Title
Field notes, 1880 (1 of 2)
Related Titles
Contained In:
William H. Dall Papers, circa 1839-1858, 1862-1927
Series:
SIA RU007073
Series:
Smithsonian field book project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1880
Notes
English
The note book documents work for the United States Coast Survey (1871-1880). Includes records from William Dall, Noyse, and Baker. Data recorded includes voyage information from California to Alaska including time, barometric readings, air and water temperature and wind direction, measured every four hours. Lists destinations, discusses composition of Alaskan population, activities of survey members, descriptions of coastal terrain, crops farmed by indigenous tribes. Some locations include the vicinity of Chugachik Bay [Kachemak Bay], Sitka, Chilkaht River [Bering River], Mount Fairweather, and Kachemak Bay. There is an index at the back of the notebook including survey locations.
Subjects
Alaska
,
Bering River
,
Field notes
,
Kachemak Bay
,
Mount Fairweather
,
Natural history
,
Sitka
,
United States
,
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.88038
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