CONTENTS-PART 



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CHAPTER I. 



PEnaOXAIi ACCOUAT. 



Organizationof the Commission for running the boundary Uae, xmder treaty of August, 1848 13 4 5 



Changes in the head of the Cominission _ I 



— - - 2,3,6 



Failure of tho government to keep its engagements 7 8 10 



Gold mania in California 



Misapplication of the public money 



11,12 





General management of the affairs of the Commission 13 



Final reorganization 



Statements of Mr. Bartlett's narrative _ _ 16-19 



Amount of money expended _ , 20-22 



CHAPTER IT 



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P£RS0XAL ACCOUNT CONTIKUKD. 



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Organization of Commission under treaty of December 30, 1853 - _ _ 23 21 



Trip to El Faso del Norte _ _ _ ■_ 55 



Journal of Joint Commission. _ ^ 26-38 



CHAPTER m. 



GEXfiKAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COUXTRY 



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40 

 41 

 44 



Suitableness of the line as a boundary 



Great plateau of America *. _ _ , 



Depression of mountains near parallel of 32^ north latitude ^^ 



Geographical errors -- - 



Mountain ranges - - 42, 43 



Mehilliferous ranges .- - . 



Lakes ---- - 



Sand deserts -- >^«.- ,- 



45 



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Vegetation and agricultural capacity _ ^ 47-49 



Character of Rio Bravo 



Railway 



Astronomical determinations 



50 



61 



58 



CHAPTER IV. 



LOWEK RIO BBAVO. 



Brazos Santiago and mouth of Rio Bravo as ports of entry 



Point Isabel -■ 



Palo Alto and Resaca de la Falma 



Coast hurricanes 



63 



64 



55 



