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. 1, Pt. 2

INDEX. Page. Mount Baker.................................................................. 469 Mount Hood......................................................................................... 475-47 Iount Rainier........................................................................................ 192,207,475 Mount St. Helens.......................................................................................20 Mount Stuart....................................................................................197 Moust river and valleyy..........................................................................,78683 184,16 description of........................................................90-91 Mowry, Lieutenant S., U.S. A., detail of.................................................................76 meteorological observations, Columbia Barracks to Fort Colville......................................602-612 report on meteorology of Cascade mountains.................................................389-395 report on barometric profile................................................................395-396 Muddy rivers, Big and Little, topography.............................................164 Mules-........................-............................................................ 13-14 Mullan, Lieutenant J., jr., U.S. A., detail of...................................... I -------— 76 instructions to-............................-.......................................................-34 operations of...............................................................................54,79 report of exploration to Fort Hall ------------------—...........................................106 report, Fort Benton to Flathead camp, Little Blackfoot river to St. Mary's.......................... 59-61,301-319 report, Cantonment Stevens to Fort Hall, and back, up the St. Mary's and Jefferson fork............... 319-322 report, Cantonment Stevens to Fort Benton, and back.........................................349-352 report, Bitter Root valley to Fort Hall, Hell Gate valley, and Bitter Root valley.... —.....-............. 322-349 Indian reports................................................................................437-441 report, St. Mary's to Fort Hall.....621 meteorological observations........................................................................461-463 report, Bitter Root valley to Flathead valley, and Kootenay river —------------— 516-52,363 report, Cantonment Stevens to Fort Dalles, through Rocky Mountains and Cecur d'Alene passes -...... 527-537 meteorology, St. M ary's valley.....................................................................585 Muscle, Shell river-.............................................................................. 54259-61, N. hchess river........................................................................................209 valley and pass................................................................................. 25, 1901,61 geology -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------— 478-479 Nahnum river..................................................................................... 210-211 Narrative of operations..................................................................................77-80 Natural history, Baird's memoranda......-...............................................................9-11 list of articles...................................................................................10-11 notes by Doctor Cooper —---------—. —-------------------— 219-221 Nehoialpitkwu river............................................................................. 214-214 lvezoaptw rierce.........................................................................................5041 Nez Perces. ——. —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------— 1 trailv..................................9........................................................ 69,9 Nikepun river...........................................................-.-.- 470 Nisqually river. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------— 47 Indians -------------------------------------------------------—.-. —-------—. —--------------— 41 Noomptnamie river ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 205-206 0. Officers of exploration, list............................................................................... 76 Okinakane, Indians....................................................................................412 river, fort, valley, lake, and geology......-...................................................197,213-214,420,484 Olympia, report from..................................................................................5 59 Olympic range...........................................................470 Orders. ——................... —-------------------------------------------------------------—.41-51 on meeting McClellan............................................................................66-67 Osage river..........................................................................................233 Osgood, Isaac F., clerk, &c.............................................................................-4 Osoyoos lake..........................................................................................214 P. Pack river ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------- Papers,forwarded September 18, 1853................. -.................................................. 646 1 510 32-33

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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: Vol. 1, Pt. 2
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1855
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Pacific railroads -- Explorations and surveys.
Natural history -- West (U.S.)
Indians of North America -- West (U.S.)
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel.
United States -- Exploring expeditions.

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