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op Vancouver’s\J ISLAND.—Among the various quarters to ;Whilt;Jh the. eye of the iritendinor Emigrant is now di'rebted, Vancouver’s Island holds a conspicuous pace.lt; PdrtAing 4 pari of th6 seaboard df N. W. America, it occupies a highly important position, both with respect to the coast, and islands of the Pacific. It is only a few days’ sail from California, and not much farther from thfe SaiidWich Islands, with which it always carries on a thriving trade. With these advantages of positron ard combined others derived from the natural capabilities jfofl rdSohrtbs bf the iSlafid. It possesses excellent harbours; its inters aboiifid With stthhon, and the seas around it with fish of •various sorts, as cod, halibut, herrings, c. Whales also, in vast nnmbers, frequent the neighbouring seas. Coal of superior Quality is found in the greatest abundance, and also limestone; and:ihe plenty of the finest timber, as oak, pine, cedar, c.The, feliihafe resdmblfes that of England, but is milder; and the* )il had heeh proved to be Well adapted to the production of Whe4t9 potato^, c; Stock of aU kihds is easily reared, and thri^ wfell. , 1Hiidibn’S BayCoinpany’s ship, the NORMAN M ORISON, 4.1, 564 tons, teak built, now lying in the London Dock, will be despatched for Vancouver’s Island on the 15th\of October. Persons wishing to proceed to the Island as Settlers will find this a feVOurable opportunity, and may receive grants of Land on the terms stated in /the Prospectus published in the Times of 17th Jtihe, copies of which may be had on application to the Secretary of the Company, Hudson’s Bay House; or ofFRY AND DAVISON,5, East India Chambers,Leadenhall Street, London, Who will ftirmsh every information respecting freight, passage, e.
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London Emigrant and Colonial Gazette
London, Middlesex, GB
Sat, Oct 13, 1849
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