Field Notes, 1890 January 23-1890 May 02

File — Box: 16, Volume: 3-4

Identifier: VI

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Volumes 3 and 4 bound together. They recount the exploration from the head of Grand Canyon in relation to the building of the railroad. The notes in these two volumes are more general than in volumes 1-2, giving discriptions of the walls, the rapids, the temperatures, etc. In all four volumes, Stanton refers to his topographical notebook and records the photographs taken by number. On September 6, 1890, Stanton wrote a letter to Mr. H. B. Chamberlin, president of the Denver Colorado Canon and Pacific Railroad, expressing surprise and dismay that the railroad company had never filed with the commissioner of the General Land Office, Washington, D.C. This was necessary to establish recognition of the company so rights-of-way could be acquired. Stanton states: "Still on my return to Denver last April, after having proved the entire feasability of the route, I was not satisfied--although I did not dream of anything of this nature. . . . This whole matter is a shameful piece of business from beginning to end." The field notes end with the letter.

Dates

1890 January 23-1890 May 02

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