Abstract

A description of Kansas land by Lt. E.G. Beckwith after his exploration of the area to discover a desierable route for the Pacific Railroad.

Keywords:

• exploration,
• travel,
• westward,
• western,
• railroad,
• rail,
• train,
• route,
• Pacific Railroad,
• timeline,
• survey,
• settlers,
• fuel,
• Fort Riley,
• Major Ogden,
• Smokey Hill,
• river,
• junction