The expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike Book

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ... Sources of the Arkansaw, Kans, La Platte, and Pierre Jaun, Rivers; performed by order of the Government of the United States during Ihe years 18oj, 1806, and 1807. And a Tour through I the Interior Parts of New Spain, when conducted through these Provinces, by order of the Captain-General, in the Year 1807. By Major Z. M. Pike. Illustrated by maps and charts. Philadelphia: Published by C. and A. Conrad, &* Co. No. 30, Chesnut Street. Somer- veil Conrad, Petersburgh. Bonsai, Conrad, Sf Co. Norfolk, and Fielding Lucas, Jr. Baltimore. John Binns, Printer 1810. One Vol. 8vo. CONTENTS. Portrait of Pike, frontispiece. Title, backed with copyright, pp. [1], [2]. To the Public, being Preface by Pike and publisher's Apology, pp. [3]-[5]! blank, p. [6]. Dedication, To the President and Members of the U. S. M. P. S., one leaf not paginated, verso blank (= pp. 7, 8). Part I., being the Mississippi Voyage: Pike's Itinerary, pp. 1-105; blank, p. 106; Meteorological Tables, 5 unnumbered leaves, raising pages to 116, last blank. Part II., being the Arkansaw Journey: Instructions to Pike, pp. 107-110; Pike's Itinerary, pp. 111-204. Part III., being the Mexican Tour; Pike's Itinerary, pp. 205-277; p. 278 blank; one blank leaf; Meteorological Table, one unpaged leaf. Appendix to Part I., pp. 1-66 (last not numbered)+2 folding Tables; contains Documents Nos. 1-18, and some others (No. 18, pp. 41-66, is Observations, etc., on the Mississippi Voyage); the folders are Tables C and F (other tables being on pages), respectively to face p. 40 and p. 66. Appendix to Part II., pp. 1-53 (p. 54 blank), +l folding Table to face p. 53; contains (No. 1) A Dissertation, etc., on the Arkansaw Journey, pp. 1-18; (No. 2) Lieut....