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Trappers are “miners” of the forest, seeking furs as others seek gold.
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Sumner likens trappers to miners, highlighting their pursuit of furs as analogous to the search for gold.
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Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
Controlled by such a code, employing such representatives, sustained by such agencies, animated by such Furies, and producing such fruits of tears and bitterness, it must be open to question.
Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
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