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099 $aH.848.Sh5C no. 7
099 $aXH.869.Si5S
100 1 $aSimpson, J. H.$q(James Hervey),$d1813-1883.
245 14 $aThe shortest route to California :$billustrated by a history of explorations of the great basin of Utah with its topographical and geological character and some account of the Indian tribes /$cby J.H. Simpson.
260 $aPhiladelphia :$bJ.B. Lippincott,$c1869.
300 $a58 p., [1] folded leaf of plates :$bmap ;$c22 cm.
590 $aPrinted pink front wrapper preserved.
590 $aInscribed: Lt. Col. Brantz Mayer, U.S.A., with the regards of J.H. Simpson.
590 $aBoston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy at XH.869.Si5S: purple cloth, blind & gilt stamped; map is bound as a frontispiece.
590 $aBoston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy at H.848.Sh5C: ex libris (inscription) Col. Brantz Mayer.
590 $aBound volume contains: 1. California, her wealth and resources -- 2. Benicia (Calf.) : synopsis of reasons why it should be made a port of entry -- 3. Decade sermons : two historical discourses ... -- 4. Address of the superintendent of public instruction of the state of California -- 5A. Letter of the state geologist relative to the progress of the State Geologist Survey, during the years 1864-1865 -- 5B. Letter of the state geologist relative to the progress of the State Geologist Survey, during the years 1866-1867 -- 5C. Report of the Commissioners to manage the Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa big tree grove, for the years 1866-7 -- 6. Common sense applied to the immigrant question -- 7. The shortest route to California -- 8. California : letters from Joseph F. Cronelly, to Henry Burbidge, Galway -- 9. The early days and rapid growth of California -- 10. Something about California : being a description of its climate, health, wealth and resources ... -- 11. The Associated Pioneers of the Territorial Days of California in the city of New York -- 12. The Livermore Valley -- 13. Report upon the blasting operations at Lime Point, California, in 1868 and 1869.
650 0 $aIndians of North America$zWest (U.S.)
650 0 $aDiscoveries in geography$xAmerican.
651 0 $aUtah$xDescription and travel.
651 0 $aNevada$xDescription and travel.
651 0 $aUnited States$xDiscovery and exploration.
700 1 $aMayer, Brantz,$d1809-1879,$eformer owner.
914 $a3223665
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852 $aBPL - Special Collections $bNonfiction - In Library Use Only$hH.848.Sh5C no. 7$kRARE BKS$o9$p30000004501540$rIn$wBook$y1$7False$90
852 $aBPL - Special Collections $bNonfiction - In Library Use Only$hXH.869.Si5S$kRARE BKS$o9$pmq7706349$rIn$wBook$y1$7False$90
999 $bH.848.Sh5C no. 7$c0$g2$h2$i2$j2$k0$xH.848.Sh5C no. 7