Reports of explorations and surveys to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a rai...
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 1853-4, according to acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854, and August 5, 1854.
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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1855-1860]
Washington [District of Columbia] : Beverley Tucker, printer, 1855-1860.
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1 online resource (12 volumes in 13) : illustrations, maps (some color).
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text
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computer
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online resource
Contents
v. 1. Report of the Sec. of War. Examination of the routes. Memoranda on railways. Report of Gen. Jesup -- v. 1 suppl. Suppl. report by I.I. Stevens ... route near the 47th and 49th parallels -- v. 2. Reports on routes near the 38th and 39th, 41st, and 32nd parallels. Report of a reconnaissance from...
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Publisher
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1855-1860]
Washington [District of Columbia] : Beverley Tucker, printer, 1855-1860.
Analytical title
Pacific railroad surveys.
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[1855-1860]
1855-1860.
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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 1853-4, according to acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854, and August 5, 1854.
Variant title
Pacific railroad surveys.
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Explorations & surveys for a railroad route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean
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Ex. Doc. / 33d Congress, 2d Session. Senate ; no. 78
Ex. Doc. / 35th Congress, 2d Session. Senate ; no. 46
Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Mapping the World: Maps and Travel Literature
Also known as: Pacific railroad surveys.
Hyphenated date in title varies: Suppl. volume 1 and volume 12: 1853-5; volumes 7-11: 1853-6; volume 6: 1854-5.
Volumes 1-11 were issued in the Congressional series of U.S. public documents as 33d Congress, 2d session, Senate ex. doc. 78, and also as House ex. doc. 91....
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