Excursion to Kansas and the Plains over the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division, 1867
- Title:
- Excursion to Kansas and the Plains over the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division, 1867
- Creator:
- Chandler, William E. (William Eaton), 1835-1917.
- Accession / Call Number:
- 103188
- Object ID:
- 2004-020 (M)
- Date:
- 1867
- Physical Description:
- 1 Diary (235 p.)
- Scope and Content:
- The diary covers Chandler's trip to Kansas and Colorado in the summer of 1867. Chandler was one member of this excursion that included many prominent people of the day, including members of Congress. Places visited and described in this diary include Salinas, Kansas, Fairplay, Colorado, and Fort Lyon, Colorado. Chandler also mentions encounters with Native Americans, the mining community, and a description of their ascent of Pike's Peak.
- Subjects:
- Voyages and travels. , Pike's Peak (Colorado) , Diaries
- Locations:
- Kansas Description and travel.
Colorado Description and travel. - Level Description:
- Item
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