Three holograph notebooks containing diary entries relating to travel; barometrical recordings; and observations on the languages and customs of the Indians and the flora and fauna of Washington Territory and the Pacific Northwest written while Gibbs...
Description:
George Gibbs, a New York lawyer, joined the Regiment of Mounted Rifles in 1849, went to Fort Vancouver, Washington, and remained in the Pacific Northwest for the next eleven years. During that time he held a number of positions, including that of an ...
Subject (Geographic):
Northwest, Pacific, Northwest, Pacific., and Washington (State)
Subject (Name):
Gibbs, George, 1815-1873. and Northwest Boundary Commission, 1857-1869.
Subject (Topic):
Pacific railroads, Explorations and surveys, Description and travel, Indians of North America, Languages, Social life and customs, Natural history, and Surveyors
