. Alaska ... Natural history; Scientific expeditions. IN YAKUTAT BAY 6l. averse to having the cameras pointed at them. It took a good deal of watching and waiting and maneuvering to get a good shot. The artists with their brushes and canvas were regarded with less suspicion. The state of vegetation in Yakutat Bay was like that of early May in New York, though the temperature was lower. Far up the mountain side near the line of snow the willows were just pushing out. At their base the columbine, rock loving as at home, but larger and coarser flowered, was in bloom, and blue violets could be gat
. Alaska ... Natural history; Scientific expeditions. IN YAKUTAT BAY 6l. averse to having the cameras pointed at them. It took a good deal of watching and waiting and maneuvering to get a good shot. The artists with their brushes and canvas were regarded with less suspicion. The state of vegetation in Yakutat Bay was like that of early May in New York, though the temperature was lower. Far up the mountain side near the line of snow the willows were just pushing out. At their base the columbine, rock loving as at home, but larger and coarser flowered, was in bloom, and blue violets could be gathered by the handful. Back of the en- campment were acres of lupine just bursting into flower. It gave a gay, festive look to the place. Red-vested bumble bees were working eagerly upon it. The yellow warbler was nesting in the alders near by. New birds added to our list from these shores were the pine grosbeak, the Arctic tern, and the robber jaeger. No large game was secured by our hunters in Yakutat Bay, though Captain Kelly de- clared he was at one time so near a bear that he could smell him. The bear un- doubtedly got a first smell of the Captain. Our party had now been a month to- gether and had as- sumed the features of a large and happy family on a sum- mer holiday cruise. We were of diverse interests and types of character, yet one in the spirit of true comrade- ship. This fortunate condition was largely due to the truly democratic and manly character of the head of the expedi-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899); Harriman, Edward Henry, 1848-1909; Merriam, C. Hart (Clinton Hart), 1855-1942; Washington Academy of Sciences (Washington, D. C. ). New York, Doubleday, Page & Company
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