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Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842 : and to Oregon and north California in the years 1843-44 (1845)

Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890, Torrey, John, 1796-1873, Hall, James, 1811-1898, United States. Army. Corps of Engineers · Washington : Blair and Rives, Printers · leaf 132

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of calcareous rocks. The soil of all this country is ex-^cellent, admirably adapted to agricultural purposes, and would support ayarge agricultural and pastoral population. A glance at the map accompa-©yiig this report, along our several lines of travel, will show you that thisfjfain is watered by… … OT«>a^-t?i-y: f^ •^oT*^^^ 115 \^uZ,. ■ ■- [ 174 3 lands, bordered by bluffs varying from 50 to 500 feet in height. In all thisregion the timber is entirely confined to the streams. In the eastern half,where the soil is a deep, rich, vegetable mould, retentive of rain and moist-ure, it is of…

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