An Expedition to Mount St. Elias, AlaskaRussell, Israel C. (Cook)
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An Expedition to Mount St. Elias, Alaska
Russell, Israel C. (Cook)
Alaska -- Description and travel; Saint Elias, Mount (Alaska and Yukon)
Lindsley, W. L., Member of expedition, 76
-- Work of, 122, 131, 134, 135, 139, 144, 149, 150, 153, 157, 158, 164
Lituya bay, mention of, 55
Logan, Sir W. E., Mountain named for, 141
Lucia glacier, brief account of, 192
-- -- crossing of, 105, 106, 108, 109
Lynn canal, mention of, 78
Malaspina, Alejandro, Explorations of, 62, 66
Malaspina glacier, character of, 187
-- --, described and named, 71, 72
-- --, excursion on, 120, 121, 162
-- --, from Blossom island, 118, 119
-- --, mention of, 56
Maldonado, reference to, 62, 63
Marvine, A. R., Glacier named for, 112
Marvine glacier, Account of, 112, 122, 124
McCarteney, C. M., Contribution to exploration fund by, 75
Mirage in Yakutat bay, 87
Moraines, 195
-- medial, on the Marvine glacier, 123
-- on the Malaspina glacier, 134
-- near Yakutat bay, 191
Mount Augusta, avalanches on the sides of, 145
-- elevation of, 117
Mount Bering, Height and condition of, 65
Mount Cook, Appearance of, 92
-- named, 72
-- rocks composing, 92
Mount Fairweather, height of, 69
Mount Logan, named, 141
Mount Malaspina, Elevation of, 117
-- named, 72
Mount Newton, named, 146
Mount St. Elias (see St. Elias, Mount)
Mount Vancouver, named, 72
Muir glacier, Visit to, 78, 79
Mulgrave, Lord, Port Mulgrave named for, 60
National Geographic Society, Instructions from, 194
Névé fields, 180, 181, 182
Newton glacier, Ascent of, 150
Newton, Henry, Mountain named for, 146
New York _Times_, Expedition of, 72, 73
Nordhoff, Charles, Contribution to exploration fund by, 75
Norris glacier, Mention of, 78
Nunatak in the Lucia glacier, 106
Oil stoves, Use of, 164
_Orel_, Mention of the, 70
_Otkrytie_, Mention of the, 69
Outfit necessary for Alaskan expeditions, 165
_Panax horridum_, 95, 115
Partridge, William, Member of expedition, 76
-- Work of, 158, 159, 162
Piedmont glaciers, characteristics of, 122, 176, 185, 186
-- -- example of, 120, 121
-- type of glaciers, mention of, 57
Pimpluna rocks, mention of, 70, 187
Pinnacle pass cliffs, account of, 132, 137
-- -- --, height of, 137
-- -- --, view from, 132
-- --, description of, 130, 132
-- -- named, 130
-- system, description of rocks of, 167, 170
-- -- named, 131
_Pinta_, mention of the, 79, 81
Phipps, C. J., Port Mulgrave named for, 60
Plants on Blossom island, 114
Point Esperanza, Camp at, 82, 84, 85
-- Glorious, named, 137
-- Riou, Mention of, 69
Port Mulgrave, 56
-- -- named by Dixon, 60
Powell, J. W., Contribution to exploration fund by, 75
Powell, William B., Contribution to exploration fund by, 75
Puerto del Desengaño, Mention of, 56
Puget, Peter, Explorations of, 66, 68
Pyramid harbor, Mention of, 78
_Queen Charlotte_, Mention of the, 60
--, voyage on the, 78, 79
Rations, 164
Report on sands from Yakutat bay by J. Stanley-Brown, 196, 197, 198
Rivers, Glacial, 183
Rope cliff, named, 149
Route (new), suggested, 163, 164
Russell, Israel C., Contribution to exploration fund by, 75
Salmon (and trout) fishing, 162
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