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Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-6, according to acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854, and August 5, 1854. Volume VII

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Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-6, according to acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854, and August 5, 1854. Volume VII. [electronic resource]
Published
Washington, DC, 1855
Physical Description
440 p. : color maps, illustrations, tables.
Local Notes
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Notes
Appendices, including meteorological readings, descriptions of maps and profiles, etc., follow Torrey report.
Botanical report by John Torrey, M.D. follows maps at the end of the Antisell report.
Conclusion of the official review of the reports from the explorations and surveys for railroad routes from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean follows p. 116 of the appendices.
Geological report by Thomas Antisell, M.D., geologist of the expedition, follows illustrations at end of Parke/Campbell report.
Publication contains discontinuous pagination.
Report of exploration for railroad routes from San Francisco Bay to Los Angeles, California, west of the coast range, and from the Pimas villages on the Gila to the Rio Grande, near the 32d parallel of north latitude, by Lieutenant John G. Parke, Corps of Topographical Engineers, assisted by Albert H. Campbell, Civil Engineer, third page after title page.
Report upon the route from San Diego to Fort Yuma via San Diego River, Warner's Pass and San Filipe Canon, by Charles H. Poole, Chief Engineer, precedes p. 16 of the appendices.
Table of distances, and barometric and meteorological observations and results, by Albert H. Campbell, A.M., p. 35 of appendices.
Electronic reproduction. Chester, Vt.: NewsBank, inc., 2004. Available via the World Wide Web. Access restricted to Readex U.S. Congressional Serial Set subscribers.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
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August 16, 2012
Genre/Form
Executive Department Publications.
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