Image: Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean (1855) (14759606385)

Description: Identifier: reportsofexplora02unit_0 (find matches) Title: Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean Year: 1855 (1850s) Authors: United States. War Dept Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878 Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887 United States. Army. Corps of Engineers Subjects: Pacific railroads Discoveries in geography Natural history Indians of North America Publisher: Washington : A.O.P. Nicholson, printer (etc.) Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library Digitizing Sponsor: California State Library Califa/LSTA Grant View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: s, and then turned west, following the Sahwatch creekfor six miles, where we crossed it for the last time, and left the main Indian trail which still fol-lows that creek, which rises considerably to the south. This main trail is said to lead throughthick forests of timber, through which it would require much labor to open a wagon road to Car-neroPass, equal if not superior to that of our route. We pursued for three miles a fine branch ofthe Sahwatch, coming in from the north, when we left it, and, turning west, followed a branch ofthis creek, and after a march of fifteen miles, encamped where a low opening in the mountainsafforded a small supply of grass, and enabled us to enter and encamp with our train. Thevalley of the Sahwatch to-day continued narrow, as at our camp last evening, and the trav-elling in it very fine, at this dry season. The valley of the next branch was still narrower,varying from 130 yards to 150 feet, and the travelling equally fine; and in the succeeding valley, Text Appearing After Image: ' Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
Title: Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean (1855) (14759606385)
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Author: United States. War Dept; Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878; Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
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