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Outline map of the United States showing drainage, state boundaries, major cities, and names of states, with state population figures. Western states show topography by hachures. Some major rail lines are shown in the northeastern states. Besides the "Northern Route" the map also indicates four more southerly proposed routes west of the Mississippi River.
Map of the eastern United States within decorative borders showing drainage, cities and towns, state boundaries, and the railroad network with named lines and state of construction.
Indicates "practicable railroad lines," and "proposed railroad lines." Summer isotherms are in red, winter isotherms are in blue.
Map shows "practicable railway routes" between Ft. Yuma on the Colorado River and the San Francisco Bay region.
Map of the midwestern states showing drainage, township and counties, land grants, railroads with named lines. Includes geographical description and advertising.
Outline map of the south-central states from Mississippi to the Rio Grande. Shows the "Wheat Region of Texas." Indicates completed, located and proposed lines. Table of distances in left side of map.
Also available in digital form.
"Map no. 2." Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
Outline map of the continental United States showing drainage, state boundaries, major cities, forts, finished and proposed railroads. [From published bibliography]
Relief shown by hachures. Scale 1:6,000,000. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2
Very detailed map of the United States west of the Mississippi River indicating drainage, relief by hachures, cities and towns, forts, trails, wagon roads, and routes of exploration. An important map of western expansion, it utilized and lists 45 major exploration and mapping reports from the Lewis & Clark to the U.S. General Land Office Surveys.
"In the years after the Alaska Purchase in 1867, Americans had only a dim appreciation of the value and splendors of their new northern territory. This attitude changed slowly, and it was not fully overcome until the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898 radically altered perceptions of the region's value. Even earlier, however, certain developments started to shift American views of Alaska. In particular, John Muir's accounts of his travels to Alaska, beginning in the 1870s, gave Americans an initial feeling for the rare majesty of the Alaskan wilderness. Aside from Muir's paeans to nature, the area was ripe for large-scale tourism because of the recent completion of several transcontinental railroads and improving port infrastructure for passenger ship service. From the 1880s onwards, seasonal cruises began to tap a growing market for visitors eager to see the rugged Pacific coast between Seattle or Vancouver and Alaska. In time, this stretch of sea and islands became known as the "Inside Passage." The route wound through the spectacular fjords of the region and became world-famous for wildlife and scenery. Newsworthy events, such as the Harriman Alaskan Expedition of 1899 financed by railroad magnate E.H. Harriman, further highlighted the region and its potential for tourism. This map, published in 1891, shows the excursion steamship routes from Seattle, which took the inland waterway east of Vancouver Island and on to Alaska, as well as the interconnecting railroad routes from Chicago on the Great Northern and Northern Pacific Lines." World Digital Library.
Relief shown by hachures. Shows routes explored for Pacific railroad by Captain J.W. Gunnison and Lieutenant E.G. Beckwith; shows route for a proposed railroad to the West Coast as Governor Stevens' Route & line of proposed Pacific railroad; and adjacent portions of neighboring states. Hand colored in pink to define territory and state boundaries. "Published by J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York.; Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United Stated for the Southern District of New York." Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Includes notes. At lower right: No. 50. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Stylized, diagramatic strip map in three sections: Chicago to Omaha; Omaha; Omaha to Salt Lake and Ogden (via the Union Pacific); Ogden to San Francisco (via the Central Pacific)
THE CALL OF THE SEA Capt John Hill a Native of Maine After 25 Years of Ranch Life Returns to Salt Water Spokane Wash November 27 After a quarter century of struggle against the never ceasing call of the sea during which he was a rancher at Wardnerin the heart of the Coeur d Alene mining district in northern Idaho east of Spo kane Capt John Hill 76 years of age has decided to pass the evening of his life on salt water He is going to Puget Sound thence down the coast to southern California back to San Francisco sail ing thence around the Horn to the north Atlantic coast where he put out of Port land harbor for the gold camps on the Pacific 57 years ago Captain Hill sailed on foreign waters and on the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans 36 years before coming to the Spokane country and he knows every rock and inlet reef and shoal between Halifax N S and the northern straits of Alaska and now that he has plenty of money as the result of a satisfactory settlement out of court with a mining companyafter seven years litigationfor damages to his ranch
Vandals Have Eyes on Winter Hoop Title Moscow Idaho Dee 5The Uni versity of Idaho basset ball team 192122 champions of both the Pacific coast and Pacific northwest confer ences will hold its first practice of the 192223 season in the university gym nasium tomorrow afternoon Coach David MacMillan who handled the Vandals last season will be in charge Idaho s chances during the coming season are considered good as the fol lowing veterans are back Captain Al Fox allPacific coast forward last season Thompson cen ter Telford Edwards Steiner and Cart in guards Nelson and Wyman forwards The most promising mem bers of last years freshman team who will be out are Vesser Reamer Kline Kleffner Stivers Thomas and Keane I j j j I j I HOTEL ASTOR A modern hostelry superb in its appoint ments Homelike In the rest fulness and quiet ele gance of Its guest rooms j j j i j To have stayed at the ASTOR is to have lived in New York A rare combination of comfort and economy 350 a day and uwaid FREDK A MUSCHENHBM B5S8TO53 i J 11 j j I I j Prolong Life Insure Health See Dr W
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Valuable Plantation for Sale In one of the most fertile regions of the Parish 280 arpents of improved lenl heautilully situated with a f ont of 7 qrpent on BRavon Tigre by a depth of 40 arpents located oartly in Ver milion and Iheriaparishes within twociles from a railroad depot and bordering on a navigabic stream which affords water transportation to gulf ports This land is suited for cotton sugar cane corn and sweet potatoe a portion of it is adapted to cattle grazing and rice culture without the process of irri gation and the whole can be made so by irrigation from Bayou Tigie Fruit trees grow well and yield abundantly The land is all en closed and has 9 or 10 small build 1irs For further particulars regardinii Pnme and terms of sale apply to Miessrs Broussard Kitchell Attys Abbeville La or to AURORE DEFRANCE Widow Louis Laporte Nov 2395 C DEBAILLON Attorney at Law Lafayette La Will practice his profession in the District Courts of Lafayette and Ver milion parishes Southern Pacific Company The shortest and most direct route to all points in Texas New Mexico Arizona Colorado Califor nia and on the Pacific Coast The Standard