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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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Washington D.C., B. Tucker, printer, 1855-1860

Extent: 12 volumes in 13

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Also known as: Pacific railroad surveys
Hyphenated date in title varies: Suppl. v. 1 and v. 12: 1853-5; v. 5: 1853-1854; v. 6: 1854-5; v. 7-11: 1853-6
Vols. 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
Supplement to v. 1 (the material of which was published also in v. 12, book 1-2)--was issued in at least three forms: "Supplement to volume I" (1859, W.A. Harris, printer), as 35th Congress, 2d session. Senate ex. doc. 46; "Volume XII, Book I[-II]" (1860, T.H. Ford, printer), as 36th Congress, 1st session. House ex. doc. 56; and, "Volume XII, Book I[-II]" (1860, T.H. Ford, printer), as 36th Congress, 1st session. Senate ex. doc. [no number]. Cf. Checklist of United States public documents
Prepared under the direct supervision of the Engineer Dept. Vols. dealing with the soil, climate, geology, botany and zoology of the regions surveyed were edited and rev. by Prof. Henry and Baird, of the Smithsonian Institution. Cf. Ingersoll, Hist. of the War Department (1879), p. 292-293
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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 Puget Sound
v. 3-4. Report of A.W. Whipple ... route near the 35th parallel
v. 5. Report of explorations in California for railroad routes, to connect with the routes near the 35th and 32d parallels / by R.S. Williamson. pt I. Report / R.S. Williamson ; pt. II. Geological report / by W.P. Blake ; pt. III. Botanical report / by E. Durand and T.C. Hilgard ; pt. IV. Zoological report. no. 1. Mammals / by S.F. Baird ; no. 2. Birds / by A.L. Herman ; no. 3. Reptiles / by Edward Hallowell ; no. 4. Fishes / by Charles Girard
v. 6. Report of Lieut.Henry L. Abbot, Corps of Topographical Engineers upon explorations for a railroute route, from the Sacramento Valley to the Columbia River. pt. I. General report ; pt II. Geological report. no. 1. Report upon the geology of the route / by J.S. Newberry ; no. 2. Description of the teriary fossils collected on the survey / by T.A. Conrad ; no. 3. Report upon the analytical examination of waters and minerals from the hot springs in Des Chutes valley / conducted under the direction of E.N. Horsford ; no. 4. Catalogue of the minerals and fossils collected on the survey ; pt. III. Botanical report. no. 1. Report upon the botany of the route / by John S. Newberry ; no. 2. General catalogue of the plants collected on the expedition ; pt. IV. Zoological report. no. 1. Report upon fishes collected on the survey / by C. Girard ; no. 2. Report upon the geology of the route / by J.S. Newberry
v. 7. Report of explorations 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 John G. Parke. pt. I. General report. no. 1. Report of explorations from San Francisco bay to Los Angeles ; no. 2. Report of explorations from Pimas villages to Rio Grande ; pt. II. Geological report / by Thomas Antisell ; pt. III. Botanical report by John Torrey
v. 8-10. Zoology (pts. 1-3)
v. 11. Letter of A.A. Humphreys. Memoir of G.K. Warren ... upon ... compiling the general map. Topographical maps, profiles and sketches
v. 12, bk. 1. pt. 1 and the appendices of the narrative and final report by Isaac I. Stevens ... route near the 47th and 49th parallels
v. 12, bk 2. Pts. 2 and 3 of the narrative and final report by Isaac I. Stevens ..

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Label: Reports of explorations and surveys to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean

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

Statement of responsibility: 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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Explorations & surveys for a railroad route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean
Pacific railroad surveys

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United States, War Department

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Language: eng

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p. 1274-1275
I, p. 301

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Checklist of United States public documents, 1789-1909 (3rd ed.)
Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages

Dewey number: 978

Government publication: federal national government publication

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illustrations
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LC call number: F593

LC item number: .U58 1855

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1797-1878
1823-1887
1824-1882
1803-1877
1826-1910
1817-1893
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1794-1873
1828-1875
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Henry, Joseph
Baird, Spencer Fullerton
Williamson, R. S.
Conrad, T. A.
Blake, William P.
Antisell, Thomas
Torrey, John
Durand, Elias
Hilgard, Theod. C.
Girard, Charles
Newberry, J. S.
Abbot, Henry L.
United States
United States

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Ex. Doc. / 33d Congress, 2d Session. Senate
Ex. Doc. / 35th Congress, 2d Session. Senate
United States congressional serial set
United States congressional serial set
United States congressional serial set

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no. 78
no. 46
serial set no. 762
serial set no. 763
serial set no. 764

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Pacific railroads
Discoveries in geography
Natural history
Indians of North America
Geology
Paleontology
Botany
Zoology
West (U.S.)
United States

Label: 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

Publication

Washington D.C., B. Tucker, printer, 1855-1860

Note

Also known as: Pacific railroad surveys
Hyphenated date in title varies: Suppl. v. 1 and v. 12: 1853-5; v. 5: 1853-1854; v. 6: 1854-5; v. 7-11: 1853-6
Vols. 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
Supplement to v. 1 (the material of which was published also in v. 12, book 1-2)--was issued in at least three forms: "Supplement to volume I" (1859, W.A. Harris, printer), as 35th Congress, 2d session. Senate ex. doc. 46; "Volume XII, Book I[-II]" (1860, T.H. Ford, printer), as 36th Congress, 1st session. House ex. doc. 56; and, "Volume XII, Book I[-II]" (1860, T.H. Ford, printer), as 36th Congress, 1st session. Senate ex. doc. [no number]. Cf. Checklist of United States public documents
Prepared under the direct supervision of the Engineer Dept. Vols. dealing with the soil, climate, geology, botany and zoology of the regions surveyed were edited and rev. by Prof. Henry and Baird, of the Smithsonian Institution. Cf. Ingersoll, Hist. of the War Department (1879), p. 292-293
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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 Puget Sound -- v. 3-4. Report of A.W. Whipple ... route near the 35th parallel -- v. 5. Report of explorations in California for railroad routes, to connect with the routes near the 35th and 32d parallels / by R.S. Williamson. pt I. Report / R.S. Williamson ; pt. II. Geological report / by W.P. Blake ; pt. III. Botanical report / by E. Durand and T.C. Hilgard ; pt. IV. Zoological report. no. 1. Mammals / by S.F. Baird ; no. 2. Birds / by A.L. Herman ; no. 3. Reptiles / by Edward Hallowell ; no. 4. Fishes / by Charles Girard -- v. 6. Report of Lieut.Henry L. Abbot, Corps of Topographical Engineers upon explorations for a railroute route, from the Sacramento Valley to the Columbia River. pt. I. General report ; pt II. Geological report. no. 1. Report upon the geology of the route / by J.S. Newberry ; no. 2. Description of the teriary fossils collected on the survey / by T.A. Conrad ; no. 3. Report upon the analytical examination of waters and minerals from the hot springs in Des Chutes valley / conducted under the direction of E.N. Horsford ; no. 4. Catalogue of the minerals and fossils collected on the survey ; pt. III. Botanical report. no. 1. Report upon the botany of the route / by John S. Newberry ; no. 2. General catalogue of the plants collected on the expedition ; pt. IV. Zoological report. no. 1. Report upon fishes collected on the survey / by C. Girard ; no. 2. Report upon the geology of the route / by J.S. Newberry -- v. 7. Report of explorations 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 John G. Parke. pt. I. General report. no. 1. Report of explorations from San Francisco bay to Los Angeles ; no. 2. Report of explorations from Pimas villages to Rio Grande ; pt. II. Geological report / by Thomas Antisell ; pt. III. Botanical report by John Torrey -- v. 8-10. Zoology (pts. 1-3) -- v. 11. Letter of A.A. Humphreys. Memoir of G.K. Warren ... upon ... compiling the general map. Topographical maps, profiles and sketches -- v. 12, bk. 1. pt. 1 and the appendices of the narrative and final report by Isaac I. Stevens ... route near the 47th and 49th parallels -- v. 12, bk 2. Pts. 2 and 3 of the narrative and final report by Isaac I. Stevens ..

Dimensions: 30 cm.

Extent: 12 volumes in 13

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Label: 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

Publication

Washington D.C., B. Tucker, printer, 1855-1860

Note

Also known as: Pacific railroad surveys
Hyphenated date in title varies: Suppl. v. 1 and v. 12: 1853-5; v. 5: 1853-1854; v. 6: 1854-5; v. 7-11: 1853-6
Vols. 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
Supplement to v. 1 (the material of which was published also in v. 12, book 1-2)--was issued in at least three forms: "Supplement to volume I" (1859, W.A. Harris, printer), as 35th Congress, 2d session. Senate ex. doc. 46; "Volume XII, Book I[-II]" (1860, T.H. Ford, printer), as 36th Congress, 1st session. House ex. doc. 56; and, "Volume XII, Book I[-II]" (1860, T.H. Ford, printer), as 36th Congress, 1st session. Senate ex. doc. [no number]. Cf. Checklist of United States public documents
Prepared under the direct supervision of the Engineer Dept. Vols. dealing with the soil, climate, geology, botany and zoology of the regions surveyed were edited and rev. by Prof. Henry and Baird, of the Smithsonian Institution. Cf. Ingersoll, Hist. of the War Department (1879), p. 292-293
Includes indexes

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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 Puget Sound -- v. 3-4. Report of A.W. Whipple ... route near the 35th parallel -- v. 5. Report of explorations in California for railroad routes, to connect with the routes near the 35th and 32d parallels / by R.S. Williamson. pt I. Report / R.S. Williamson ; pt. II. Geological report / by W.P. Blake ; pt. III. Botanical report / by E. Durand and T.C. Hilgard ; pt. IV. Zoological report. no. 1. Mammals / by S.F. Baird ; no. 2. Birds / by A.L. Herman ; no. 3. Reptiles / by Edward Hallowell ; no. 4. Fishes / by Charles Girard -- v. 6. Report of Lieut.Henry L. Abbot, Corps of Topographical Engineers upon explorations for a railroute route, from the Sacramento Valley to the Columbia River. pt. I. General report ; pt II. Geological report. no. 1. Report upon the geology of the route / by J.S. Newberry ; no. 2. Description of the teriary fossils collected on the survey / by T.A. Conrad ; no. 3. Report upon the analytical examination of waters and minerals from the hot springs in Des Chutes valley / conducted under the direction of E.N. Horsford ; no. 4. Catalogue of the minerals and fossils collected on the survey ; pt. III. Botanical report. no. 1. Report upon the botany of the route / by John S. Newberry ; no. 2. General catalogue of the plants collected on the expedition ; pt. IV. Zoological report. no. 1. Report upon fishes collected on the survey / by C. Girard ; no. 2. Report upon the geology of the route / by J.S. Newberry -- v. 7. Report of explorations 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 John G. Parke. pt. I. General report. no. 1. Report of explorations from San Francisco bay to Los Angeles ; no. 2. Report of explorations from Pimas villages to Rio Grande ; pt. II. Geological report / by Thomas Antisell ; pt. III. Botanical report by John Torrey -- v. 8-10. Zoology (pts. 1-3) -- v. 11. Letter of A.A. Humphreys. Memoir of G.K. Warren ... upon ... compiling the general map. Topographical maps, profiles and sketches -- v. 12, bk. 1. pt. 1 and the appendices of the narrative and final report by Isaac I. Stevens ... route near the 47th and 49th parallels -- v. 12, bk 2. Pts. 2 and 3 of the narrative and final report by Isaac I. Stevens ..

Dimensions: 30 cm.

Extent: 12 volumes in 13

Lccn: rc 01001840

Media category: unmediated

Media MARC source: rdamedia

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Other physical details: illustrations (some color, some folded), maps (some color)

System control number: (OCoLC)10526736

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