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California in 1850, compared with what it was in 1849, with a glimpse at its future destiny : Also a concise description of the overland route, from the Missouri River, by the South Pass, to Sacramento city, including a table of distances, from point to point. With notes on the facilities along the route for constructing a railroad. And also a brief notice of the water route, by the isthmts [sic] of Panama
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