Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden

Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (September 7, 1829 – December 22, 1887) was an American geologist, paleontologist, pioneering surveyor of the western United States, and physician who served as a surgeon with the Union Army during the Civil War. Hayden was elected in 1860 to the American Philosophical Society and in 1873 to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.

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... wonderful falls, hot springs, geysers ... we have prepared a map expressly to show the Park with its surroundings ...
A glance at the map reveals to the reader the geographical locality of one of the most beautiful lakes in the world, set like an emerald among the mountains. It will be seen also that the mountains that wall it in on every side, form one of the most remarkabel water-sheds on the continent. The snows that fall upon their summits give origin to three of the largest rivers in North America. On the north side are the sources of the Yellowstone; on the west side those of the Three Forks of the Missouri; on the southwest and south those of the Snake river flowing into the Columbia and thence into the Pacific Ocean, and those of Green river rushing southward to join the great Colorado, and finally emptying into the Gulf of California; while on the east are the numerous sources of Wind river.
- (April 1872) "ARTICLE XLI.—The Yellowstone National Park". American Journal of Science and Arts (1820-1879) 3 (16): 294–320. (quote from p. 294; text at archive.org)

Indians or old trappers traveling through the enemy's territory, always fear to build a fire, lest the smoke attract the notice of the foe. The consequence is, that they have contracted the habit of eating certain parts of an animals is an uncooked condition. I have estimated that six men may make a full meal from a buffalo without lighting a fire. The ribs on one side are taken out with a knife and the concavity serves as a dish. The brains are taken out of the skull, and the marrow from the leg bones, and the two are chopped together in the rib dish. The liver and lungs are eaten with a keen relish, also certain portions of the intestines, and the blood supplies an excellent and nutritious drink.
- Sun Pictures of the Rocky Mountain Scenery. New York: Julius Bien. 1879. p. 77.

The great Plains form one great cattle-range. From Texas to Montana we find them dotted over with the huts of the ranchmen and covered with herds of cattle. They follow closely the retreating steps of the buffalo. So in the great valleys of Montana, the great valleys of California, and those of Oregon—indeed, wherever grass grows and hostile Indians are not too plentiful, there we find herds of cattle. Some of the cattle-men are very wealthy, numbering their cattle by the hundreds of thousands. Next to the gold- and silver-mines, no industry adds more to the wealth of the country than this. The demand for the foreign market has been very great, and over two million pounds of meat per month have been transported to Europe.
- "The Great West by Professor F. V. Hayden". The Great West (with contributions by various authors). Bloomington, Illinois: Charles R. Brodix. 1880. pp. 17–87. (528 pages; quote from p. 87)

The summer of 1858 was spent by Dr. Hayden and Mr. Meek in company, exploring various parts of the then Territory of Kansas. This exploration was very successful, especially in the collection of fossils, which were published under the name of Meek & Hayden, a joint authority which from that time forward became familiar to all readers of geological literature.
- Charles Abiathar White, "Ferdinand V. Hayden, 1839–1887". Biographical Memoirs. National Academy of Sciences (U.S.). 1895. pp. 394–413. (quote from p. 401; This biographical memoir contains a misspelling of F. V. Hayden’s middle name.)

Encyclopedic article on Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden on Wikipedia
Geological Survey (U.S.) (1973). Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden and the Founding of the Yellowstone National Park. U.S. Government Printing Office. (45 pages)