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Title: Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean
Year: 1855 (1850s)
Authors: United States. War Dept Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878 Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887 United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Subjects: Pacific railroads Discoveries in geography Natural history Indians of North America
Publisher: Washington : A.O.P. Nicholson, printer (etc.)
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
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NARRATIVE OF 1853. 133 when we halted at a beautiful camp, although the days march had been but twelve miles.Learning from Antoine that the Coeur dAlene Mission was only eleven miles beyond, I deter-mined on going in to-night. Antoine and I accordingly mounted and rode to the mission in anhour and three-quarters. CCEDR DALENE MISSION. The Mission (see sketch) is beautifully located upon a hill overlooking extensive prairiesstretching to the east and west toward the Coeur dAlene mountains and the Columbia river.About a hundred acres of the Eastern prairie adjoining the Mission are enclosed and undercultivation, furnishing employment to thirty or forty Indians—men, women, and children. Iobserved two ploughing, which they executed skillfully; others were sowing wheat, and othersdigging potatoes. Pere Gazzoli received me with the most pleasing hospitality. Associatedwith him are Pere Ravalli, now absent to procure supplies, and Brothers Charles Huet andMaginn. The latter, however, is a

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