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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.
The Railroad Surveys are unarguably one of the most important historical works about the West. Many book collectors think "railroad" when they see these volumes, but in reality, it is a culmination of the overall understanding by the Government that the development of the West was inevitable. The California Gold Rush sealed the fate of the West. It became an immediate important part of the Union, and Uncle Sam needed to find a way to get people and supplies out West. Not only for California, but Oregon and other western states were calling too. We, as a country, knew little of the "interior.". Most traveled West through Mexico, Panama, or around the Horn to get to the Pacific Coast. Few chanced crossing the wide expanse across the middle of the continent. We knew little of the original peoples that inhabited the land, little of the terrain, and were scared to death of the massive mountain ranges that turned back and defeated the likes of Fremont et al and the Donner expeditions of the 1840s. These surveys are a formal diary of documentation of the expeditions that crossed the continent in the northern and southern parts of the continent looking for some feasible way and place to put a transcontinental railroad. Add to this the Simpson Expedition through central Nevada and you've got a virgin look at three major potential routes from the East Coast to the West Coast. It is original source material - the very best reporting of everything- from rocks to flowers and plants to wildlife and original peoples. It is a must-have for any serious students of Western history - a formal and documented recordation of previously unseen territories and a monumental effort.
Volume I
Published in 1855. This is the first volume of a monumental 12-volume report. It contains extensive correspondence and formal reports summarizing the entire effort, including a thorough description of the characteristics and practicability of each route. The several routes are organized by the parallels of north latitude that they generally follow, from the 35th to the 49th parallels, and they include information on the Indian communities that exist, the availability of lumber for ties and construction, weather data, and other records. This volume includes reports by Jefferson Davis and others, such as the "Memoranda on Railways, Office of Pacific Railroad Surveys" by Brevet Captain George B. McClellan of the Corps of Engineers. There are no illustrations in this volume. Hardcover. 9-1/2 x 12 inches, viii + 651 pages. This volume is worn, but the binding is intact and all the pages appear to be present.
Volume II
Published in 1855. Volume II covers the routes through Kansas, Colorado, Utah and Nevada, including the report on the route on the 38th and 39th parallels, written by Captain J.W. Gunnison in Salt Lake City shortly before he was killed by local Indians. This report is accompanied by a number of beautiful colored lithographed plates of western scenery. There are also 20 botanical plates showing flora from the 38th, 39th, and 41st parallel routes, as well as several plates of fossils. Hardcover. 9-1/2 x 12 inches, 128 + 132 + 45 + 185 + 50 + 28 + 22 pages; 12 color lithographed plates, 20 lithographed botanical plates, 4 lithographed geological plates, and 1 color map. This volume has been water damaged, and there are pages with tears and crumbling edges, and some pages near the front are stuck together. However, all the pages appear to be present including the plates and the map. The binding is still intact, but about one-quarter of the back cover is missing.
Volume III
Published in 1856. The ethnographic volume. This report described the route explored along the 35th parallel by Lieutenant Amiel Weeks Whipple, from Little Rock, Arkansas, through Oklahoma, past Amarillo, along the Arkansas and Canadian Rivers, through New Mexico and Arizona, to Los Angeles. A notable section of this report concerns the Indians of the region, which includes many black and white illustrations and eight colored lithographs, and a section on the geology. Hardcover. 9-1/2 x 12 inches, 36 + 136 + 77 + 127 + 175 pages; with many black and white illustrations in the text and 21 colored lithographed plates, 8 graph plates of barometric pressure measurements, 2 geology plates, a folding chart of elevations, and two folding charts of geological cross-sections, one of which is loose, and the other is still bound into the book. This volume is heavily worn, foxing appears throughout, and the cover cloth is loose at the front hinge. All pages and plates are still attached in the binding except as noted for the cross section above.
Volume IV
Published in 1856. Volume IV is the botanical report which describes the botany on the route explored along the 35th parallel by Lieutenant A.W. Whipple, from Little Rock, Arkansas, through Oklahoma, past Amarillo, along the Arkansas and Canadian Rivers, through New Mexico and Arizona, to Los Angeles. This volume was devoted almost entirely to botanical studies, mostly conducted by Dr. J.M. Bigelow. It includes reports on trees by Bigelow (no pics), Cacti by George Engleman (24 plates), a description of the general botanical collections brought back by Bigelow, by Gray (25 plates), and mosses and liverworts by W.S. Sullivan (10 plates). This is followed by an unillustrated summary section of the zoology report, with a note that the full report will appear later, and appendices on astronomical, magnetic, climatological, and barometric observations, Hardcover. 9-1/2 x 12 inches, 193 + 288 pages; large folding colored chart showing tree types on a topographic cross section; 24 lithographs of cacti; 25 botanical lithographs and 10 lithographs of mosses and liverworts. The binding is intact, though the covers are heavily worn. All of the pages appear to be present, except for Plates X and XVIII in Part V, No. 3. which have been cut from the binding.
Volume V
Published in 1856. This is the Southern California volume which highlights the geology, deserts, valleys, and flora of southern California, as far north as San Francisco. There are views of the settlements of Los Angeles and San Diego, many lovely views of the deserts, valleys and mountains, and discussion and illustrations of the botany of the area, as well as many plates of fossil shells. Hardcover. 9-1/2 x 12 inches; 43 pages plus 12 colored lithographs; 370 pages plus 14 colored lithographed plates, geological cross-section plate, large folding geologic map of southern California, and three colored map plates; 7 folding geological tables showing elevations, several are colored; 11 lithographs of fossils, mostly shells, numbered 1-9, 1-12, with no reference to any plate 10 in the text to indicate that there ever was one; 10 lithographed botanical plates; 15 pages plus 18 botanical plates; 14 pages. The binding is intact and the covers, though worn, still show the original marbled paint pattern. All pages and plates appear to be intact and there is minimal foxing on the pages.
Volume VI
Published in 1857. This is the California-Oregon report by Lieutenant Henry Abbot on the expedition, under the command of Lieutenant R.S. Williamson, to find routes from the Sacramento Valley to the Columbia River. The first section described the routes and terrain, followed by sections on the geology, the botany (with many colored plates illustrating trees, including the Ponderosa Pine), and the zoological report which included fishes, birds and mammals of the region. Hardcover. 9-1/2 x 12 inches; 134 pages + 3 lithographic chart and 12 colored lithographs of scenery + 2 maps; 85 pages + 1 colored lithograph and 4 lithographs of fossil shells; 102 pages + 10 colored lithographs of trees, + 6 lithographs of plants; 114 pages, + 11 lithographed plates of fishes, + 2 colored lithographs of birds, + 3 lithographed plates of mammals; + iv + 64 pages and an errata sheet. The outside of the binding is loose, and the covers are heavily worn. There are at least two sections of several pages inside that are separated from the stitching. Nonetheless, all the pages and plates appear to be present. Pages show considerable foxing.
Volume VII
Published in 1857. This is the Southern California report by Lieutenant John G. Parke on the routes from San Francisco to Los Angeles, and also from the Pimas villages on the Gila River to the Rio Grande. Hardcover. 9-1/2 x12 inches; 42 pages plus 8 colored lithographed plates + 2 maps and 1 profile; + 204 pages plus 10 lithographed paleontology plates; plus 14 geological plates; plus 2 folding colored plans / maps; + 28 pages plus 8 lithographed plates of plants; + 116 pages plus 11 lithographed weather tables; + 37 pages and an errata sheet.
Volume VIII
Published in 1857. This is the first part of the Zoology Report (second part in Volume IX), which was noted in earlier volumes as "not ready yet." This volume covers mammals and includes many lithographed plates of skulls and other skeletal parts, as well as illustrations of various rodents. Hardcover. 9-1/2 x 12 inches; 757 pages plus lithographed plates XVII - XXVIII and XXX - LX, as called for in the text. The remaining plates, although described, were published with other volumes of the set.
Volume IX
Published in 1858. This is the second portion of the Zoology report, covering birds (written by Spencer F. Baird). Hardcover. 9-1/2 x 12 inches, lvi + 1005 pages.
Volume X
Published in 1859. This volume continues the Zoology report in parts 3 and 4 covering reptiles (by Spencer Baird – but only the plates along with a note that the Zoology section has become so large that the text of the reptile report has been omitted), fishes (by Charles Girard) and short reports on Birds, Mammals, Fishes, and Reptiles by Baird; Hardcover. 9-1/2 x 12 inches; 16 pages + 13 lithographed plates of reptiles; 400 pages + 21 lithographed plates of fishes; 27 pages + 3 lithographed plates of mammals, + 7 colored lithographic plates of birds; + 4 lithographed plates of reptiles; + 6 lithographed plates of fishes; + 64 pages plus 6 lithographed plates of mammals, + 11 colored lithographs of birds, + 3 lithographed plates of amphibians; + 14 lithographed plates of fishes; plus 24 pages + 3 colored lithographs of birds and 1 lithographed plate of a rattlesnake; plus 97 pages + 9 lithographed plates of reptiles, + 7 colored lithographic plates of birds, + 10 lithographic plates of fishes; plus 13 pages + 4 plates of reptiles.
Volume XI is not present in this set.
Published in 1861. This is the maps and views volume, with a brief history about mapping of the West, Hardcover. 9-1/2 x 12 inches, 115 + iv pages, plus 4 engraved map plates, plus 8 lithographed view plates and 5 lithographed folding view plates, plus 21 folding maps and 10 profiles. Maps are rather fragile.
Volume XII, Book I
Published in 1860. Book I. Report by the Governor of Washington Territory on the Northern Route, up along the 47th-49th parallels, from St. Paul to Puget Sound. Hardcover. 9-1/2 x 12 inches. 358 + 41 pages, plus 70 colored landscape plates and three maps. This volume also features a foldout landscape plate, included in the 70 colored plates. This volume is missing its spine as well as illustrations #50 and #70, pages 359 and 360 of the text, and one map.
Volume XII, Book II
Published in 1860. Book II. 76 pages plus 6 lithographed botanical plates, plus 2 lithographed insect plates, plus 6 lithographed mammal plates, plus 8 colored lithographic plates of birds, plus 11 lithographed plates of reptiles, plus 21 lithographed plates of fishes. This volume is missing one mammal plate but is in good condition overall.
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From: to: Increment:
$1 $95 $5
$100 $190 $10
$200 $475 $25
$500 $1,450 $50
$1,500 $3,400 $100
$3,500 $9,750 $250
$10,000 $30,000 $500
$30,000 up $1000
14. BID REDUCTION: All winning absentee bids will be reduced, if necessary, to the next bidding increment up from the last competing bid, as long as the minimum bid requirement has been met. For example, if you submit an absentee bid of $1000 and the next highest competing bid is $250, then you will win the lot for $275.
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17. All stock certificates, checks, warrants, and other financial documents sold herein are sold as antiquities, and have no financial, securities, or public trading value whatsoever.
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