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Book/Printed Material Letter from the Secretary of War, accompanying an engineer report of a reconnaissance of the Yellowstone River in 1871. April 18, 1872. -- Referred to the Committee on Printing Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 42-66

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Title

  • Letter from the Secretary of War, accompanying an engineer report of a reconnaissance of the Yellowstone River in 1871. April 18, 1872. -- Referred to the Committee on Printing

Other Title

  • Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 42-66

Names

  • United States Congress. Senate
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. Senate, author
  • United States. War Department
  • United States. War Department. Engineer Department

Created / Published

  • Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1872.

Headings

  • -  Barlow, John Whitney
  • -  Heap, David Porter
  • -  Cartography
  • -  Discoveries in geography
  • -  Discovery and exploration
  • -  Geological surveys
  • -  Geysers
  • -  Hot springs
  • -  Bodies of water
  • -  Rivers
  • -  Missouri River
  • -  Montana Territory (1864-1889)
  • -  Snake River
  • -  Wyoming Territory (1868-1890)
  • -  Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)
  • -  Yellowstone River (Montana/Wyoming)
  • -  Yellowstone River--Discovery and exploration

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (43 pages). maps.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 42-2:S.EX.DOC.66
  • Y 1.1/2:1479

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2022692111

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. Senate, United States War Department, and United States War Department. Engineer Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, accompanying an engineer report of a reconnaissance of the Yellowstone River in 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Printing. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1872. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022692111/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. Senate, A., United States War Department & United States War Department. Engineer Department. (1872) Letter from the Secretary of War, accompanying an engineer report of a reconnaissance of the Yellowstone River in 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Printing. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022692111/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, et al. Letter from the Secretary of War, accompanying an engineer report of a reconnaissance of the Yellowstone River in 1871. -- Referred to the Committee on Printing. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1872. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2022692111/>.