Charles D. Walcott Collection,1851-1940 and undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 32 Folder 1
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Illustrations
Place:
Kanab Canyon
Arizona
Colorado River
United States
Date Range:
1879
Start Date:
18791015
End Date:
18791003
Abstract:
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.
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