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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05201.004 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters of Army doctor under McCook, McKenzie & Miles re: Indian Wars |
| Title | Arthur Hartstuff to Alice Hartstuff describing the High Sierra and a train journey through the Grand Canyon |
| Date | 19 June 1881 |
| Author | Hartsuff, Arthur (fl. 1870-1893) |
| Recipient | Hartstuff, Alice |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | re: Hartsuff opens with the admonition that his wife and children should deprive themselves of nothing since he is deprived of almost every comfort in the field. He goes on to describe the High Sierra as "worse than anything you ever saw, barren sand hills, dirt and dust meet us on almost every side, and almost no vegetation and no trees to relieve the monotony." Also gives a rough sketch of the tribes, their locations and the prospects of trouble in the upcoming relocation of the Uncompahgre Utes from "their old haunts to their new, from these sand hills, deep canyons, rugged mountains, indeed what seems to be a miserable country, to a worse one." The remainder of this portion of the letter is an account of the journey, by rail and by coach, from Kansas City to the terminus of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad at Marshall Pass ("like the terminus of all railways. . . a sink of iniquity") and then onward to Gunnison by open coach. Of particular interest is Hartsuff's account of a train trip up through the Grand Canyon. 6/26, Hartsuff, realizing that his letter has gone on too long, cuts off the travelogue and closes his letter to his wife adding a note thanking Florence for her "long well written letter" and encouraging her to continue her careful studies. |
| Subjects | American West Military History Health and Medical Soldier's Letter Westward Expansion American Indian History Children and Family Geography and Natural History Travel Transportation Railroad Women's Education Women's History Education |
| People | Hartstuff, Arthur (fl. 1870-1893) Hartstuff, Alice (fl. 1870-1890) |
| Place written | General MacKenzie's Headquarters, Colorado |
| Theme | 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 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Wife |