. Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean . MINNEHAHA OR BROWNo FALLS NEAR FORT SNELUNG NARRATIVE OF 185S. 39 officers and gentlemen of the scientific corps will take the boat at the Falls on Monday and reachSauk Eapids Tuesday evening, where an astronomical and magnetic station will be established. I sent off, in charge of Mr. Simpson, a small party of wagons, the mountain howitzer, Cor-poral Coster and three men with twelve pack mules. A report from Mr. Lander, at SaukRapids, an
. Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean . MINNEHAHA OR BROWNo FALLS NEAR FORT SNELUNG NARRATIVE OF 185S. 39 officers and gentlemen of the scientific corps will take the boat at the Falls on Monday and reachSauk Eapids Tuesday evening, where an astronomical and magnetic station will be established. I sent off, in charge of Mr. Simpson, a small party of wagons, the mountain howitzer, Cor-poral Coster and three men with twelve pack mules. A report from Mr. Lander, at SaukRapids, announcing his encampment on the west side of the Mississippi and giving notes of thecamping ground, enabled me to furnish information to Mr. Tinkham and the teams in chargeof Doty and Simpson, to regulate their marches. One of the curiosities of our vicinity, which was sketched by Mr. Stanley, and which isshown in the accompanying sketch, (No. 2,) is the Minne-ha-ha, or the Laughing Water, calledalso Browns Falls. It is situated west of the Mississippi, and distant about three miles fromFort Snelling. Ten miles above the Falls the stream flows from Lake
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