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Reports of Explorations & Surveys Vol 5 Pacific Railroad Maps
Reports of Explorations and Surveys Vol 5 by Lieutenant R.S. Williamson NOTE: There were many pressed leaves between the pages. Some remnants may be observed on the pages. Back cover is in a little better condition than the front cover. Spine covering is missing the bottom half. Staining throughout. No pages are stuck together. Complete. Definitely not in the best of condition but the information is invaluable for research and the history of the growth of railroads. All pages are readable.
Hard Cover
370 pages +
Copyright 1856 ?
CONTENTS.
Organization of party 7
General remarks8
From Benicia to Livermore's9
Livermore's Pass 11
San Joaquin valley 12
Tulare valley 13
Depot Camp-Future plans. 14
Walker's Pass 14
Hum-pah-ya-mup Pass 18
Tah-ee-chay-pah Pass 18
The Tejon 20
The Tejon Pass 22
The Canada de las Uvas 25
General remarks on the passes of the Sierra Nevada 26
The Great Basin 27
San Francisquito Pass28
New Pass 29
Mohave river 30
Mr. Smith's survey. 34
San Fernando Pass35
Cajon Pass 35
Lieutenant Paike's route-San Gorgonio Pass 36
Warmer's Pass 38
Colorado Desert 40
General deductions41
Concluding remarks 42
ILLUSTRTIONS
I. MAPS AND ROFILES.
IL PLATES AND WOOD ENGRAVINGS
1. Lithographs.
PLATE I. View of Benicia from the west, frontispiece.
1.1. Entrance of Livermore's Pass 12
iii. Plain between the San Joaquin and King's rivers 12
iv. Valley of the Kah-wee-ya river (Four Creeks). 13
v. Plain between Kah-wee-ya and King's river 13
vi. Entrance of the Tejon Pass and a portion of the Tejon. 21
vii. Mountains near the entrance of the Cade las Uvas 26
viii. The Great Basin from the Cade las Uvas, with Lost Mountains in the distance 26
ix. Lost Mountain in the Great Basin 27
x. Los Angeles. 35
xi. Colorado Desert and Signal Mountain. 40
XII. Mission of San Diego 41
2. Wood Engravings.
1. Straits of Carquines and Martinez, as seen from Benicia. 9
2. Monte Diable Valley. 10
3. Livermore's Valley 11
4. Tejon Indians. 20
5. Tulare Valley, from the summit of the Tejon Pass 23
6. Side Ravine in the Tejon Pass 24
7. Tulare Valley and the entrance to the Cade las Uvas 25
8. Lake Elizabeth, San Francisquito Pass 28
9. Entrance of New Pass. 29
10. Mormon Settlement in the San Bernardino Valley, with a view of the peaks of San Bernardino and San Gorgonio 36
11. San Gorgonio Mountain 37
12. Pass between San Felipe and Vallecito 39
From original sketches in the field by Mr. Charles Koppel
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