Field notes : Canada, 1907, 1910, 1912-1913, 1916, and undated

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

1907-1916

Notes

Charles D. Walcott records observations made of sites along the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada near the route of the Canadian Pacific Railroad, 1907-1916. Most sets of notes are several handwritten pages, generally separated into acid free envelopes. Details include extensive descriptions of sites, descriptions of sections, characteristics of stone, sketches, fauna, and fossils found. Formations mentioned include Sullivan, Bosworth, Whyte, and Cathedral. Sites include the vicinity of: Ranger Canyon, Castle Mountain, Van Horn Range, and Mt. Robson.

Subjects

Alberta , British Columbia , Canada , Castle Mountain , Field notes , Geology , Geology, Stratigraphic--Cambrian , Paleontology , Robson, Mount , Rocky Mountains

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.142330