Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean (1855) (14737961476)

Identifier: reportsofexplora03unit_0 (find matches)
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
Digitizing Sponsor: California State Library Califa/LSTA Grant



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INDIAN MANUFACTURES. 51 of the swelled part is of a lighter color than the rest, as if it had heen much used in crushing wetor moist materials. The wood is as light colored as hickory, hut not near as heavy. It hearsmarks of laborious forming by an imperfect cutting-tool. Besides the one figured, anotherwas obtained, similar to it, except there is no projection left on the handle. The entire lengthis 16, and the diameter of the face 3; inches. Figure 8. A Mojave plume for the head. Some are made of the downy feathers of the eagle,and are preserved with care, in reed cases, when not in use. Figure 9 is another variety of thefeather ornaments. Figures 10, 11, 12. The principal, and commonly the only, articles of female dress among theMojaves; and although described by travellers and traders as petticoats, they are simply whatour first parents wore—aprons; one being tied on before, and another behind. Of the latter,fig. 10 is a specimen, consisting of loose strips of the bark of the co