. Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean . EXTRACT FROM REPORT OF A MILITARY RECONNAISSANCE, MADE IN 1848 AHD 1847, BY LIEUT. COL. W. H. Sir : For the purpose of giving completeness to the railroad reports of the route near thethirty-second parallel, the following extract is made from the report by Lieut. Col. Emory, ofhis reconnaissance in 1846 and 1847, from Fort Leavenworth, Missouri, to San Diego, California. The extract is from that portion of the report describing t
. Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean . EXTRACT FROM REPORT OF A MILITARY RECONNAISSANCE, MADE IN 1848 AHD 1847, BY LIEUT. COL. W. H. Sir : For the purpose of giving completeness to the railroad reports of the route near thethirty-second parallel, the following extract is made from the report by Lieut. Col. Emory, ofhis reconnaissance in 1846 and 1847, from Fort Leavenworth, Missouri, to San Diego, California. The extract is from that portion of the report describing the route from the junction of theSan Pedro with the Grila, to the junction of the latter with the Colorado of the West. This connects Lieutenant Parkes survey (from Dona Ana to the Pimos villages) with Lieu-tenant Williamsons surveys in the southern part of the State of California. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, A. A. HUMPHREYS,Captain Topographical Engineers. Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War. EXTRACT FROM LT. COL. EMOEYS REPORT. From the junction of the San Pedro with the Gila, to the junction of the Gila with the Colorado of the West. Junction of the San Pedro and Gila rivers.—Formation along the Gila.—Stormy night.—Visits from
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