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CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER VII. 
General summary and railroad practicability of the line explored on the forty-first parallel of north 
` latitude. 
Railroad connexion east from Fort Bridger.—Valley of Green river.—Grazing cattle in winter in the mountains.— 
n settlement on Smith's Fork.—Bear River, eg t and Uinta mountains.—Highest point of the line 
reached.—Appearance of the country thence west.— of snow. —Timber, soil, Ma grass. dome ce of line from 
Smith's Fork to Oquirrh mountain.—Canones of the Webs era iis Ti eiie a, and 
Lone Rock valleys.—Mormons desirous to aid in the construction ‘of the road; their numbers.—Cedar m 
The Desert.—Passages to the south of Pilot Peak, and thence to the te mountains —Hambolat | Modi 
Pass; x altitude.—Timber and its abundance.—Valley of the Humboldt r —Country south of this valley; its 
profile.—From Humboldt river to the foot of the Sierra Nevada.—Fertility ifi P eetion.— The ascent of Madelin 
Pass; its altitude; broad plain at its summit.—Highest point of the pass; its western descent; timber, and soil.— 
Round valley.—Sacramento river.—First cañon of the Sacramento.—Second cañon of the Sacramento.—The Sacra- 
mento below the mouth of Fall river.—Noble's Pass of the Sierra Nevada.—Mud lakes to Honey lake.—Honey 
Lake valley.—Ascent of the mountains.—Susan river.—Pine creek.—Black Butte ereek.—Black Butte.—Háat and 
Wolf creeks.—Greatest altitude in this sicilia from the western summit of the Sierra.—Depth of snow in 
winter in this pass.—Dr. Wozencraft’s observations.—Entire length of the pass.—Head of steamboat navigation of 
the Sacramento.—Future surveys.—Method of poe levels. ore "^ the route.—Water.—Culti- 
vable land.—Directness of this line: its length E - 
CHAPTER VIII. 
I. Table of distances and of approximate average grades per mile upon the line explored for a railroad 
from. Smith's Fork, near Fort Bridger, in the valley of Green river, Utah Territory, via the Madelin 
Pass, to Fort Reading, in the valley of the Sacramento river, California—1854 - - 
* XE D of distances, and of approximate average grades per mile, upon the line s ttn s a wilt 
oad from Mud lake, via Noble's Pass, to Fort Reading, July 4 to 26, 1854 
III. Table of latitudes on the line T the “lick aen TE of north latitude, auei for the Puce ^il 
way, 1854 
CHAPTER IX. 
L Zntroduction to meteorological table, and table of altitudes and distances, on the line d the 
forty-first parallel of north latitude explored for the Pacific railroad - - 
II. Meteorological table at Great Salt Lake City during the winter of 1853—54 - 
IL Summary of meteorological observations at Great Salt Lake City in 1853 and 1854, in mean 
results at each observed hour for the several months ; barometric reading corrected for temperature 
V. Barometric means for the months observed at Great Salt Late City in 1853—54, from all the obser- 
vations, including those at irregular hours, and corrected in detail for horary variation of pressure 
V. Meteorological observations, and table v altitudes and d Mos "um Great Salt Lake (ity to 
Green river, April, 1854 
VI. Data for profile p Smith's Fork, Pn River "^ to that D Daas Salt lake, via a 
Timpanogos riv 
VII. Data for profile from Great Salt Lake eal y, vid the Weber river, to White Cay Book ; the pre- 
ceding profile being in common with this from the latter point eastward - 
VIII. Meteorological observations, and table of altitudes and distances, from Creat’ Salt iis Utah 
Territory, to the valley of the Sacramento river, California, 1854  - 
IX. Meteorological observations and table of altitudes, from Mud lake, via Mud nal to the summit 
of the Sierra Nevada, and to Madelin Pass ; table not used in gium - E ec c oW 
VIII Continuation of Table VIII - - 
X. Meteorological observations and table of altitudes, $ in crossing from Madelin to Nobles Pin, on 
the summit of the Sierra Nevada; table not used in da - - - 
VIII Table VIII again resumed 
XI. Meteorological observations iu table of oliindes a due PM from Mud lake to 
Fort Reading, on the Sacramento river, California, via Nobles Pass - 
XII. Meteorological observations and table of altitudes, on the road leading through Noble's Pi . 
XIIL Meteorological observations and table of altitudes, in crossing from the mouth of Canoe creek 
(Poinsett river) to Black Butte creek, and thence west to Hat and Wolf creeks ; table not used in 
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