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Title
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Scottsbluff Narratives, 1936_023
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Alternative Title
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1936 Scottsbluff Narratives
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Date
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1936
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Creator
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Frank Shoemaker
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Description
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Frank Shoemaker - Sandhills Narratives
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Identifier
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321301
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Transcription
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14 June 7 At 11:30 with Eunice, Bertha, and Don, to Helvas Canyon. A bright, breezy day, with hurrying clouds but mostly sunshine, not too warm for heavy exercise - and we had it. Bertha and Don rented ponies at a ranch (Selby's) and went riding; Eunice and I took the camera and pressing-boards and went after pictures and flowers. - Our attention was attracted by a large butte showing peculiar geology: Brule base with a heavy layer of rubble unconformably superimposed, capped by hard sandstone much eroded and with impressive overhangs. I took some photographs which I hope will present what we saw. We viewed this butte from all sides and visited its top, then followed westward for some distance the same structure; finally ending up with a visit to the "shelter cave" at the end of a tortuous drainage course (see notes 1934). - Observed that colonies of bees earlier noted are still present, masses of honey-comb sticking out of crevices in the rock at many points. - Tall ferns of moist habit, along with considerable masses of moss, are found here; and growing in crevices on steep rock surfaces in the shade, short dull-green ferns with thick leaves. We were moderately tired from the rough climb, and rested for ten minutes before tackling the dusty slope wo the "shelter," the entire floor of which has bene dug up by curiosity-seekers. From its level there is a pretty view of the moist pocket which we had just visited, at the base of the north-facing escarpment, which is about 80 feet high.
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Rights
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To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
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