Carl Purpus, Plant Collector in Western America Geographical Index of Carl Purpus -- A

By Arnold (Jerry) Tiehm

With additional editing by Barbara Ertter and Tom Schweich

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  • A combined geographical index for Annie Alexander and Louise Kellogg, Carl Purpus, and Tom Schweich is available at Combined Geographical Index -- A.
  • Locations are generally listed in the way that Purpus spelled them, with a reference to a current name or spelling for that location.
  • All locations are in the United States, unless another country is explicitly listed in the entry.
  • Locations in the United States may be compared with the United States Geological Service: Geographical Names Information System by clicking on Query: G. N. I. S.

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Query:

See also: Lida.

Allida, Esmeralda County, Nevada.
See: Lida.  
Letters that refer to this location:
  • Carl A. Purpus to Katherine Brandegee: 5/28/1898
 
Query: G.N.I.S.

See also: Beatty. Ash Meadows. Lathrop Wells. Full Size Image

Amargosa Desert, Nye County, Nevada.
In extreme southern Nye County from south of Beatty to southeast of Lathrop Wells and hence south and west, barely entering Inyo County, California. 1898.
Articles that refer to this location:
  • Report By C. A. Purpus On His Expedition To The Desert Areas Of Southern and Western Nevada, Northern Arizona, And Western Utah: 0190
  • A Cactus-Collecting Trip to the Deserts of Southern Nevada, Northwestern Arizona, and Southwestern Utah: 0170

Letters that refer to this location:
 
Query: G.N.I.S.

See also: Beatty. Oasis Valley.

Amargosa River, Nye County, Nevada.
Small ephemeral stream starting in Oasis Valley and flows south through Beatty with the usually dry river beds winding south into Death Valley. 1898.
Articles that refer to this location:
  • Report By C. A. Purpus On His Expedition To The Desert Areas Of Southern and Western Nevada, Northern Arizona, And Western Utah: 0160
  • A Cactus-Collecting Trip to the Deserts of Southern Nevada, Northwestern Arizona, and Southwestern Utah: 0170
 
 
Query: 		Amecamesca, , Mexico.
 
Letters that refer to this location:
  • Carl A. Purpus to Katharine Brandegee: 1/23/1903
 
Query: G.N.I.S.   		Antelope, Arizona.
1902. (Needs location.)    
 
Query: G.N.I.S. 		Argus, Inyo County, California.
Doubtful as a location, Purpus' letter of September 5, 1898 uses "Argus" in the dateline.

[Probably should refer to Purpus's letter of May 5, 1898. At that time, Purpus would have been near the location now known as Argus, San Bernardino County.]  
Letters that refer to this location:

  • Carl A. Purpus to Katherine Brandegee: 5/9/1898
 
Query:

See also: Argus Range. Full Size Image

Argus Mountains, Inyo County, California.
See: Argus Range, as that is the current preferred name.
Articles that refer to this location:
  • Report on my collecting trip this year [1896] through the southeastern Sierra Nevada of California: 0260
  • Report of My Journey in the Southern Sierra Nevada and the Argus and Madurango Ranges: 0220
  • A Cactus-Collecting Trip to the Deserts of Southern Nevada, Northwestern Arizona, and Southwestern Utah: 0050

Letters that refer to this location:
 
Query: G.N.I.S.

See also: Argus Range. Maturango Peak. Full Size Image

Argus Peak, Inyo County, California.

Articles that refer to this location:
  • Report of My Journey in the Southern Sierra Nevada and the Argus and Madurango Ranges: 0240
  • A Cactus-Collecting Trip to the Deserts of Southern Nevada, Northwestern Arizona, and Southwestern Utah: 0060
  • On the Trail, with Purpus, in California: 0320
 
 
Query: G.N.I.S.

See also: Argus Mountains. Argus Peak. Panamint Valley. Darwin. Madurango Range. Mountain Springs Canyon. Rose Spring Canyon (Valley?). Full Size Image

Argus Range, Inyo County, California.
Bounded by Panamint Valley and Searles Lake to the east and Indian Wells Valley to the west. 1897, 1898. [The references to Argus Peak (no?) are probably to Maturango Peak.]

Types described from this location:


Articles that refer to this location:
  • Report on my collecting trip this year [1896] through the southeastern Sierra Nevada of California: 0260
  • Report of My Journey in the Southern Sierra Nevada and the Argus and Madurango Ranges: 0220
  • Report By C. A. Purpus On His Expedition To The Desert Areas Of Southern and Western Nevada, Northern Arizona, And Western Utah: 0020
  • A Cactus-Collecting Trip to the Deserts of Southern Nevada, Northwestern Arizona, and Southwestern Utah: 0050
  • C. A. Purpus: His Collecting Trips in the Sierra Nevada and Owens Valley, California, 1896 - 1898: 0190
  • On the Trail, with Purpus, in California: 0320

Letters that refer to this location:
 
Query:   		Arroyo Salado, Baja California, Mexico.
1901.    
 
Query: G.N.I.S.

See also: Amargosa Desert. Devils Hole. Full Size Image Full Size Image

Ash Meadows, Nye County, Nevada.
Oasis area in the Amargosa Desert in extreme southern Nye County, barely entering Inyo County, California. Centered around T18S, R50-51E. 1898. Sept-Oct 1903.

Types described from this location:


Articles that refer to this location:
  • Report By C. A. Purpus On His Expedition To The Desert Areas Of Southern and Western Nevada, Northern Arizona, And Western Utah: 0200
  • A Cactus-Collecting Trip to the Deserts of Southern Nevada, Northwestern Arizona, and Southwestern Utah: 0180
  • On the Trail, with Purpus, in California: 0500

Letters that refer to this location:
 
Query: G.N.I.S.   		Aztec Ruins, Little Colorado County, Arizona.
1905.    
 

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Date and time this article was prepared: 6/7/2002 7:33:44 PM