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William Bateman Lawson Diary and Records of Reconnaissance of Northwest Nebraska

出版	1883
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=IrRdzwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋Consists of an extensive manuscript diary kept by railroad surveyor William Bateman Lawson that documents an 1883 exploration through western Nebraska and Wyoming for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. During Lawson's career, the Burlington expanded to serve a wide area with extensive track in both the Midwest and Rocky Mountain regions, and his diary documents the initial exploration for potential expansion westward through Nebraska and further into Colorado and Wyoming. The route explored is described by Lawson as "Kenesaw to Fort Laramie via the Middle Loup - Sanke and Niobrara Rivers & Raw Hide Creek / Fort Laramie to Grand Island... Via No. Platte & So. Loup Rivers." This route took him through the northwest portion of Nebraska to Fort Robinson, and then across the Wyoming border to Fort Laramie, then east again towards central Nebraska. The diary commences with a list of items purchased at Lowell, Nebraska, and a guide for computing the height of mountains. The dates and camp numbers specified throughout the diary are significant as they correlate to two tables at the end of the diary which record the odometer readings and his daily aneroid barometer measurements. The tables contain general remarks as well as specifics regarding locality, weather, and elevation. Lawson's daily diary entries reflect observations of land surface, soil, water features, wildlife, ranches, roads, and trails, as well as more personal reflections on his overland journey.