Title:
Typescript diary of Royal Buck, November 9th-December 8, 1871
Record Group Number:
RG0833.AM
Collection:
Royal Buck, 1820-1890
Location:
HQ
Box:
MSS Box 2
Contributing Institution:
History Nebraska; https://history.nebraska.gov/
Creator:
Buck, Royal
Date:
1871-11-9 to 1871-12-8
Description:
In the fall of 1871, a group of citizens from Nebraska City had the idea of establishing a settlement in the Republican River Valley along the Kansas border in south central Nebraska. The Republican Valley Land Company was organized in October of 1871 with Royal Buck, President and J. Sterling Morton, Vice-President. Buck organized and accompanied a party of exploration to determine the best location for settlement in the Republican River Valley. The party left Nebraska City on Nov. 9, 1871. The party selected a spot on the west side of Red Willow Creek as their settlement site for "Red Willow." After returning to Nebraska City, a bill was prepared for the organization of "Red Willow County." The bill failed to pass during that session of the Legislature, but at the next session it did pass. The boundaries of Red Willow County were officially set in February of 1873.This item is a typescript of the diary kept by Royal Buck during his time with the exploration party of the Republican Valley Land Company. Dating from November 9 to December 8, 1871, it describes the party's journey west to the Republican River Valley and the daily camp life along the way. The entries include information on miles traveled each day, wildlife (including buffalo, elk, antelope, and wolves), weather conditions, etc.
Language:
eng
Subject (Topics) :
Surveying
Subject (Topics) :
Discovery and exploration
Subject (Topics) :
Wildlife
Source (Names):
Buck, Royal, 1820-1890
Source (Names):
Republican Valley Land Company (Nebraska City, Neb.)
Source (Places):
Red Willow (Neb.)
Source (Places):
Red Willow County (Neb.)
Source (Temporal):
1870s
Format-Extent:
27 pages
Format-Medium:
Diary
Format-Medium:
typescripts
Type:
Text
Relation:
typescript
Rights:
This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under U.S. copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. The organization that has made this item available believes that the item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. (CC Public Domain 1.0 and RightsStatements.org NoC-US 1.0). The original object is available at History Nebraska. For more information contact: hn.web@nebraska.gov
File Format:
TIF
Date Digital :
10-01-2021
Identifier:
RG0833AMi0001-0027
