Download or read book Official Explorations for Pacific Railroads written by George Leslie Albright and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Congress and business desired transcontinental routes to the Pacific coast to facilitate access to the opulent commerce of the Far East. Albright described the three main routes: extreme north, central, and extreme south and their explorers.
Download or read book Official Explorations for Paci c Railroads 1853 1855 Classic Reprint written by George Leslie Albright and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Official Explorations for Pacific Railroads, 1853-1855 An episode in the development of the trans-mississippi West to which but scant attention has been given in any history is the Pacific railroad survey of 1853 - 1855. This great reconnais sance deserves attention as the first attempt of the government at a comprehensive, systematic examination of the vast region lying between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean. It is not intended to minimize in any way the labors of the fur-traders, the travelers, and the earlier government explorers, of whom Emory, Stansbury, and Sitgreaves must stand side by side with Fremont. Through their efforts there existed a good general knowledge of the West; but when it was proposed to locate a transcontinental railroad, the dearth of accurate scientific infor mation was well recognized. All preexisting knowledge was brought to bear upon a few routes which were advocated in definite plans. For that reason I have seen fit to discuss rather fully the different plans in order to show their intimate connec tion with the railroad explorations. My study has been based almost entirely upon the government documents, and an attempt has been made to study every document bearing upon the subject. The orthography of place names is usually that of the documents. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Download or read book Official Explorations for Pacific Railroads written by George Leslie Albright and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-11-19 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Official Explorations for Pacific Railroads written by George Leslie Albright and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Congress and business desired transcontinental routes to the Pacific coast to facilitate access to the opulent commerce of the Far East. Albright described the three main routes: extreme north, central, and extreme south and their explorers.
Download or read book Chapters on the History of the Southern Pacific written by Stuart Daggett and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work by Stuart Daggett presents with great detail and precision the business and political activities with respect to the history of the Southern Pacific Railroad lines. The study has been concluded after years of research and consultation from three collections of Bancroft Library of the University of California; the Hopkins' Railway Library of Stanford University; the State Library at Sacramento. The data present at the office of the Secretary of State of California and of the State Railroad Commission was also used for the production of this work. Content includes: Inception of the Project Resources for Construction—State and Local Aid Federal Land Grants and Subsidies Progress of Construction—Construction Companies The Search for a Terminal Acquisition of the California Pacific Building of the Southern Pacific Organization of the Central Pacific-Southern Pacific System From 1870 To 1893 The Case of David D. Colton Financial Difficulties from 1870 To 1879 The Railroad Commission of 1880 To 1883 The Southern Pacific and Politics Water Competition The Rate System of the Central Pacific Local Rates in California The Transcontinental Tariff The Traffic Association of California The San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway Operating Characteristics of the Southern Pacific Lines The Thurman Act Final Settlement of the Central Pacific Indebtedness to the Government The Southern Pacific Merger Cases Oil and Timber Land Litigation
Download or read book Official Exploration for Pacific Railroads written by George Leslie Albright and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Report of the Secretary of War on the Several Pacific Railroad Explorations written by United States. War Department and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Eye of the Explorer written by Paul D. McDermott and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eye of the Explorer: Views of the Northern Pacific Railroad Survey reproduces all seventy of the lithographs that appeared with Stevens�s final congressional report, published in 1860, as well as twelve of the lovely watercolor images from which the final prints were prepared
Download or read book Three Studies in Railroading written by Union Pacific Railway Company and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Soldier Artist of the Great Reconnaissance written by Eugene C. Tidball and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2022-09-06 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1853, a survey team under Amiel W. Whipple set out for California from Fort Smith, Arkansas, in search of a transcontinental railroad route. In addition to studying the engineering obstacles for the railroad, the party collected natural history specimens in this unexplored and dangerous corner of America—and when the expedition entered New Mexico, it requested an additional military escort to guard against hostile Indians. An 1848 West Point graduate, Lt. John C. Tidball had only recently arrived at Fort Defiance in New Mexico, when he received his orders to join the surveying party. Although his official duties were strictly military, Tidball began sketching as soon as he joined the expedition, and his talents made him an indispensable member of Whipple’s artistic staff. This book offers a new look at the Whipple expedition through the lens of a newly discovered manuscript of Tidball’s memoirs—the only firsthand account of the 35th parallel survey to be discovered in nearly thirty years. Soldier-Artist of the Great Reconnaissance includes much of the material from this manuscript, giving us John Tidball’s pungent observations on the journey as well as striking examples of his artwork. Melding the observations of several diarists—which sometimes presented opposing viewpoints—author Eugene Tidball offers a new perspective on the Whipple expedition that focuses on the diverse personalities of the party and on the Native Americans they encountered along the way. The Pacific Railroad Surveys were among the most important explorations of North America ever undertaken. Eugene Tidball’s account of this journey tells how the artistic and literary contributions of John Tidball, his distant cousin, enrich our understanding of what the survey party saw and thought as they crossed the continent. Soldier-Artist of the Great Reconnaissance recaptures the Whipple expedition’s trials and triumphs as it documents the unusual talents of one of its most versatile members.
Download or read book Plans and Official Explorations for Pacific Railroads written by George Leslie Albright and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Three Studies in Railroading written by Union Pacific Railway Company. Passenger Department and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reports of Explorations and Surveys written by United States. War Department and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of Explorations for a Route for the Pacific Railroad written by Edward Griffin Beckwith and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book How We Built the Union Pacific Railway written by Grenville M. Dodge and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of Explorations for a Route for the Pacific Railroad written by United States. War Department and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
