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. 4

APPENDIX D.
NOTE UPON THE GEOLOGICAL REPORT.
The geological collection made by Captain Pope has been placed in the hands of Mr. Wm. P.
Blake for description and a report in detail, which is not now completed, but will appear in a
supplementary volume. The preliminary report by Mr. Jules Marcou, upon the collection,
published as Chapter XIII in the preliminary report in octavo, is therefore omitted in this
place. The reference on page 80 of the quarto edition of the Report of the Secretary of War,
under the head of " Building-stone," refers to Chapter XIII of the preliminary report in octavo.
APPENDIX E.
TABLE OF CAMPING PLACES ALONG THE DIRECT LINE OF SURVEY.
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Miles.
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5.4
23. 2
8.2
11
13.1
11.6
10.7
4.7
5.9
14.5
11.3
13
5.7
25
36. 5
29
34.2
Water, in natural tanks; wood and grass.
No water; brush for wood; good grass.
Spring water; grass good; cactus for wood, not very
abundant.
Water in natural rock tanks; wood, small trees; grass.
No water; cactus for wood, in abundance; fine grass.
Water in abundance; fine springs, (sulphurous;) grass
poor; small brush for wood.
No water; cactus for wood, in great quantities; fine
grama-grass.
Fine spring water; no wood; grass, but not very good
or abundant.
Water, wood, and grass, in the greatest abundance,
(fine springs;) pine groves; grama-grass.
Three fine and large springs; thickets of scrub-oak and
hickory; good grass.
Several fine mineral and fresh-water springs; grass
good; no wood near.
Water, wood, and grass; water sulphurous; dwarf cedar
for wood; grass not very good.
Water of Delaware creek; plenty of roots for wood;
good grass.
Water, wood, and grass abundant; roots for wood.
No water; grass good, and roots for wood.
No water; grass not very good; roots for wood.
No water; good grama-grass; roots for wood.
Water plenty and good; grass good; roots for wood.
Camp No. 1, H-ueco Tanks -.... —--
Calmp No. 2, in pass of the Cerro Alto..
Camp No. 3, Sierra de los Alamos.. —
Camp No. 4, Los Cornudos. —----------
Camp No. 5, on the ope n plain.-.-.- - ---
Camp No. 6, Ojo del Cuerbo........
Camp No. 7, in pass of Guadalupe mount ains.
Camp No. 8, near head of canon in Gua dalupe Pass.
Camp No. 9, pinery on the east slope of
Guadalupe mountains.
Camp No. 10, near Independence springs.
Camp No. I1, head springs of Delaware
creek.
Camp No. 12, on Delaware creek.......
Camp No. 13, on Delaware creek..... —.
Camp No. 14, on Pecos river, at mouth
of Delaware creek.
Camp No. 15, on the Llano Estacado....
Camp No. 16........... do..-....-,
Camp No. 17........... do............
Camp No. 18, Sulphur springs of the Col orado.
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Camp.
Miles.
24. 3
29.7 52. 9
61. 1
72.1
85.2
96. 8
107. 5
112.2
118.1
132. 6
143. 9
156.9
1.62.6
187. 6
224. 1
253.1
287. 3
Feb. 21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Mar. I
2
3
6
7
April 8
9
10
11