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Report of the reconnaissance of a railroad route from Puget Sound via the South Pass to the Mississippi River

Main Author:	Lander, F. W. 1821-1862.
Format:	Microfilm
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington] : [A.O.P. Nicholson, printer], [1855]
Physical Description:	30 pages ; 24 cm.
Series:	United States. 33rd Cong., 1st sess. House, Ex. doc. 129 ; v. 3 at end.
Subjects:	Northern Pacific Railroad Company -- Explorations and surveys. West (U.S.) -- Description and travel.

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