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Title: Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean
Year: 1855 (1850s)
Authors: United States. War Dept Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878 Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887 United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Subjects: Pacific railroads Discoveries in geography Natural history Indians of North America
Publisher: Washington : A.O.P. Nicholson, printer (etc.)
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NARRATIVE OF 1853. 59 affairs caused considerable grumbling in camp. We are fast approaching the buffalo country,and then shall be expected to do with much less. About 2J p. m. the main train, under Mr.Osgood, crossed the river without unloading any of the wagons or doubling the teams, andmoved forward to a good camping place, carrying with them a supply of firewood, as nonewould be found again before reaching Lake Jessie. The astronomical, magnetic, and meteoro-logical parties, with the detail of three men attending to the coal pit, and Mr. Evans andmyself, remained at Camp Guthrie, intending to join them before they moved on in the morning,and breakfast with them. About 3 p. m. Mr. Tinkham came into camp and reported that he had been to the ButteMicheau and Lake Jessie. They found buffalo to be very numerous on our route. PaulBoulieau and Rummell killed some four or five coming back, without going out of the way. About dusk Paul started ahead for the camp of Mr. Osgood, and having c

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