Title
Field notes : October 15-November 3, 1879
Related Titles
Contained In:
Charles D. Walcott Collection,1851-1940 and undated
Series:
SIA RU007004
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Walcott, Charles D. (Charles Doolittle), 1850-1927
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1879
Notes
English
Charles D. Walcott records observations of geological formations in Kanab Canyon enroute to the Colorado River in 1879. Entries are handwritten, and listed by date. They detail weather, challenges of travel along the trail due to fallen rocks, details and enjoyment topography and landscape, collected fossils, plants observed growing along the cliffs, challenges of traveling the trail, and expectations research results from collecting.
Subjects
Arizona
,
Colorado River
,
Field notes
,
Geology
,
Illustrations
,
Kanab Canyon
,
Paleontology
,
United States
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.96847
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