the United States. Political events

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Political events of that time have created favorable conditions for geographical researches. After annexation in 1845 of Texas next year war with Mexico has flashed. Armies have been sent to California and to Mexico. Going with avant-guard of western army Emori has made rekognostsirovku districts from Santa Fe to San Diego on the bank of Pacific ocean. Its way lay more than on 200 miles after the Rio-grandee-del-norte, further downwards on the river Hil and across desert Colorado. Two left it in Santa Fe participants of group have spent shooting of extensive territory round this city. In 1846-1847 colonel Cook has passed routeing shooting on other line, a little more southern, than Emori, crossing the Rio-dignity-pedro n going through Tuskon. To the south of both has passed Vislitsenus, in the beginning travelling with the scientific purpose as the private person and into the account, and later passed in army on a post of the military doctor. From Santa Fe it has proceeded downwards across Rio Grande to El Paso and Chihuahua where after a semi-annual delay has joined colonel Donifanu and together with it has reached Montereja.