Excerpt from Notes of a Military Reconnoissance: From Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to San Diego, in Caifornia, Including Parts of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila Rivers Sir: In compliance with a resolution of 'the Senate of the 19th 'instant, requiring the Secretary of War to communicate to the 'senate a copy of notes of a military reconnoissance of the route from Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to San Diego, in California, by Lieutenant William H. Emory, of the topographical engineers, with a map of the said route and of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila rivers; as also the report of Colonel P. St. George Cook's route to California, after diverging from the track of General Kearny, I have the honor to submit herewith a report from the colonel of the corps of topographical engineers, with the copies required by the resolution. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.