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"COLONEL BY"; "Colonel By - Grandfather of the St. Lawrence Seaway / Colonel John By of the Royal Engineers ranks high among our nation's greatest builders. Entrusted in 1826 with the mighty task of carving a water route from the Great Lakes, which would not be so vulnerable to attack from the south, he built our famous Rideau Canal which is still in use. Through swamps, rapids and forests, he completed the 130-mile water link between Kingston and the Ottawa River in less than 6 years. /
Reproduction suitable for framing, available on request."; "Col. By & Canal (FgDer" (?)Notes
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ILLUSTRATION ON BOTH PIECES, PARTIALLY OBSCURED: "COLONEL BY". ON (A), ALONG THE BOTTOM: "Colonel By - Grandfather of the St. Lawrence Seaway / Colonel John By of the Royal Engineers ranks high among our nation's greatest builders. Entrusted in 1826 with the mighty task of carving a water route from the Great Lakes, which would not be so vulnerable to attack from the south, he built our famous Rideau Canal which is still in use. Through swamps, rapids and forests,
he completed the 130-mile water link between Kingston and the Ottawa River in less than 6 years. / Reproduction suitable for framing, available on request.". On the back of (B): "Col. By & Canal (FgDer" (?)
