Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean

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Title: Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean
Year: 1857 (1850s)
Authors: United States. War Dept United States. Army. Corps of Engineers Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878 Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887
Subjects: Pacific railroads Natural history Indians of North America
Publisher: Washington, A.O.P. Nicholson, Printer (etc.)
Contributing Library: MBLWHOI Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MBLWHOI Library

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CENTROSTEGIA THURBERI APPENDICES. 1 W APPENDIX A. REMAEjiu .. METEOROLOGY AND BAROMETRIC RESULTS, WITH METEOROLOGIC PLATES. BY ALBERT H. CAMPBELL, A. M. CIVIL jaJQINEEB TO THE EXPEDITION. Washington, January 1, 1857.Sir : I herewith transmit the results of a cursory discussion of the harometric ohservationstaken during the progress of your surveys and explorations to determine the practicahility of arailroad from the Mississippi river to the Pacific ocean, hotli in California, from the Bay ofSan Francisco to Los Angeles, and near the 32d parallel of north latitude.KespectfuUy, your obedient servant, ALBERT H. CAMPBELL, Civil Engineer and Surveyor.Lieut. John G. Parke, Corps U. S. Top. Engineers, In charge of Pacific Bailroad Explorations, dec., &c., &c. METEOROLOGICAL. DATA FOR THE PROFILES. The corrections for the temperature of the mercury were obtained from the tables of theSmithsonian Institution, prepared by Professor Guyot. The corrections for constant error were obtaine

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