Notes, 1853
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Field book documents Meek's work on the geological survey of Nebraska with Dr. Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, May 9 - July 18, 1853. First portion is a copied reference (text in French). Pages are numbered. Journal of Nebraska begins a few pages in. Entries are dated and begin with his departure from Albany, New York. He describes work with participants, planning efforts, description of landscape (including bluffs along rivers), weather, daily activities, appearance of formations and strata, presence and interactions with local settlers and American Indians (several are quite detailed), and collecting, preparing and transporting specimens. Descriptions cover locations in New York, South Dakota (Fort Lookout, Fort Pierre, Vermillion River), and Missouri (Missouri River). Page 113-116 List of expenses. In back includes notes on rivers Bear Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Sage Creek.
Date Range
1853
Start Date
May 09, 1853
End Date
Jul 18, 1853
Access Information
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Topic
- Geology
- Paleontology
Place
- Fort Lookout
- Vermillion River
- Missouri River
- United States
- South Dakota
- Fort Pierre
- Nebraska
Form/Genre
- Fieldbook record
- Field notes
Accession #
SIA RU007062
Collection name
Fielding B. Meek Papers, 1843-1877 and undated
Physical Description
1 field book
Physical Location
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation
Box 10 Folder 5