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A reply to certain portions of the minority report of the Hon. Z. Kidwell, of the House of Representatives, member of the select committee upon the Pacific railroad ... December, 1856

Main Author:	Humphreys, A. A. 1810-1883.
Format:	Microfilm
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington], [publisher not identified], [1856]
Physical Description:	8 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects:	Kidwell, -- Mr. -- Report on the impracticability of building a railroad ... to the Pacific Ocean. Pacific railroads -- Early projects.

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