Environment and Natural History Publications

Creator

J. S. Watson

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Publication Date

1878

Time Period

circa 1878-1880

Abstract

A journal kept by hunter, birder, and amateur naturalist J. S. Watson of Rochester, New York, concerning trips to Florida and Colorado, 1848-1880. The author lists Florida sea and game birds he observed and shot, discusses hunting alligators and fishing, and describes hunting bear and elk in Colorado. 46 pages of the journal are devoted to Watson's trip to Florida's Homosassa River and Cedar Keys with his cousin Charles A. Watson, during which Charles was killed in a boating accident. Watson details the hours he and his companion spent clinging to their capsized boat until Charles, too weak to hold on, slipped off and perished. Watson also describes the difficulties of locating and retrieving Charles's body and his problems with local inhabitants.

Keywords

Animals, Birds, Description and travel, Hunting

Extent

102 pages

Geographic Location

Colorado

Physical Collection

Floridiana Collection

Language

English

Digital Date

2022

Media Type

Journals (accounts)

Identifier

F68-00013

Journal, J.S. Watson, Descriptions of Wild Life Expeditions and Hunting in U.S., 1878

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