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Re: Stagecoach Routes Maps
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-------- Original Message --------
Subject:        Re: Stagecoach Routes Maps
Date:   Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:16:07 -1000 (HST)
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The area from Silver City north to Nampa was mapped by the USGS and published as 30' topographic quadrangles from about 1890 to 1892. They include contemporary wagon roads.

Riley Moffat, Head of Reference
Brigham Young University - Hawaii Library
55-220 Kulanui Street #1966
Laie, Hawaii 96762
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---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:43:08 -0500
>From: Maps-L <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Stagecoach Routes Maps
>To: [log in to unmask]
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>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject:        Stagecoach Routes Maps
>Date:   Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:39:34 -0700
>From:   Diaz, Carlos <[log in to unmask]>
>To:     Maps-L (E-mail) <[log in to unmask]>
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>I am hoping someone in MAPS-L can help me with an inquiry from a patron
>who is doing some Idaho related research.
>
>My patron is looking for maps showing stagecoach routes for southern
>Idaho and eastern Oregon and mining maps for that area as well from the
>1880s.  He is doing research on Chief Nampa (aka Chief Bigfoot) of the
>Bannock tribe.  Apparently, Chief Nampa would assault the ore wagons
>from Silver City to Nampa and the Glenn's Ferry area.
>
>Any help would be much appreciated.
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>Carlos A. Diaz
>Government Documents Specialist
>Government Documents/Maps
>Daniel J. Evans Library
>The Evergreen State College
>Mailstop L-2309
>Olympia, WA 98505
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>http://www.evergreen.edu/library/govdocs/index.html
>GovDocs/Maps Desk:  (360) 867-6165
>Carlos' phone:  (360) 867-6251
>fax:      (360) 866-6790
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