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PUBLISHED SOURCE: U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, 7th Annual Report (1873), Illustration B opposite page 326. EXPLORATION: U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey) Sheet number 7. "Ill. B. Chapt. III. Endlich p. 149." Two sketches of rock strata and outcrops. "Red carboniferous sandstones capped by volcanic strata" is caption in publication.
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Picturesque views of Rocky Mountain scenery. Camp of the U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Uninta Mountains. Utah. September 16, 1870. Amount the pines of the foothills in the Uinta Mountains, Elevation of nearly 10,000 ft. above sea level.
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Album caption: View near the mouth of West Gallatin Canyon. A limestone mountain on the east side of the canyon, lying directly upon the volcanic rocks, an exposed face bordering the river, showing the line of junction. Gallatin County, Montana. 1872. Index card unavailable. Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1872 Series, page 45, No. 483, 484: View near the mouth of West Gallatin Cañon. A limestone mountain on the east side of the cañon, lying directly upon the volcanic rocks, an exposed face bordering the river, showing the line of junction.
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Album caption and index card: Badlands on Laramie River. From the Chugwater, we cross table-like plains for 10 miles, and descend to the beautiful valley of the Laramie. The Tertiary rocks near the crossing have weathered into quite remarkable architectural forms, much like those of White River of Dakota. The texture is similar also, with marls and calcareous concretions, passing up into fine sandstone, which decompose so readily that valleys and the hills are covered with loose sand. Platte County, Wyoming. 1870.
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Album caption and index card: View of the Colorado or Front Range from near Gold Hill, as seen from Bald Mountain, about 3 miles west from the Ward mining district, embracing a view from Long's Peak on the north, to near Arapahoe on the south. In the foreground is one of the little snow-fed lakes, so numerous throughout the mountains, and forming a pleasant variety to the monotony of numberless snow-white peaks. Although this view was made late in June, it will be seen that the hillsides are heavily draped in a mantle of snow, lying very deep through all the forest. The difficulty of reaching even this altitude was very great, requiring most laborious plunging through the thick timber and deep drifts. At the extreme...
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Album caption: Helena. A lively, thriving city of about 5,000 inhabitants, sustained chiefly by the mining operations carried on extensively all about it. Lewis and Clark County, Montana. 1872. Index card: None Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1872 Series, page 46, No. 497: Helena, Mont. A lively, thriving city of about 5,000 inhabitants, sustained chiefly by the mining operations carried on extensively all about it.
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Album caption: Camp study. Smith, topographer. This man was on only the 1871 expedition. 1871. Index card: Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1874 Series, page 72, Nos. 173 to 239: Camp-Studies; are a miscellaneous collection of views of the camp and its personnel, showing fully the interior working of the survey while in the field.
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Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Valley of roche moutonnees toward Grand Lake. View is west from the foot of Round Top Mountain. This valley was once the seat of immense glaciers which eroded and polished all the ridges down its length. Ridges glisten in the sunlight. 1874. U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey).
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Album caption and index card: Crater of Castle Geyser, near view, from between it and the Beautiful Hot Spring lying next to the river. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1872. Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1872 Series, page 43, No. 437: Crater of the Castle Geyser, near view, from between it and the Beautiful Hot Spring lying next the river.
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Album caption and index card: Front range of the Rocky Mountains from near Gray's and Torrey's Peaks. This view is very nearly due north, looking down on the spur of Mount McClellan, and directly opposite from Gray's Peak. Beyond is James Peak, and the range about it. Along the horizon is Long's Peak, and the range running west from it, forming the boundary between North and Middle Parks. Clear Creek, Grand and Boulder Counties, Colorado. 1873. (Panorama with nos. 1310-1311; jwh01310-jwh01311; 1313 - 1315; jwh01313, jwh01314, jwh01315).
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Album caption and index card: View in the Teton Range. Lincoln County, Wyoming. 1872. Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1872 Series, page 46 No. 504-514: The Three Tetons and the range from the two standpoints of Nos. 5 and 7 of 11x14 series, and sweeping the whole horizon in panoramic series.
map background search result map search result map Helena. Lewis and Clark County, Montana. 1872. Crater of Castle Geyser. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1872. View near the mouth of West Gallatin Canyon. Gallatin County, Montana. 1872. The Lone Star Geyser. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. circa 1883. Badlands on Laramie River from the Chugwater. Platte County, Wyoming. 1870. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Valley of roche moutonnees toward Grand Lake. View is west from the foot of Round Top Mountain. 1874. Camp study, Smith, topographer. Colorado. 1874. Hot Spring on Iron Spring Creek, Upper Firehole. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1878. Old Faithful Geyser. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. n.d. Upper Geyser Basin near Emerald Spring. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. n.d. Church Buttes on Blacks Fork. Uinta County, Wyoming. 1870. View in the Teton Range. Lincoln County, Wyoming. 1872. View of the Front Range from near Gold Hill, as seen from Bald Mountain. Boulder County, Colorado. 1873. Wind River Peak. Fremont County, Wyoming. 1878. Front range of the Rocky Mountains from near Gray's and Torrey's Peaks. Clear Creek, Grand, and Boulder Counties, Colorado. 1873. The Colorado or Front Range from Bald Mountain near Gold Hill. Boulder County, Colorado. 1873. U.S. Geological Survey camp on the Sweetwater River. Wyoming. circa 1870. Excelsior Geyser. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. n.d. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Valley of roche moutonnees toward Grand Lake. View is west from the foot of Round Top Mountain. 1874. View of the Front Range from near Gold Hill, as seen from Bald Mountain. Boulder County, Colorado. 1873. The Colorado or Front Range from Bald Mountain near Gold Hill. Boulder County, Colorado. 1873. Church Buttes on Blacks Fork. Uinta County, Wyoming. 1870. Badlands on Laramie River from the Chugwater. Platte County, Wyoming. 1870. Crater of Castle Geyser. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1872. The Lone Star Geyser. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. circa 1883. Hot Spring on Iron Spring Creek, Upper Firehole. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1878. Old Faithful Geyser. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. n.d. Upper Geyser Basin near Emerald Spring. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. n.d. Excelsior Geyser. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. n.d. Front range of the Rocky Mountains from near Gray's and Torrey's Peaks. Clear Creek, Grand, and Boulder Counties, Colorado. 1873. View near the mouth of West Gallatin Canyon. Gallatin County, Montana. 1872. Helena. Lewis and Clark County, Montana. 1872. Wind River Peak. Fremont County, Wyoming. 1878. View in the Teton Range. Lincoln County, Wyoming. 1872. U.S. Geological Survey camp on the Sweetwater River. Wyoming. circa 1870. Camp study, Smith, topographer. Colorado. 1874.