David Dale Owen's survey, April 1848-July 1848

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Contained In: Fielding B. Meek Papers, 1843-1877 and undated

Series: SIA RU007062

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Meek, F. B. (Fielding Bradford), 1817-1876

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1848

Notes

Field book documents Fielding Meek's participation in David Dale Owen's Survey, 1848-1849, which covered the states of Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Beginning includes notes -- Sioux names for local rivers, members of the survey, labeled section of strata observed St. Peters River [Minnesota River], list of birds (Latin and common names) observed near Minnesota River. Pages with journal entries are numbered. Daily entries include date, weather, and temperature. The entries detail strata, terrain and formations seen along rivers traveled including the Mississippi River from St. Louis, past Albany (Illinois), and Bloomington (Iowa); Minnesota River; activities of survey participants; and interactions with local American Indians.

Subjects

Bloomington , Blue Earth River , East Fork Des Moines River , Field notes , Geological survey of Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesot , Indians of North America , Iowa , Minnesota , Minnesota River , Mississippi river , Paleontology , Paleontology -- Mississippi River Valley , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English