New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-24
TIE GEOJONES RIVER HCMBUG.
ALL ABOUT THE OLD MUDDY, SHALLOW, SHORT
wlpE-MoUTHKD HING rAGIN GRABBED FOR.
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ALL ABOUT THE OLD MUDDY, SHALLOW, SHORT.
wipE-MoUTHKD HING rAGIN GRABBED FOR
The Hc,c. York Sun tDen.l
print another place which show at glance
the unfortunate position Of Mr. George Jones with ard TO
the alleged geographical discoveries OF his expedition TO
Alaska Everybody himself Just what
coveries' amount to.
There is moro question involved rcule
may poor Mr. or his ompo,. self
copsccn Of anfescrved geographical honOrs
How Is The Nso York Tunes guilty Of deIcrstc
tempt mislead readers matter The
tal anst appears strong Along with
calls the splendid record OF achievement made by Lsuten
ant Schwatkh hs dying visit to Icy Bay contempt
rary prints Of the Territory purporns show all
Of tho topography OF the region tho
time wcn schwitka aadsd At Icy Day In Jnly last 1t
guarantees map etorsy largo and accurate and
presenting detail" the physical features OF the Ter
ri;ory as they have beou explored"
rcprodnc~ that part VI me Vness map which pretens
to Icy Bay Mount st Elias region. known
prior tue eIpedon" almost blank
There s 10 bay. merely g vague llne
There groa lake cast OF the bay There is no rvc flow
ing down from the bay while nsig
nicant than that which the omlts eneaed
with dsta the and 70 the west OF
the point visited by Lieutenant schwaEs In other words
discot cries which expedition travelled
e9t. n on The r.s9s Of The
Sa amt ONE "ai three
lake and Of oy hills THESE result. nit goes On
to s@y 20 & Of tho s S ss d
gentleman whose expedition justly oate him
CO chas s Of the eneSa asosispca soeety aud
q ceJerss called Casna Lake. after the President OF the
We should say. that win be Impossible
suicen reason they been The excepting
ne p many 5 ysss o Ss GSf K S"
scale larger than that Of me itm's map yct showing IN
River from g u head OF the bay. and e
S s1sIS Sspd bay Jones River lake Years
before TIE Tuners expedition started Out ron Park 10" TO
only on MT Dars map II MT Jones WI procure
strait Sheet he win md his river down thore too. II il
81 % y % hsse ac at n o .n s 10 s
graphic si7 and 1918 the sOsnsoa series Q,
makers Of the r-t OF the century d not miss the river
is Mr. Jones not even aware Pcrouse visited Icy Say
hundred before schwatk and that Vancouver
Now If the reader viii take the trouble to examine
S Sps t%'p rom sS s2s of the United States
axe se OF ICY Bay ali not attempted
70 4. the details on this fine map liam
1884 II has been printed published ana was on ne
The Tmcs ice on his voyage OF discovery and nomene'"|
Furthermore the most comparison Of this map yin
the published by me Times IN SHOW any candid .pn
zeal to magnify the achievements of the eNpsduon ms
represent the existing condition OF knowledge .especs
the topography that region Does it not look Ikea PLAN
'1 This IoaSs liver incident is very every
body ercsp, poor Jones lieutenant schwatka did not gam
s,e ss o. snv ., % he %hos story
told ~ re- .rx m ,Sa as ~ Mr. oSs rnas q The *
senee Of aooptan onsnsS IN the middle 81 hc a soosen
Ferry doenwoo Lake Railroad 10 ascend aud OK
IUns but rans to .an tie summit makes way the toy
Of s snake I'm aud IRON t. Pn S ct ysw %rysss
Hatensaek niye aud nsDes ionos iyer after ne s'n
seSspasrs WIN agree with mr., US tr that ay nc
named loues River afts ssmbo, q that family ,s
e esSss. Sss so aaas aSnioA