Francis Bishop's 1871 River Maps EDITED BY W . L. R U S H O
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important to Powell on both river expeditions, although the means employed in map preparation necessarily fell short of the optimum in engineering precision. On the 1869 expedition Major Powell possessed practically a one hundred per cent monopoly on scientific or technical capability. Of the other men, who were apparently chosen for their ruggedness and ability to survive in the wilderness, probably not one had ever before read a barometer-altimeter or had prepared a highly detailed map. But since Powell could not do everything, he instructed O. G. Howland, a newspaperman from Denver, in the rudiments of map-making. As is well Mr. Rusho is public information officer in the Salt Lake City office of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
Francis Marion Bishop (1843-1933)
