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. W. 651 Page. Wagon roads..,............................................................................ 142-143,154 Wfahamis river............................................ 0 Wahami rice —--------------------------------------------------------- ------ ------— 0 Wah-wuk-chie river-...............-........ —........................................................220 Waillailootzas lake.....................................................................................194 tunnel....................................................... 1 tunel —------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Waiyum river......................................................................................218 Indians..................... —---------------------------— 402-403 river-Wala, fort, n iso.............................................................................. 42143 Indaxn's reot....................................................................................... river, fort, and mission............................................................................. Saxton's report -------------------------------------------------------------------------------— 4 vicinity...........................................................................................285-286,485 Wanwawwie river......................................................................................218 War Department, instructions...............................................................72-75,499, 633 Watab river, bridge.................................................................................15 Wenass river...................................................................................190,210 Wenatsapam river............................................................................211-212 Whatcom lake.......................................................................... —. —-.....471 White Clay Bank creek.............................................................................. 341 White Earth river...............................................................................42,.246 topography....................................................................-.-............162 Wild Rice river.................................................................................. 91,223 Willailootzas lake.........................181 Wlillopah river. —-----— 465 —---------------------------------------------------------------— 466 valley......-...-..........-.. —............................................................200 Indians.....................................................................................428 Wininepat.........................................................................................06 Wisdom river...........................................................................320, 340-341,634 Wood, (see Timber).................... 91-99,124,195 Work to be done.......................................................................................31-32 Y. Yahinse river.........................................................................................210 Yahkohtl river......................................................................................204 Yakima river.............................................................................. 181,210-211 pass and valley.....................................................................26,117,182-183,693 exploration of..............................................................8.. 1.. 80,181 4,190,193-194 geology.........................................................................................478-480 Indians.........................................................................................403-408 habits, food..............................................................................403-406 smallpox................................................................................405,408 earth-works.................................................................................409 mission.........................-I..........................................................409 talks and tricks............................................................................410-411 horses......................................................................................404 Fannoinse river................................................................................... 211 Yellow Clay Bank creek...............................................................................34 Yellowstone river.....I..........................................................................24343 navigation of...................................................................................84 Z. Zoology.......................................................................................... 219-221

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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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United States. War Dept.
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Washington,: A. O. P. Nicholson, printer [etc.]
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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