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C. — Surveys of a Railroad route to the Pacific. 



7. Along the 47th parallel, under Governor I. I. Stevens. 



8. Along the 38th and 39th parallel, under Captain J. W. Gun- 

 nison. 



9. Along the 41st parallel, under Captain E. G. Beckwith. 



10. Along the 35th parallel, under Lieutenant A. W. Whipple. 



11. In California, under Lieutenant R. S. Williamson. 



12. Along the 32d parallel, western division, under Lieutenant J. 

 G. Parke. 



13. Along the 32d parallel, eastern division, under Captain J. 

 Pope. 



14. In a portion of California, under Lieutenant J. G. Parke. 



15. In northern California and Oregon, under Lieutenant R. S. 

 Williamson. 



D. — Miscellaneous Expeditions under the War Department. 



16. Expedition along the 32d parallel, eastern division, for experi- 

 menting upon artesian borings, under Captain Pope. 



17. Exploration of Eed river, under Captain R. B. Marcy. 



18. Survey of Indian reservation in Texas, under Captain R. B. 

 Marcy. 



19. Exploration of the upper Missouri and Yellowstone, under 

 Lieutenant G. K. Warren. 



20. Construction of a wagon road from Fort Leavenworth to 

 Bridger's Pass, under Lieutenant F. T. Bryan. 



E. — NoMal Expeditions under the Navy Department. 



21. The United States naval astronomical expedition in Chile, 

 under Lieutenant J. M. Gilliss. 



22. The Japan Expedition, under Commodore M. C. Perry. 



23. Exploration of the China seas and Behrings Straits, first under 

 command of Captain C. Ringgold, then under Captain J. Rodgers. 



24. Exploration of the La Plata and its tributaries, under Captain 

 T. J. Page. 



25. Exploration of the west coast of Greenland and Smith's sound, 

 under Dr. E. K. Kane. 



The preceding enumeration embraces the government explorations, 

 by which collections of various kinds were made to a greater or less 

 extent, and deposited with the Smithsonian Institution, in pursuance 

 of the lav/ of Congress. The government expeditions, the collections 

 of which are now deposited at the Patent Office, are as follows : 



1. The United States Exploring Expedition, under Captain Wilkes. 



2. The geological surveys of the northwest in 1840, under Dr. D. 

 D. Owen. 



3. The exploration of the Salt Lake valley, under Captain H. 

 Stansbury. 



4. The exploration of the Creek boundary line, and of the Zurii river, 

 under Captain L. Sitgreaves. 



