REPORT OF A RECONNAISSANCE IN THE UTE COUNTRY, MADE IN THE YEARS 1873
by E. H. RUFFNER, 1st Lieutenant, Engineers
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REPORT OF A RECONNAISSANCE IN THE UTE COUNTRY,Made in The Year 1873byLIEUT. E. H. RUFFNERCORPS OF ENGINEERS
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1874
Pamphlet and map. Pamphlet is 101 pages
Map dimensions: 27 inches by 22 inches; folded. Highly detailed from Pikes Peak Regionthrough the San Juan Mountains of the Colorado Territory:"Preliminary Map of the Surveys in Colorado Made on Reconnaissance in the Ute CountryUnder the Direction of 1st Lieut. E. H. Ruffner, Engineers Chief Engineer Department of the Missouriby Assistant H.G. Prout, C. E. 1873"
Scale: 1 = 500,000
Engraved by Ado Hunnius
Very good plus condition: book complete except for back wrap; binding stabilized with acid=free, neutral pH removable tape. Map is complete: several small places on back mended with museum tape; several of the folds lightly toned; otherwise, map is clean and bright, as is Ruffner report.
Thoroughly detailed through the Gunnison Country (including Crested Butte,Lone Mountain, Wheatstone Mountain, Philosophers' Mountains, etc.into the San Juan Mountains of the Colorado Territory,including what would become Ouray, Silverton, Telluride, Los Pinos Agency,etc.)
Excellent historical and early Southwestern Colorado map(pre- Louis Nell)exhibited for acquisition byCOLORADO ARTIFACTUAL&MT. GOTHIC TOMES
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- Mt. Gothic Tomes & Colorado Artifactual (US)
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- Title
- REPORT OF A RECONNAISSANCE IN THE UTE COUNTRY, MADE IN THE YEARS 1873
- Author
- E. H. RUFFNER, 1st Lieutenant, Engineers
- Illustrator
- Ado Hunnius, engraver
- Format/Binding
- Original soft cover wrappers
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good plus
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition; original edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- U. S. Government
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D. C.
- Date Published
- 1874
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Ute Country, Southestern Colorado, Colorado Territory, Chief Ouray, Brunot Treaty
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