Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842 : and to Oregon and north California in the years 1843-44 / by Brevet Capt. J.C. Frémont ; under the orders of Col. J.J. Abert, Chief of the Topographical Bureau ; printed by order of the House of Representatives.
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TextPublication details: Washington : Blair and Rives, Printers, 1845.Description: 583 p., [25] p. of plates : ill., maps (some fold.) ; 23 cmSubject(s): - United States -- Discovery and exploration
- West (U.S.) -- Description and travel
- Pacific States -- Description and travel
- Rocky Mountains
- Paleontology -- Oregon
- Plants -- Oregon
- Geology -- Oregon
- Paleontology -- California
- Plants -- California
- Geology -- California
- Astronomy -- Observations
- Meteorology -- Rocky Mountains
- F592 .F83
The Astronomical and Meteorological observations of the 1842 expedition, which form p. 585-693 of the Senate edition (Senate ex. doc. 174) are not included in this.
A report on an exploration of the country lying between the Missouri River and the Rocky Mountains, on the line of the Kansas and Great Platte Rivers.--Catalogue of plants ... By John Torrey.--Astronomical observations (p. 99-101).--A report of the exploring expedition to Oregon and north California.--Table of distances along the road travelled by the expedition in 1842 and 1844.--Appendix. A. Geological formations, by James Hall. B. Organic remains, by James Hall. C. Notes concerning the plants collected in the second expedition, by John Torrey.--Astronomical observations made during the expedition of 1843-'44.--Meteorological observations, 1843-'44.
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