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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.

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. Made under the direction of the secretary of war, in 1853-[6] ...
Publication: Washington, A.O.P. Nicholson, Printer [etc.] 1855-60.

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Request for On-site Use Request Scan How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	v. 12, pt. 2	Text	Request in advance	TPR+ (U.S. War Dept. Reports of explorations and surveys) v. 12, pt. 2	Offsite
Request for On-site Use Request Scan How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	v. 12, pt. 1	Text	Request in advance	TPR+ (U.S. War Dept. Reports of explorations and surveys) v. 12, pt. 1	Offsite
Request for On-site Use Request Scan How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	v. 11	Text	Request in advance	TPR+ (U.S. War Dept. Reports of explorations and surveys) v. 11	Offsite
Request for On-site Use Request Scan How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	v. 10, part 2, published 1859.	Text	Request in advance	TPR+ (U.S. War Dept. Explorations and surveys ... Mississippi... Pacific ocean 1853-56) v. 10, part 2, published 1859.	Offsite
Request for On-site Use Request Scan How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	v. 10, pt. 1	Text	Request in advance	TPR+ (U.S. War Dept. Reports of explorations and surveys) v. 10, pt. 1	Offsite
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.		Text	Restricted use	Stuart 964 v. 1	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.		Text	Use in library	IW+ (U. S. War Dept. Reports of explorations and surveys)	Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121

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12 v. in 13. plates (part col., part fold.) maps (part fold.); 30 x 24 cm.

Alternative Title

Explorations and surveys for a railroad route from the Mississippi river to the Pacific ocean

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Note

Vols. I-XI were issued in the Congressional series of U.S. public documents as 33d Cong., 2d sess. House ex. doc. 91, and also as Senate ex. doc. 78. Vol. XI was issued also (1861) as 36th Cong., 2d sess. Senate ex. doc. [no number]
Supplement to vol. I (the material of which was published also in vol. XII, book I and book II) was issued in at least three forms: Supplement to vol. I, 1859, W.A. Harris, printer, as 35th Cong., 2d sess. Senate ex. doc. 46--Vol. XII, book I-II, 1860, T.H. Ford, printer, as 36th Cong., 1st sess. House ex. doc. 56, and Senate ex. doc. [no number]
The reports of the Pacific Railroad surveys were prepared under the direct supervision of the Engineer Department. The volumes dealing with the soil, climate, geology, botany and zoology of the regions surveyed were edited and revised by Professors Henry and Baird, of the Smithsonian Institution. cf. Ingersoll, Hist. of the War Department. 1879, p. 292-293.
For further information concerning the publication of the work and a list of serial numbers assigned to the volumes in the Congressional series of documents, see Checklist of United States public documents, 1911, p. 1274-1275.

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IW+ (U.S. War Dept. Reports of explorations and surveys)

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rc 01001840

OCLC

39314047
1469530

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. Made under the direction of the secretary of war, in 1853-[6] ...

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