‘Nick From Home’ Livestream #54 - George Otis Smith

[@JenniferLupine]

Sweet! ⭐️⭐️⭐️Thanks for what you’re doing to teach plain Geology for all of us! We love you too !

[@maxinee1267]

Nick, Thank you so much for your time and talent to bring to the people Expertise in Geology in terms I can understand and grasp. You indeed are a very talented teacher, no PHD can guarantee that! Your passion comes out loud and clear, dynamically, I am thrilled to see the interest accross the world. I have subscribed to Master Class for the same reason I am here, I am older now, I have time to still learn new things, Geology is fascinating. You are my Hero.

[@christinebettencourt4163]

Thank you, thank you for sharing, Nick, I have so much more respect for you knowing you are doing your own thing in regards to your career.

[@carladelagnomes]

Wow! What a treasure trove you have in those old books Nick!

[@MarkZawadzki]

More biographies, please. Thank you for all the work that you do.

[@cindyleehaddock3551]

Thanks for the personal insights. You are inspiring seeing what you have done even though you are " just a janitor." Let's see more janitors like you! Shades of Good Will Hunting...😁

[@luthermclain2959]

Great bit of American geological history, which is what I grew up with. Glad to hear that M was forgiven. The jokes can get a little obtuse and off the wall at times, which is why many of of us are here, along with the obvious edification. (I like using big words when appropriate.). 99% of us have complete respect and admiration for you, Nick. Simple and obvious fact, but it's worth saying. The full slate of life is looming, so this'll be my last comment on the livestreams, but I'm going to reschedule work, and travel, when possible just to catch it live, as long as it continues. Cheers from Canada, all y'all.

[@mazer4112]

those papers are precious, maybe they need t be put in plastic sleeves and put in a binder.....wonderful treasure to have and share, THANK YOU, BTW, this is right up my alley, I LOVE old maps and adore the stories and adventures of these amazing people. GREAT SHOW!!!!!!

[@melaniehefner1098]

Loving hearing about the people who did the “ground” work. I am in awe.

[@bagoquarks]

*George Otis Smith:* "... there is something of an obligation upon us ... to show the world that geology is not mystery or magic but only common sense."

[@lindaboiteux1758]

A large part of what makes you such an exceptionally fine communicator/teacher is your authenticity. I'm glad you've chosen to avoid the hamster-wheel like games of academia. (LTB, age 78)

[@MrFmiller]

I found a book from 1919 with listings of gold claims in the Teanaway and Swauk areas. My sons and I with friends travelled to as many as we could find. Many of the areas were named after the claims or visa versa. We actually found , most of them. Many had telltale markers or remnants of the operations, even after all the years passed. We went every three weeks from spring to fall. It was a great adventure. What fascinated us was that prospectors must have endured extreme conditions to discover the deposits. There were no roads. Even in the maps. We beat a lot of bush to find some of the areas and that in itself was a chore, even with forest service roads we had the advantage of using. So I appreciate the effort that those who explored and mapped the area have undertaken.

[@andyhendrian9847]

Hellofrom Palm Desert, CA

[@michaelnancyamsden7410]

Professor, thank you for this very interesting class Like you, the old data and people interest me. My field is medicine. My earlier relatives were in service with the building and design of the Old State War and building.Another served in the Public Health service at the Quarantine Stations in Middle, New Orleans, Quarantine in mouth of Mississippi River, Cuba and Panama. Imagine being the explorer doing these things. I lean toward botany but love rocks too. Never doubt your ability to create interesting content.

[@jamesdriscoll9405]

Nick, did you anticipate 10,000 subscribers? Congratulations!

[@recombinantgems]

Thank you for your sharing of information and for your positive spirit

[@professorsogol5824]

Someone asked about why G. O. Smith was not head of the USGS in 1922-23. From Wikipedia "After the great coal strike in 1922, a Coal Commission was established to study the problems of the industry and to aid Congress on legislation that would ensure the Nation of an adequate supply of coal. Director Smith was a member of the Commission, and the Geological Survey's resource data provided the basis for much of the Commission's report." Reading between the lines, I suspect he took what was in effect a leave of absence from the USGS in order to concentrate on the work of the Coal Commission.

[@northwoods3d]

@Nick Zentner - Those precious old books, maps and other items should be digitized before they fall apart! Surely there is someone in your area that can do that for you. Maybe even someone at CWU? Sorry to have missed the live stream, but the weekend shows are a little harder for me (they start at 11am Central) and I have a gob of yard work to try to get done between rain storms here, lol

[@melaniehefner1098]

North Woods yes, they are gold. Must be preserved.

[@Slowmodem1]

Had to work at work. Imagine that! 😀 Watched the last few minutes replay.

[@carladelagnomes]

I do that Nick. When someone brings forth something I'm interested in, I want to know more about that interest. How did that person come up with that? What is the continuation of their art and/or discoveries (lanterns, the history and inventors). The Traveling Wilburys and The Highwaymen groups formed out of the giants of those musical types. The members of The Wilburys being open enough to blend their different styles. Well, the Highwaymen were the same. I always want to know the who, what, where and why of genius. And genius is sometimes found in everyday things.

[@richardmourdock2719]

WOW! Nick, I think it must be in the genes. This geologist (retired) has always been the same way. But once you mentioned Noraly, oh yeah... all the way Nick! I'm addicted to Noraly and did the same dive into who the heck the woman was and once the geology page was turned, totally, totally in synch. The first of her vids I saw was her time in the Bolivian Silver mine.. when she used a couple geology terms, I was intrigued, then gave a bit of the history. So, you can be sure I'll be giving you a beeg thumbs up!....

[@karenhartman9774]

I was in another all day Zoom room meeting and missed your livestream. However, I watched this afterwards, over the thundershower while I made my dinner. What a treat. Great old maps. Thanks from Cashmere.

[@rongaul8169]

Re: geologic PHD: here is a thought for you Nick. A young neighbour of mine, here in Listowel, went to University, for History, he is now doing his PHD on Geologic History. Not sure what the subject was he is doing, but sounds like the two of you have simular interests, geology and how it came about. The big picture.

[@Sven-_Trials]

Would like to see more native american stories and influence into the story telling

[@linsfruit5240]

Goodmorning Nick from Doha, Qatar sorry I missed the live stream!

[@ExoticTerrain]

I can’t catch you live in the mornings but I catch up in the evening. I come in late half the time in the evening but I try to be home in my cozy fort by 6 .

[@cynthiakingsley3741]

Great in Santa Rosa, Ca

[@johnyoung2544]

Sorry I missed you at live stream

[@cynthiakingsley3741]

Good morning

[@organicelliottwave2938]

Emmons's comment on the "main white river glacier, the grandest of the whole" on Mt. Rainier, and its "great eroding power" when commenting on the "walls on either side", is really fascinating. They did not know at the time that the missing earth was from the Osceola mudflow/landslide, not just glacial erosion. Fascinating accounts, for sure!

[@dennisalbertson9335]

Your idea sounds like a good plan to me.

[@johnyoung2544]

Yes geologist had mountain transit

[@wiregold8930]

PhD's are now about collecting tuition at astounding rates.

[@professorsogol5824]

Bailey Willis: Geological Engineer and Geologist; instrumental in getting Mt Rainier designated as a national park and for whom the Willis Wall on the north side of the mountain is named.

[@mandobob]

Many of the USGS surveys were best sellers and were snapped-up by a public hungry for natural science of the great American west. That explains the great care in the illustrations that they contain. Often the artists that accompanied the surveys became well know and celebrated such as Thomas Moran.

[@Slowmodem1]

MUFFLER BOYS ON PARADE! Sorry but I think it's humorous. Takes me back to teenage times. Things sure have changed in 40 something years.

[@lancesurgeon7614]

Slowmodem1 - At least he doesn’t have a phart can on the car.

[@utubewatcher806]

I overslept :-(

[@tim9s]

A Masters degree is plenty.

[@lizj5740]

I tried Project Gutenberg for William Henry Jackson's autobiography; no luck. PG does list DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. BY W. H. JACKSON, PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE SURVEY. WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1877. I was quite excited, but scrolling through the book, I found it contains no photographs itself. It truly is a catalogue, with fairly descriptive titles for each picture. It is divided by tribes and subgroups: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39089. William Lewis Manly's book Death Valley in '49 is available from PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12236.

[@calhoun1968]

Yes indeed! I would highly recommend a group we call "PTX" (Pentatonix), I'd suggest starting off with their cover of "Hallelujah". They released it just about 3 & 1/2 years ago and it already has just about 30 million views OVER half a BILLION views! This is a group that is A Capella, and Knowing three retiree's from the Boston Philharmonic Symphony who's eldest was 91 when I introduced them to the sound that is PTX said, "I have never in my life heard more perfect harmonies!, and you say they are A Capella, no instruments? Amazing"! I think it is safe to say that the group is well worth listening to, in fact, here's the link to it... kzbin.info/www/bejne/goOzaZdtnc2jpbM Their cover of "The Sound of Silence" is, like everything they do, perfection. I would expect no less from the the top of the class as it were, of heavens top choir and heavens vocal percussion section.

[@MrFmiller]

I suspect they travelled on horseback. They would have loved to have had a Jeep.

[@janerussell3472]

Nick, perhaps you'd like to branch out a little to Wisconsin, and tell us about the Baraboo quartzite Hills and the Van Hise rock. In fact you're surrounded by so much geology, you're spoilt for choice. I'd like to get away from the Chocolate German Cake for a while. RECIPROSITY: 1/ M 3.8 - ALASKA PENINSULA - 2020-05-30 17:30:10 UTC. Location: 54.22 N ; 162.61 W. Depth: 56 km; ...2/ M 2.9 - COQUIMBO, CHILE - 2020-05-30 17:49:47 UTC. Location: 29.64 S ; 71.03 W. Depth: 43 km;...3/ M 3.0 - MAULE, CHILE - 2020-05-30 17:57:34 UTC. Location: 35.02 S ; 71.16 W. Depth: 107 km;.... 4/ M 3.1 - NORTHERN ALASKA - 2020-05-30 17:57:50 UTC. Location: 69.58 N ; 144.86 W. Depth: 6 km;...5/ M 2.6 - TARAPACA, CHILE - 2020-05-30 18:02:53 UTC. Location: 18.91 S ; 69.55 W. Depth: 121 km. It seems I'm the first person to pick up this pattern. I query the 4th one, though....that looks like mining. You know they're mining in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge?.....who cares? What implication do you think this has, if earthquakes can propogate so shortly over such distances? It seems like a seesaw, or ice sheet on a pond. Tread on one end, the other end moves. Who'd have thunk.

[@johnyoung2544]

Knolage

[@robchristiansen1710]

FYI - This episode was about as interesting as watching grass grow.

[@Ellensburg44]

Great to hear from you.