Report of an Examination of the Upper Columbia River and the Territory in its Vicinity in September and October, 1881, to Determine its Navigability, and Adaptability to Steamboat Transportation

Verlag: Washington: Government Printing Offce, 1882.

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4to., (10 6/8 x 7 4/8 inches). 25-sheet map of ".the Upper Columbia River, from the International Boundary Line to Snake River, on a Scale of One Inch to Two Miles" at end, and a folding map of the "Military Department of the Columbia showing location of River Survey Sheets", 2 plates of views and 3 additional maps. Original brown cloth, gilt (backstrip split and chipped with loss). After graduating from West Point in 1874, Symons joined the celebrated "Wheeler Expedition" which explored, the land encompassing Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah, and published their recordings of local archaeology, astronomy, botany, geography, paleontology, and zoology; the potential routes for roads, railroads, agriculture, and good places for settlement were suggested. In 1878 Symons was promoted to First Lieutenant, and by 1879, Symons was appointed Engineer Officer of the Department of the Columbia, and eventually promoted to captain in 1880, and placed in charge of surveying the area referred to as the "Inland Empire of the Pacific Northwest," focusing on the upper Columbia River and its tributaries. His report provided details of the region's geology and history. Catalogued by Kate Hunter.…

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Report of an Examination of the Upper Columbia River and the Territory in its Vicinity in September and October, 1881, to Determine its Navigability, and Adaptability to Steamboat Transportation
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SYMONS, Thomas W (born 1849).
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Washington: Government Printing Offce, 1882.
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