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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04673 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1880s |
| Title | Report of Exploration of a part of the Arkansas grant in New Mexico in Aug. 1881 |
| Date | August 1881 |
| Author | Harvey, C. A. (fl. 1881) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Describes exploration of the grant in the eastern half of the state. Discusses the fertility of the land, its potential for irrigation (farming) or herding. Mentions (see p. 13) finding a basin with fossils, once part of an inland sea. The expedition began near Roswell, but had to repeatedly move north in an attempt to cross the Pecos River. The grant (apparently) included parts of modern-day Guadalupe, Debaca, Chaves and possibly Eddy Counties, almost entirely on the west side of the Pecos River. |
| Subjects | American West Westward Expansion Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Geography and Natural History Frontiers and Exploration Latin and South America |
| People | Harvey, C. A. (fl. 1881) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | Agriculture; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |