Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-08
MusEuM ASSOCIATION.
DIR. Cluness' Lecture Last Night TO "a
Crowded House-Presentatio

Crowded House-Presentations.
The hall OF the Museum Association was
crowded last night, and the lecture COM
mitteemen we're put to their wits end TO
provide seats for auditors. Many could not
get into the room, and large number
stood ali the evening. The large attend
ance was due to the interest felt in DR.. w.
H. Cluness' lecture and narrative on his
trip to Alaska Vice-President Ray pre-
sided, and in calling to order outlined the
scheme of the Association, what it was
striving TO do for the good of the CON-
munity, and appealed for members, as
workers are needed TO build up museum,
and in which work there IS pront and
pleasure to all concerned. he then intro
duced DR.. Cluness, who partly by reading
from Ms, and partly by recital, gave
thoroughly interesting account OF sum-
mer trip to Alaska. H. held his audience
easily, though the lecture and narrative
were long. but not whit too long. The
profound interest manifest was the highest
commentator that could be given OF the
lecture. Ii was the story of an observant
man, careful of his expressions, evidently
solicitous not to Over-color, and yet who
found it difficult 10 describe the grandeuTs
of scenery and the wonders of strange
land as he desired to do The chief points
of interest-no synopsis being attempted
were the description of the waterway along
the coast and between islands and
shores, from Port Townsend to Sitka-
perfect panorama Of unfolding beauty :;
the approach to Sitka; the labors of the
pioneer philanthropist, Duncan, among
the Indians the glacier fields the har-
Dor of Sitka, strangely resembling the bay
of Naples the whites and Indians of
Sitka the totem poles of the natives the
Muir Glacier and the indescribable
grandeur of view he obtained when an
enormous mass OF ice was precipitated into
the sea, hUndIeds of feet in hight and thou
sands of feet long. At the conclusion of
the lecture, DR.. Pyburn, with predatory re-
marks, moved a vote OF thanks to the
speaker and they were voted by the mem
bership, which, with the visitors, had been
entertained and instructed, and on many
matters, probably, disabused of false i'm
pressions concerning the climate, topo-
graphy, extent, shore-line and general
characteristics of Alaska
After the lecture the Museum Associa-
ton held its meeting. G. NJ. Mott and z.
i. Plat were proposed as members.
DIR. Cluness' name was submitted for
life membership; Miss Mary Anderson's
as a patron and for a life membership do
nation, and all were referred to the Di-
rectory. By Mr.. and Mrs. David Johnson
the Association was presented with large
and valuable collection of California birds,
properly prepared for scientific preserva-
ton. They were collected by George
Walter Johnson, their son, recently de-
ceased, and who was a member of the As
ISOLATION. Mrs. Charleville presented a
South Sea Island rug John Douglass, two
specimens of moss agate and an ancient
German book. DIR. Pyburn presented nine
additional botanical specimens to the val
liable Observation-Disclosures Californi-
Gus; Nemophila insignis Platystemon
Californicus; Orthocarpus erianthus; MINI
illus tricolor. The same gentleman also
exhibited under two fine microscopes
slides with human muscle taken from one
who died of trichina spiralus. The trichi-
nae was plainly to be seen and easy of ex-
animation. The Association resolved to
meet next Wednesday night to consider
the one subject, the Museum work" 1t
fixed April 2Sth for its next lecture, and
then adjourned