Senator Webster opposed the measure as a useless expense and spoke as follows : " What do we want with this vast worthless area —...and whirlwinds of dust, of cactus and prairie dogs? To what use could we ever hope to put these deserts, or these endless mountain chains, impenetrable... | |
 | 1901 - 772 strani
...years ago that Daniel Webster declared in Congress : " What do we want of this vast worthless area of shifting sands and whirlwinds of dust ; of cactus and prairie dogs ; a coast of 3,000 miles, rockbound, cheerless and uninviting, without a harbor on it ?" It was fifty-five... | |
 | Myron Eells - 1902 - 132 strani
...Columbia Mr. Webster, after denouncing the measure generally said : "What do you want of that vast and worthless area? this region of savages and wild beasts,...and whirlwinds of dust, of cactus and prairie dogs? To what use could we ever hope to put those great deserts, and those endless mountain ranges, impenetrable... | |
 | Myron Eells - 1902 - 130 strani
...Columbia Mr. Webster, after denouncing the measure generally said : "What do you want of that vast and worthless area? this region of savages and wild beasts, of deserts, of shifting sands, and whirlwinds of Just, of cactus and prairie dogs? To what use could we ever hope to put those great deserts, and those... | |
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