Wallen, Henry D.

Report of the Secretary of War, communicating...the report of Captain H.D. Wallen of his expedition, in 1859, From Dalles City to Great Salt Lake, and back

Washington, DC: 36th Congress, 1st Session. Ex. Doc., No. 34, [1860]. First Edition. Stitched signatures. 25 cm. 51 pp. Folding lithographed map. "The road was surveyed through new country for the benefit of emigrants and prospective settlers. They departed from The Dalles on June 4, and arrived at Camp Floyd, Utah Territory, on August 16. They left Camp Floyd on August 20 and returned to The Dalles. In addition, detachments of the command explored much of central-eastern Oregon. Wallen speaks of travelers being harrased by Indians on the California road during the summer just past." - WAGNER-CAMP 367 GRAFF 4525 HOWES W57. Item #62728

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