Enterprise Industry and Art of Man: As Displayed in Fishing, Hunting, Commerce, Navigation, Mining, Agriculture and ManufacturesGeo. C. Rand, 1855 - 335 pages |
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adventurers afterwards America animals annually appeared attack bear boat Brazil Britain British brought buffaloes called Captain caravan carried cattle China coal coast commerce Company cotton crew diamonds discovered discovery distance Dutch East employed England English enterprise Europe exported extent feet fire fish formed four fur trade furs gold harpoon head herd horses Hudson's Bay Company hundred hunters hunting immense Indians Indies iron island killed labor land length Magellan manufacture Mecca merchants metal miles millions of dollars miners mines natives navigation nearly Northwest Company Nova Zembla Ormuz passage passage to India Peru Porto Bello Portuguese pounds produced pursued quantity quarter regions river rock rope round sailed salt savanna ship shore silk silver skin sometimes soon South America South Sea Company Spaniards spermaceti Spitzbergen Straits supply surface thousand tion tons trade vessels voyage whale fishery whole wood