The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-13

M u many scientific branches ok
NJ work being carried on by the
MI United States government.
NJ There is enc OF these branch
AZ 90 that Is especially modest
about It's announcements.
hut its work Is OF great Importance and or
singular interest 10 any lover Of nature
This Is the biological survey I'm the Unised
States department. II agriculture. The
chtef OF this survey is pr. &. Hart Mer-
RAM who Is tsteIeeS aud enthusiasts
worker ia his chosen asld or activity.
While he was in Seattle for a short time
last summer nc hunted zap every hereari-
nm and collection OF natural history in
the city. made eepious NOTES and Went
away richer in knowledge that viii tsip
him in his researches. TAis operation be
repeats every whore he goes. and that IS
why I calf hlrn tiFeiess ard enihusitstic.
But Dr. Merriam shines hest IN the neld,
He has the reputation among those who
know him OF being a vSrltabie human ou-
gine when he Is III the field. Nothing
seems able 20 daunt or stop him lie has
Travelled over a great portion ~ the United
states and Is busy All the time either Ia
this outside work Or IN classifying his
notes and materials a. the home offlcs
The work Of this SURVEYS - Determine
aud mark -tife zones OK 80 ascertain al
that Is possible to learn about the $40
graphical Distribution " living forms.
both pisnt and animal throughout she
United States The habits az these Nv
,ng forms are also ehssrvei which adds
70 the Importance Of the work especially
where the forms rosmess ecoDonic value
or ara q structtve ar Aatsntai Many val
liable publications have ALREADY appeared
in connection with this work. Many q
these pamphlets such as the ores on the
hanks The oWls the rodents aud sven
other Wsli-enown creatures. are now ~
the libraries af the university and tho
Yeanx Naturalizfs' Secsety ~ seattle
when pr Merriam visited Seattle he was
accompanied bv pr " X Fisher the
orri,hciogtsi - the survey. who ro,lecsed
good raaay blrds ia the vicinity Of So
sstle Or Fisher has quite a renaarkahie
faculty - getting eirse - IA fure ~ i-a
ftstius the calls q the woods he can
seeetNe rfaus ~ tAe birds and animals nv
thcaa caiTs and often dtcoss taru close
80 u.s. side
pr N.fri m's w-ogk t}ees nos affen ap.
re4r ga the newspapers. ss he seems %
have 10 tirne fov bsfnk Interviewed by iaa
reporters or s,'e1Iai writer's. Having
formed = pleasant acquaintance With Gim
While here lass GUNNER wrote 81 htm
fer soFna 81 tho details Sc 80 wgrA be siG
lee sAts state the repy teutalned she fo5-
lgwisx information
Last season ~ bad ESQ al s;x rrn d,.-
frx biological work sa tAc state ~ NaeE-
p
snd I aS Neu knoA. crossed 1he Cascades
fgon Yakima 10 Neuns tta nses s03 ave
NeSgaA'iy valley. visited r0set ~aar8
Snos sser hay. Grays hAthes ana I've
Olympic,
We thea migrated rspaiy g. NeFts-
eastern pfssen. @hrge ve wofked 10
Wa17avsa anA H.ue asaertsfna after
ws3as naae D hugfsea tgtp go Aoagrnay
iAke. su8 3l.eree WESTERN cHscay on chs
NEtiSh SIZE ~ thS t4ae .eossgh sav Nst-
tie 49, eoUagrv go 1seyoes tsks. saoev
en sAs ~est stae - tae Oksnsssa valley
te the bend - SIRE t-e,au-h.ass ard a-res 50
tire tsrRat Eea& psst.aG ga Spokane.
NJ Hsaey t~fafe Saar3 n.as -rrs,-.i
$3.50 Nask3astn~ FTew Th- gssf ard
worked the cegntfx gershm su4 so <nrta
Yakima. Re Nas sceeFspsa rcd ay sNss A.
sssanss. J, Ateea fsgrtnw aea Water r.
tssssr. At1er Z telaez NJ tsl,ss Iortas
- trsf& INDEPENDENTLY foT tae sgssasssfe-
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baks teeASa ant Ssg1- 3 nnreu ftsee ard
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