Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean: Vol. 2, Pt. 1

~EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR A RAILROAD ROUTE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

WAR DEPARTMENT.

REPORT
OF
EXPLORATIONS FOR A ROUTE FOR THE PACIFIC RAILROAD,
BY
CAPT. J. W. GUNNISON, TOPOGRAPHICAL ENGINEERS,
NEAR
THE 38TH AND 39TH PARALLELS OF NORTH LATITUDE,
FROM
THE MOUTH OF THE KANSAS RIVER, MO,, TO THE SEVIER LAKE, IN THE GREAT BASIN.
REPORT
BY LIEUT. E. G. BECKWITH,

THIRD ARTILLERY.