The Northern Pacific Railroad, its route, resources, progress and business : the new Northwest and its great thoroughfare
Title
The Northern Pacific Railroad, its route, resources, progress and business : the new Northwest and its great thoroughfare / issued by Jay Cooke & Co. financial agents of the Northern Pacific Railroad Co.
"Climate and resources of Montana. Letter from Governor Potts": 2 p. at end.
Map on back cover.
Title vignette.
Contents
The new Northwest : land grant of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company -- Climate, temperature, moisture, soil -- Timber and minerals -- [Value of the land grant] compared with other grants -- Settlement, immigration, colonization -- Some valuable opinions [from the Senate] -- Future business of the road -- The Northern Pacific Railroad / by Schulyer Colfax, Vice-President of the United States -- Progress of the road -- Special report of a reconnoissance of the route for the Northern Pacific Railroad between Lake Superior and Puget Sound, via the Columbia River / by W. Milnor Roberts, U.S. Civil Engineer -- Puget Sound : [its harbors, climate, and resources] -- Charter and mortgage : synopsis -- Climate and resources of Montana -- New 7-30 gold loan of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company.