Notes to Accompany Keeler's Map of the U. S. Territory, From the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean

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Excerpt from Notes to Accompany Keeler's Map of the U. S. Territory, From the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean: Containing Authentic Information Connected With the Territories, and the Different Railroad Routes to the Pacific OceanIt shows the township and range lines of all public land surveys up to date, the Indian reservations, forts, military posts, etc. To all who own or deal in western lands this is a most valuable feature.The location of all the known mines of gold, silver, copper, and other valuable metals is carefully and accurately noted. These mineral localities are scattered all over that immense region, from the line of the British Possessions on the north to Mexico on the south, and from the eastern slope of the Rocky mountain range almost to the shores of the Pacific. Of the ultimate value of these widely ex tended depositories of the precious metals no estimate can be made, but that they are destined to exert a mighty in¿uence upon our coun try and upon the entire world, as indeed they have already done, is beyond question.It is the attraction of these hidden treasures, more than anything else, that is drawing those great lines of railroad across the conti nent, and in those treasures the enterprising men who are urging those magnificent works forward have their surest guarantee of success.The profound interest now felt. By the whole American people in the great thoroughfares progressing or projected, in the Indian trou bles, in the rapid advance of settlement, and in the development of new features of grandeur and beauty, and new sources of national wealth, will cause this map to be hailed as a source of instruction and enjoyment by all, and as a valuable acquisition to the school and the library.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.