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Title from item.; On item: War Department, Corps of Engineers, U.S.A. Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. Expedition of 1871. 1st. Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, Commanding.; Plate number: No. 1; The start from Camp Mojave, Arizona, September 15th, 1871. Boat expedition under Lieutenant Wheeler, the first and only one to ascend the Colorado through the Grand Cañon to mouth of Diamond Creek. Distance travelled, 260 miles in 31 days, the boats often having to be portaged around rapids and drawn over rocks.</div>
1875<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1875-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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