03454nam 2200685Ia 450 991021382460332120200520144314.01-283-07803-197866130780320-87421-708-3(CKB)2560000000054930(EBL)713760(OCoLC)699513556(SSID)ssj0000469032(PQKBManifestationID)11973279(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000469032(PQKBWorkID)10510939(PQKB)11620780(MiAaPQ)EBC3442824(MdBmJHUP)muse13451(MiAaPQ)EBC713760(Au-PeEL)EBL713760(EXLCZ)99256000000005493020090731d2010 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrExploring desert stone John N. Macomb's 1859 expedition to the canyonlands of the Colorado /Steven K. MadsenLogan, Utah Utah State University Pressc20101 online resource (316 p.)One folded col. map in pocket inside back cover.1-64642-374-7 0-87421-707-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.The story of the Macomb San Juan exploring expedition -- Organizing the expedition -- The expedition -- The expedition's aftermath -- The bones and the map -- Epilogue -- Selected documents of th San Juan exploring expedition -- The camps of the San Juan exploring expedition -- Diary of Charles H. Dimmock -- Topographical memoir of Charles H. Dimmock -- Abridged diary of John S. Newberry -- 1859 letters of John N. Macomb, Jr., to his wife -- Letters of John S. Newberry to Spencer F. Baird -- Letters of Frederick W. von Egloffstein to John N. Macomb, Jr.The confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers, now in Canyonlands National Park, near popular tourist destination Moab, still cannot be reached or viewed easily. Much of the surrounding region remained remote and rarely visited for decades after settlement of other parts of the West. The first U.S. government expedition to explore the canyon country and the Four Corners area was led by John Macomb of the army's topographical engineers.The soldiers and scientists followed in part the Old Spanish Trail, whose location they documented and verified. Seeking to find the confluence ofGeological surveysFour Corners RegionHistory19th centuryGeological surveysFour Corners RegionHistory19th centurySourcesScientific expeditionsFour Corners RegionHistory19th centuryCanyonsFour Corners RegionHistory19th centuryPaleontologyFour Corners RegionHistory19th centuryFour Corners RegionGeographyFour Corners RegionDiscovery and explorationColorado River (Colo.-Mexico)Discovery and explorationGeological surveysHistoryGeological surveysHistoryScientific expeditionsHistoryCanyonsHistoryPaleontologyHistory557.92/59Madsen Steven K1023663MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910213824603321Exploring Desert Stone2432127UNINA