20 tage 
REPORT. 
to that officer, which contains much useful and newly acquired informa-_ 
tion respecting the country and routes, rivers and streams traversing 
: sc. The report and maps should be printed, as they will be very 
useful to the troops on that frontier and to travellers and emigrants. 
Very respectfully and truly yours, 
JEFE’N DAVIS. 
Hon, Joun B. Wet 
Chairman Commitiee on Military Af aus; Senate. 
‘Bureau or TopoGRaPHIcaL ENGINEERS, 3 
ashington, Aprit10, 1856. 
Sm: In compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 9th in-— 
stant, T have the honor to submit uc report and map of Lieutenant 
Warren, called for by that resolutio 
Respectfully, sir, your obedient servant, 
J.J. AB 
Colonel Corps eee Engineers. ; 
Hon. J EFFERSON, Davia, Rerraiees of War. 
i 
Wasuineton D. C., April 9, 1856. 
Sir: IT have the honor to transmit herewith a copy of a report, 
made by order of Brevet Brigadier General W. 8. Harney, command- 
ing ‘‘Sicux Expedition,’ of my explorations in the Oras country — 
during 1855, as ee a lea eninee to the expediti 
It is accompanied by one ma a scale of 1: 600, 000, ‘and another _ 
van a pons of 1: 300,000, aig the | localities of the Indians, = cer- 
vague info rmation obtained from hunters of country not yet ex- 
lores Eastin tally. ee se maps contain nearly all the reliable 
map information concerning Nebraska. “ 
There is slo barometric section of the country between Fort Pierre © 
oe ok Kea 
n the sie to my report will be found an interesting memoir, _ 
‘from Dr. I. V. Hayden, of examinations lately made = unt iS 
Nebraska. tal 
I am sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, 
G. K. WARRE 
Lieutenant Ti 
Colonel J. J. A Spor aphical Engineers. 
Chief Topsioyraghsod Engineer, Washington City. 
