TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



PART I. 



Page. 



Letter of Governor I. I. Stevens to the Secretary of War. Steamer Nominee, Upper Missouri, May 27, 1853 1 



Object of the exploration 2 



General organization of the expedition 3 



Programme of meteorological observations 5 



Memoranda iu relation to sketches in natural history, geology, botany, and to views of scenery and natural objects 7 



Instructions for magnetic observations 8 



Memoranda in reference to natural history operations 9 



Directions for miueralogical and geological examinations 11 



Letter of Governor I. I. Stevens to the Secretary of War. Camp Pierce, June 3, 1853 13 



Eeport of reconnaissance of the Upper Mississippi from St. Paul to Fort Eipley, by Mr. F. W. Lander. St. Paul, May 



22,1853 14 



Letter of instructions from Governor I. I. Stevens to Mr. F. W. Lander. Camp Pierce, May 31, 1853 16 



Letter of instructions from Governor I. I. Stevens to Mr. A. W. Tinkham. Camp Pierce, May 31, 1853 17 



Letter of Governor I. I. Stevens to the Secretary of War. Camp Davis, near Sank rapids, June 10, 1853 18 



Letter of Governor I. I. Stevens to the Secretary of War. Camp McClelland, west side of Cheyenne river, July 4, 1853 19 



Letter of Governor I. I. Stevens to the Secretary of War. Camp Gushing, near Fort Union, August 18, 1853 20 



Letter of Governor I. I. Stevens to the Secretary of War. Fort Benton, September 8, 1853 22 



Letter of Governor I. I. Stevens to the Secretary of War. Fort Benton, September 8, 1853 23 



Letter of Governor I. I. Stevens to the Secretary of War. Fort Bentou, September 8, 1853 24 



Letter of Captain G. B. McClellan, corps of engineers, to the Secretary of War. Camp at Ketetas, on Yakirna river, 



September 18, 1853 24 



Letter of Governor I. I. Stevens to the Secretary of War, giving statement of results already accomplished, work to be 



done during the fall and winter, and work proposed from the resumption of operations in the spring to the close of 



the next fiscal year. Fort Bentou, September 18, 1853 26 



Order issued on arrival of Lieutenant Saxton at Fort Benton, September 15, 1853 33 



Instructions to Lieutenant C. Grover, September 5, 1853 34 



Instructions to Lieutenant J. Mullan, September 8, 1853 34 



Instructions to Lieutenant A J. Donelson, September 7, 1853 35 



Instructions to Lieutenant A. J. Donelson, September 7, 1853 - 38 



Instructions to Lieutenant A. J. Donelson, September 14, 1853 38 



Instructions to Lieutenant R. Saxton, September 19, 1853 39 



Instructions to Mr. James Doty, September, 1853 41 



Orders 41 to 52 



Letter of Governor I. I. Stevens to Captain J. W. T. Gardner, relieving him from duty on account of ill health. Camp 



Pierce, June 3, 1853 - 52 



Letter of Governor I. I. Stevens to the Secretary of War, submitting statement of operations since report from Fort 



Benton. Olympia, W. T., December 5, 1853 52 



Letter of Lieutenant J. Mullan to Governor I. I. Stevens, reporting arrival at St. Mary s village from Fort Benton. St. 



Mary s village, W. T., October 2, 1853 59 



Instructions to Lieutenant J. Mullan, October 3, 1853 - 61 



Instructions to Lieutenant A. J. Douelson, October 2, 1853 62 



Instructions to Dr. George Suckley, October 2, 1853 64 



Instructions to Mr. A. W. Tinkham, October 3, 1853 , 64 



Instructions to Mr. James Doty, October 3, 1853 65 



Instructions to Lieutenant C. Grover, October 3, 1853 - 66 



Order, dated Camp Washington, October 29, 1853 66 



Instructions to Lieutenant K. Arnold, October 29, 1353 67 



