"It should be earnestly remembered that besides the blessings of the Gospel, Christianity is the only remedy for the rapid decline of the northern Indians, and the terrible distresses they sometimes endure."
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In Search of the Magnetic North. January 1844, from Lefroy’s correspondence during his Canada North-West survey.
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John Henry Lefroy
(28 January 1817 – 11 April 1890) was a British military officer, colonial administrator, and scientist, known for his work on the Earth's magnetism.
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