Diary : Nevada, 1876 Aug 28-Nov 26.

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Diary : Nevada, 1876 Aug 28-Nov 26.

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Manuscript diary of Dubois's experiences as a barometrical recorder on the George Wheeler survey expedition in Nevada from 1876 Aug 28-Nov 26. Dubois describes his working and living conditions; colleagues Lieutenant M. M. Macomb, Frank Carpenter, and H. W. Henshaw; and letters from family and friends in the East. Descriptions of places visited and/or surveyed include Carson City, Virginia City, Tahoe City (Lake Tahoe), Sutro Tunnel, and Silver Lake. Barometrical recordings taken by Dubois are not noted in the diary.

1 v. ([94] p.) ; 20 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Dubois, Alfred, 1788 or 1789-1864

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Barometrical recorder on the George Wheeler survey expedition in Nevada in 1876. From the description of Diary : Nevada, 1876 Aug 28-Nov 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81388290 From the description of Diary : Nevada, 1876 Aug 28-Nov 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702148379 ...

Henshaw, Henry W. (Henry Wetherbee), 1850-1930

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Henry Wetherbee Henshaw (1850-1930) was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on March 3, 1850. Henshaw wanted to go to Harvard, but due to his health he was unable to go. He was invited to go on a voyage to the southern coast of Louisiana. That was where he began his career as a naturalist. He traveled to many places and became particularly interested in birds. He collected many unknown bird species in Arizona and made valuable observations. In 1880, he worked as an ethnologist at the Bureau of Ame...

Carpenter, Frank W. (Frank Watson), 1871-1945

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Wheeler, George Montague, 1842-1905

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Wheeler was born in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, the son of John Wheeler and Miriam P. Daniels. He graduated from West Point in 1866, ranked sixth in his class, and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the US Army Corps of Engineers. He first served in California from 1866 to 1871. In 1869 General Edward O. C. Ord sent him on a reconnaissance through the eastern Nevada. In 1872, the US Congress authorized an ambitious plan to map the portion of the United States west of the 100th meridian at a sc...

Geographical surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)

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The Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, also known as the Wheeler Survey, grew out of the Army's desire to create maps featuring the geological aspects of the West, man-made improvements, and the "conformation, obstacles and resources of the country." Commanded by Lieutenant George Montague Wheeler, the survey was originally intended to cover the territory lying south of the Central Pacific Railroad, but grew in scope by 1872 to a mapping of all of the United States west of the 100t...

Macomb, M. M. (Montgomery Meigs), 1852-1924

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