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... miles ; the annual transportation thereon forty - six million five hun- dred and forty - one thousand four hundred and twenty three miles ; and the annual cost of such transportation two million seven hundred and twenty - four thousand ...
... miles ; the annual transportation thereon forty - six million five hun- dred and forty - one thousand four hundred and twenty three miles ; and the annual cost of such transportation two million seven hundred and twenty - four thousand ...
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... miles in width and twelve to fourteen in length , we entered , after a portage of a mile . and a half , Lake Sibley ; from thence , with a portage of two miles , we came to Spirit lake , and followed an outlet from that into Cooper , a ...
... miles in width and twelve to fourteen in length , we entered , after a portage of a mile . and a half , Lake Sibley ; from thence , with a portage of two miles , we came to Spirit lake , and followed an outlet from that into Cooper , a ...
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... miles below Fort Hall , thence southerly to the great Salt Lake , thence easterly to the sum- mit , by way of the headwaters of Bear river . These Indians are divided into small bands , and are to be found scattered in the mountains ...
... miles below Fort Hall , thence southerly to the great Salt Lake , thence easterly to the sum- mit , by way of the headwaters of Bear river . These Indians are divided into small bands , and are to be found scattered in the mountains ...
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... mile . The increase in the number of inland mail routes during the year was 649 ; the increase in the length of mail routes was 10,969 miles ; and the annual transportation of the year exceeded that of the previous year by 3,997,354 miles ...
... mile . The increase in the number of inland mail routes during the year was 649 ; the increase in the length of mail routes was 10,969 miles ; and the annual transportation of the year exceeded that of the previous year by 3,997,354 miles ...
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... miles ; more annual transportation thereon by the difference of 3,997,354 miles ; more aggregate cost on transportation within the United States by the sum of $ 295,911 ; more cost in mail agencies and foreign service by $ 54,343 ...
... miles ; more annual transportation thereon by the difference of 3,997,354 miles ; more aggregate cost on transportation within the United States by the sum of $ 295,911 ; more cost in mail agencies and foreign service by $ 54,343 ...
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Página 63 - SIR : I have the honor to report, for the information of the major-general commanding, that the situation here is not improving since my last report.
Página 21 - ... charged with collecting and diffusing information, and enabled by premiums, and small pecuniary aids, to encourage and assist a spirit of discovery and improvement. This species of establishment contributes doubly to the increase of improvement, by stimulating to enterprise and experiment, and by drawing to a common centre the results everywhere of individual skill and observation, and spreading them thence over the whole nation. Experience accordingly has shown, that they are very cheap instruments...
Página 94 - Congress for the security of the parties concerned; provided that every commissioner, before he sits in judgment, shall take an oath, to be administered by one of the judges of the Supreme or Superior Court of the State where the cause shall be tried, "well and truly to hear and determine the matter in question, according to the best of his judgment, without favor, affection, or hope of reward...
Página 197 - No officer or private in the navy shall disobey the lawful orders of his superior officer, or strike him, or draw, or offer to draw, or raise any weapon against him, while in the execution of the duties of his office, on pain of death, or such other punishment as a court martial shall inflict.
Página 6 - Constitution could not have been formed, and can not be permanently sustained, yet we have seen them made the subject of bitter controversy in both sections of the Republic. It required many months of discussion and deliberation to secure the concurrence of a majority of Congress in their favor. It would be strange if they had been received with immediate approbation by people and States prejudiced and heated by the exciting controversies of their representatives.
Página 399 - ... matter conveyed between the United States and any foreign country, for the purpose of making better postal arrangements with other governments, or counteracting any adverse measures affecting our postal intercourse with foreign countries...
Página 57 - I have no hesitation in giving it as my opinion that the vicinity of land to the northward will always be in our favour.
Página 370 - For contingencies, viz : freight, ferriage, toll, cartage, wharfage, compensation to judges advocate, per diem for attending courts-martial, courts of inquiry, and for constant labor, house rent in lieu of quarters, burial of deceased marines, printing, stationery, postage, apprehension of deserters, oil. candles, forage, straw, furniture, bed sacks, spades, shovels, axes, picks, carpenters...
Página 3 - A revision of the code for the government of the Navy seems to require the immediate consideration of Congress. Its system of crimes and punishments had undergone no change for half a century until the last session, though its defects have been often and ably pointed out; and the abolition of a particular species of corporal punishment, which then took place, without providing any substitute, has left the service in a state of defectiveness which calls for prompt correction.
Página 1 - I also beg leave to call your attention to the propriety of extending, at an early day, our system of land laws, with such modifications as may be necessary, over the State of California and the territories of Utah and New Mexico. The mineral lands of California will, of course, form an exception to any general system which may be adopted. Various methods of disposing of them have been suggested. I was at first inclined to...