Report of the reconnaissance of a railroad route from Puget Sound via the south pass to the Mississippi River
Subtitle: by Fred W. Lander.
Series: H. Doc. ;; 129; House document (United States. Congress. House); 33rd Congress, 1st session, no. 129.
Publisher: A.O.P. Nicholson, printer
Published: 1855
Place of publication: [Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 56
Subjects: Railroads -- West (U.S.); West (U.S.) -- Description and travel.
Notes: Wagner-Camp ( 4th ed.) 261:3d
Also published in: Report of the Secretary of War communicating the several Pacific railroad explorations, v. 3, at end.
The copy originally catalogued was a photostat reproducing on 56 leaves the original at the Geological Survey.  This exploration was made by the author at his own expense. By a resolution of the Legislative Assembly of Washington Territory, March 7, 1854, the report was offered to the U.S. Congress for publication. By a resolution of the House, Aug. 3, 1854 its printing was authorized, together with "the reports of surveys for a railroad to the Pacific." The report was included in the contents of the series but it was not mentioned in "List of documents accompanying the Report of the secretary of war," v. 1, p. 42-43.