Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton, 16 March 1881
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/5/8
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton enclosing copies of topographical drawings of the Grand Canyon by William Henry Holmes. He pontificates over what text he will eventually send to accompany the drawings and asserts that the Grand Canyon was formed during the Pliocene and the Quaternary geological periods rather than by erosion during the Tertiary period. He promises to forward copies of Holmes' drawings of the Kaibab region shortly. He reports that John W Powell has become president of the United States Geological Survey, and feeling that it is in good hands Clarence King has resigned as vice-president. He reports that King will become the manager of Quincy Adams Shaw's mining interests in Boston and director of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad who are currently extending the line to San Francisco, the Gulf of California and Mexico City.
Dates
- 16 March 1881
Creator
- Dutton, Capt Clarence Edward, 1841?1912 (American geologist, United States Geological Survey) (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 letter
Extent
From the Fonds: 2 metres
Physical Description
1 letter
Processing Information
None
Processing Information
Sarah Higgins 27 August 2001
- Appointment to Office
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad (1859-1995)
- California, Gulf of (Mexico)
- Dutton, Capt Clarence Edward, 1841?1912 (American geologist, United States Geological Survey)
- Erosion
- Geikie, Archibald, Sir (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh)
- Geological Surveys
- Geology, Stratigraphic Pliocene
- Geology, Stratigraphic Quaternary
- Geology, Stratigraphic Tertiary
- Grand Canyon (Arizona, United States)
- Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933 (American geologist, anthropologist, and museum director)
- Kaibab National Forest (Arizona, United States)
- King, Clarence, 1842-1901 (American geologist)
- Mexico -- Mexico City
- Powell, John W, 1834-1902 (American geologist)
- San Francisco (California, United States)
- Shaw, Quincy Adams, fl1881-1864 (copper mining investor, Boston (Mass., United States))
- Topographical drawing
- United States Geological Survey
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
is-crc@ed.ac.uk