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Show 226 rest of Arizona fiom Ives, 1 Parke, 2 Whipple, 3 Sitgreaves, 4 Simpson, 5 Mexican Boundary Survey, 6 and the published results of the survey under Lieutenant Wheeler, Corps of Engineers. Southern California has been explored by Parke, 2 Williamson, 7 Whipple, 3 and, in more detail, by the California State survey. 8 The latter has made detailed study, also, of the greater part of the State, notably of the Sierra Nevada and the Coast ranges. Nevada and Western Utah are known principally# froni the maps of Wheeler's survey. Beckwith, 9 also gives some information concerning this region. In the neighborhood of the Union Pacific Bail-road, the maps of the " Survey of the Fortieth Parallel" 10 under Mr. Clarence King have, so far as published, furnished valuable information. Information concerning the country of the Bighorn, Powder, and Tongue Rivers is scanty. The only available source is the report of Raynolds. 11 I The work of this survey in Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana12 fills out a part of the mountain- region of these Territories. The Wind Kivej Mountains and the adjacent country are described in Jones's report.! The contours on the Snake Biver plateau are located from the work oi this Surv% y and from that of Fremont, 14 Wallen, 15 and Lander. 16 In thl Main and Bitterroot ranges, the authorities are mainly Stevens " ana Mullan. 18 Harney's Lake and the northern part of the Great Basin an known from Wallen. 15 The Blue Mountains of Oregon were traversed by Fremont, 14 Lander, 16 and Wallen. 15 The Cascade Mountains in Oregon and Washington Territory are described by Williamson, 19 Stevens," anil the Northern Boundary Commission. 20 The sources mentioued above are those most fruitful in heights and topographic descriptions. They are, however, but a tithe of the whole number of expeditions which have traversed the West. Many important reconnaissances have been omitted, as their results have been super seded by more accurate and detailed work. I Report upon the Colorado River of the West, explored in 1857 and 1858, by Lieut, J. C. Ives. Thirty- sixth Congress, first session, Senate Executive Document. 3 Pacific Railroad Report, vol. vii. 3 Pacific Railroad Report., vols, iii and iv. 4 Expedition to the ZuSi and Colorado Rivers, by Capt. L. Sitgreaves. Thirty- secoud Congress, second session, Senate Executive Document No. 59. 6 Report of an Expedition into the Navajo Country, by Lieut. J. H. Simx> son, 1849 Thirty- first Congress, first session, Senate Executive Document No. 64. * Report on United States and Mexican Boundary Survey, vol. i. 7 Pacific Railroad Report, vol. v. 8 Report of Geological Survey of California. Geology. J. D. Whitney. 9 Pacific Railroad Reports, vol. ii. 10 Geological Map, No. ii. II Exploration of the Yellowstone River, by Brevet Brig. Gen. W. F. Raynolds, an J Geological Report, by Dr. F. V. Hayden. Fortieth Congress, first session, Senate Execj utive Document No. 77. 12 United States Geological Survey of Montana and Adjacent Territories, 1871, Hayden United States Geological Survey of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah, 157a Hayden. " Northwestern Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park, 1873, Capt. Wm. A. Jones 14 Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, au to Oregon and North California in the years l « 43-' 44, by Brevet Capt. J. C. Fremont. l » Wagon Road Report, by Capt. H. D. Wallen. Thirty- sixth Congress, first session Senate Executive Document No. 34. 1 16Pacific Railroad Report, vol. ii. 17 Pacific Railroad Report, vol. i, Supplement; and vol. xii, part i. 18 Military Raad Report, Capt. John Mullan. 19 Pacific Railroad Report, vol. vi. ,; o Paper by George Gibbs, Journal American Geographical Society, vol. iii. |