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A bill authorizing the construction of a line of telegraph from the Mississippi River to the Pacific ocean
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An act to aid in the construction of a railroad & telegraph line from the Missouri river to the Pacific ocean. : Approved July 1, 1862
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Map of the Territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean
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For another copy see RB 43236; for the top half of the original 1857 map on which this is based, see RB 49791; for a reduced reproduction of the original 1857 map, see RB 342277. Blue lines show the division of the country into Military Departments. Utah covers present day Utah and Nevada, New Mexico covers Arizona and New Mexico. Two red lines show the proposed northern and southern rail routes. At head of title: Engineer Bureau, War Department. "Engraved on stone by Julius Bien Co., New York." Listed Authorities and exploration dates. "Engineer Bureau. War Department" "...originally prepared to accompany the Reports of the Explorations for a Pacific Railroad Route; originally prepared to accompany the reports of the explorations for a Pacific railroad route ; made in accordance with the 10th & 11th sections of the Army Appropriation, Act of March 3rd 1853." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: W. G. Ritch.
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Report <to accompany bill S. no. 333> : The Committee ... to whom were referred the memorials of Thomas Allen and others, ... praying for the location and construction of a national railroad ... from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean; ... report:
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110648 31st Congress, 1st session, no. 194.
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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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