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[Geological reports] : explorations and surveys for a railroad route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean / War Department

Catalog Data

Author:
Blake, William P (William Phipps) 1826-1910  Search this
Conrad, T. A (Timothy Abbott) 1803-1877  Search this
Schiel, J (Jacob Heinrich Wilhelm) 1813-  Search this
Antisell, Thomas 1817-1893  Search this
United States War Department  Search this
United States War Department Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad  Search this
Physical description:
1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (some col.), maps (some folded) ; 29 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
West (U.S.)
Date:
1855
1855-1857
Notes:
Compilation of geological reports extracted from the publication: Reports of explorations and surveys, for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, compiled by the United States War Dept. and published 1855-1860.
Contents:
Geological report / by William P. Blake (includes Description of the fossil shells / T.A. Conrad) (1857) -- Report of the geology of the route near the thirty-second parallel prepared from the collection and notes of Capt. Pope / by William P. Blake (1856) -- Geological report of the country explored under the 38th and 41st parallels in 1853-1854 / by James Schiel (1855) -- Report of the geology of the route (1856) -- Geological report (1856) -- Geological report / by Thomas Antisell (1856)
Topic:
Geology  Search this
Mollusks, Fossil  Search this
Fossils  Search this
Pacific railroads--Explorations and surveys  Search this
Call number:
QE73 .G46 1855
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_743060