Judah, Theodore D.

Report of the Chief Engineer on the Preliminary Survey, Cost of Construction, and Estimated Revenue, of the Central Pacific Railroad or California, across the Nevada Mountains, from Sacramento to the Eastern Boundary of California, October 22, 1862. Sacramento: H. S. Crocker & Co.'s Print, 1862



In 8s ( 7/8 x 5 5/8 in.; 225 x 144 mm). Small stain at lower fore-edge corner never touching text. Original printed green wrappers, errata on inside of rear wrapper, front wrapper stamped in purple 2370; extremities a little wrinkled and frayed.

Cowan, p. 508; Graff 2256; Greenwood 1627; Howes J269

First edition. The officers of the Central Pacific Railroad—the western segment of the Transcontinental Railroad—comprised three-quarters of the Big Four: Leland Stanford was President; Collis Huntington, Vice President; and Mark Hopkins, Treasurer. Charles Crocker did sit with his fellows on the Board of Directors, together with Judah and four others. Scarce.