Diary, 1903-1904, of trips with A. F. Camsell, Merritt Cary, and Alfred Emerson Preble to the Athabaska-Mackenzie region

Related Titles

Contained In: Edward Alexander Preble Papers, 1887-1957 and undated
Series: Biodiversity Heritage Library Field Notes Project
Series: SIA RU007252

By

Preble, Edward Alexander, 1871-1957

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1903-1904

Notes

The diary, documents of Edward Preble's trips with A. F. Camsell, Merritt Cary, and Alfred Emerson Preble to the Athabaska-Mackenzie region of Canada in May 1903 to May 1904 while working for The United States Bureau of Biological Survey. Entries are dated, sometimes locations are listed at the beginning of entries. Journal entries discuss travel by canoe; campsites; observations on flora (including commonly seen types of trees; fauna, mostly birds (with common and sometimes scientific name); physical surroundings; challenges of travel; conversations with local inhabitants, including reminiscences of Robert Kennicott and descriptions of life at the forts; and preparation of specimens. Includes lists of specimens collected, and meteorological records for Fort Stimpson (January -June) in the back of the notebook. Locations include the vicinity of Mackenzie River, Fort Simpson, Fort Chipewyan, Fort Smith, Fort Resolution, Marian Lake, and Petitot River.

Subjects

Bureau of Biological Survey , Canada , Diary , Field notes , Fort Chipewyan , Fort Resolution , Fort Simpson , Fort Smith , Mackenzie , Marian Lake , Ornithology , Petitot , United States

BHL Collections

BHL Field Notes Project
Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.148869