Title
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
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