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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.

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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.

Publisher

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1855-1860]

Washington : Beverly Tucker, printer, 1855-1860.

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74VKVEad23EZ

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991024131168002626

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English

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1 online resource (13 volumes) : illustrations, folded 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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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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General note

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

12 bibliographic volumes in 13 physical volumes.

Also known as: Pacific railroad surveys.

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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74VKVEad23EZ

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991024131168002626