Reports of explorations and surveys to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Missisippi 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.

United States. War Department

Following is a digital file of the Report of Lieut. Henry L. Abbot, Corps of Topographical Engineers upon Explorations for a Railroad Route from the Sacramento Valley to the Columbia River, made by Lieut. R. S. Williamson, Corps of Topographical Engineers, Assisted by Lieut. Henry L. Abbot, Corps of Topographical Engineers. This book was printed in 1855 and is volume six in the serial titled Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. ; ill.; maps (some col.); Also known as: Pacific railroad surveys; Due to the delicate nature of this antique book and the physical stress created by scanning, only the portions relevant to the Klamath Basin were selected for scanning.

Title

Reports of explorations and surveys to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Missisippi 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.

Creator

United States. War Department

Contributor

United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Henry, Joseph
Baird, Spencer Fullerton

Variant Title

Spine title: Explorations & surveys for a railroad route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean; Pacific Railroad Surveys

Source

Originally published as: "Reports of explorations and surveys to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Missisippi 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" (Washington, D.C.: B.Tucker, printer, 1855-1860); 30 cm
"Digital reproduction of item held by Shaw Historical Library: https://alliance-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/search?tab=default&search_scope=oit_alma&vid=OIT&institution=OIT&mode=basic&query=any,contains,39314047"

Date Original

1857

Date Digitized

2005-08-09

Date Available

2006-11-20

Original Publisher

A.O.P.Nicholson, printer

Other Identifiers

local: SHL-09-AUG-2005-162

Subject (Topic)

Pacific railroads -- Explorations and surveys
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel
United States -- Exploring expeditions
Natural history -- West (U.S.)
Indians of North America -- West (U.S.)