Transcribe page 66 of 75

This transcription is completed and pending approval.

Instructions

Transcription

[[left page blank]]
[[end page]]
[[start page]]

[[underlined]] Belt to Great Falls [[/underlined]]

East of Cora is a very interesting dike running for 4 miles, or as far as we could see, along the crest of Rocky Ridge. It is a chrystaline rock, apparently of volcanic origin, is in an upright position. a strip about 8 feet thick & unknown depth - breaks in irregular horizontal prysms.

[[underlined]] Aug. 31, [[/underlined]] Climbed out of the Otter Creek valley and struck N.W. across rolling prairie to Great Falls. Could see the smelter Chimneys as soon as we reached the top of prairie 3 miles from Belt. Struck no water till we reached Great Falls city. This is a very good town, appears prosperous and booming & I should judge contains 15000 inhabitants. Got our mail, crossed river and camped a mile down stream on North bank. Set a few traps.

[[underlined]] Sep. 1. [[/underlined]]
Packed specimens & wrote report & letters & returned to town & sent them & got supplies and in P.M. started down [[strikethrough]] P [[/strikethrough]] river on N. side to Great Falls. Reached the falls after dark & camped above on edge of prairie.

It is too late to set traps.

[[underlined]] Sep. 2 [[/underlined]]  Sunday, The Great Falls are 78 feet of sheer drop. About half way across the river the falls are broken & form a series of five cascades. The water is now low & the falls are not very great, compared with some others. The rock is all sandstone the cañon below the falls is scarcely 200 feet deep.

Notes on Transcribing this page (optional)

This section can be used to communicate any questions or concerns to Smithsonian staff, as well as other volunteers, about this transcription. Do not use to transcribe extraneous notes made by collector or other institutions.

Math question 1 + 17 =

Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. E.g. for 1+3, enter 4.