Railway could unlock wealth of Canada’s mineral rich N W T
Ottawa report notes Gordon Robertson urged Royal Commission to back a Great Slave Lake railway from Pine Point with feeder roads and regular air service. Proposed line would access 60 million tons of lead and zinc, plus gold copper and uranium deposits, boosting northern development and defense logistics amid DEW line traffic and a shrinking fur economy.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Canadas Northwest
Gordon Robertson
Territories
Royal Commission
Canada
Robertson
Great Slave Lake
Edmonton
Pine Point
Mackenzie
United States
Arctic
Great Slave
Yellowknif
Yellowknife
Prairie Provinces
Magic signs teach Cree reading with early syllabic script
In Canada’s far North the Cree were taught to read by a syllabic system devised by missionary James Evans. The 36-sound method used geometric characters on birch bark, printed with improvised ink and paperless methods, then bound in deerskin. The article notes long use across Northern Canada and mentions knot-records by the Inca.
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Canada
James Evans
Evans
St Lawrence Seaway Toll Plan Mirrors Panama Canal
U S and Canadian officials studying toll systems for the St Lawrence seaway to open in 1959 look to Panama canal practices. Panama tolls vary by vessel type and capacity, with average cargo passage around 4000 to 4500 dollars and significant savings in distance and time for ship operators.
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St. Lawrence Seaway
Panama Canal
Washington
United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Panama
Gatun
Miraflores
Pedro Miguel
Famed Apian Way may be retired after 2268 years
Rome officials consider closing the Apian Way portion for archaeological digs. Protests arise as historians push exploration while Romans recall construction in 312 BC by Appius Claudius Caecus and the road’s role in Rome’s rise. Travelers still pass Gina Lollobrigida’s villa and sites along the ancient route.
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Rome
Gina Lollobrigida
Appius Claudius Caecus
Italy
Via Appia
Peter
Christ
Mosquitoes and Malaria Parasites Invasion Dynamics
Anopheles mosquitoes carry malaria parasites, maturing in the stomach and salivary glands to infect the next host. Infected insects show little difference in lifespan versus uninfected, and some diseases like yellow fever do not harm the mosquitoes, making them surprisingly resilient vectors. The rhinoceros is noted as the rarest big game.
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N.W.T
Leonard J. Snyder
CPC
Inca Empire
Ada Frankel
Sharon Kay Ritchie
New York
City Hall
Ada
Madden Lakes
Bennett Cerf
Goodwin Knight
California
Goodie
Knight
Dixie Howell
Montreal Ball Park
Howell
Dixie
Miss Lowell
Gatun Lake
Isthmus
Columbus
Balboa
India
Hernando Cortez
Mexico
Benjamin Franklin
John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
Clay
Korea
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