_:vb7277875 "Red River Settlement is, to use a high-flown expression, an oasis in the desert, and may be likened to a spot upon the moon or a solitary ship upon the ocean. In plain English, it is an isolated settlement on the borders of one of the vast prairies of North America."@en . _:vb7277875 "1850, R.M. Ballantyne, Hudson Bay:"@en .