Stikeen River journal., 1899-06-10

Harvard University, Cambridge Uni versity, Cambridge Mass.
 Robert Ridgeway, curator of birds in the National Museum, Washington City.
 William E. Ritter, Professor of Biol ogy in the University of California. Berkeley California.
 Dr. Alton Sanders, Botanist of the South Dakota experiment station.
 Edward C. Starks, preparator of the United States Biological Survey, Wash- ington City.
 Louis F. Zimmerman, New Y ork City.
 pr. W illiam Trelease, director of the Shaw Botanic garden, St. Louis, Mo.
 Dr. Edward l.. Trudeau, Jr. assist ant physician at Sarianac Lake, N. Y.
 Mrs. Hartman, Misses Mary and Cornelia and Carrol, William Averell and Roland Hartman, of Arden N. Y.
 w. H. Averell and Miss Elizabeth Avarell, of Rochester, N. Y.
 THE HARTMAN PARTY. Associated Press Dispatch.
 az. NJ. Harri.uaa. the noted tinan- cier, visited Lewisl ,n 10 day, accom- panied by d coterie of Ore. ,on Railway and Navigation Coll pany maynates and fifty savants of the country. The party is travelling in q s.'ccial train. and is under the escort of President Mohler Traffic Manager Campbell, Chief en- gineer and Counsel Cotl,.l, all of Port land.
 "The party wifi s,l.c june lst., for Alaska, having chartered the Geo. w. Elder for the trip.
 Mr. Hartman is regarded as the rail road man of the hour. being chairman of the executive board of the Union Pacific and Oregon s3no.'o Line roads and prominent in the reorganization committees of lary. ea,.,. II lines, nota- bly, the Baltimore X Ohio. He is bear ing the expense of the Ala kan trip for the philantrophic purpose of procuring accurate scientific data for the public benefit, and the profes ,o!'s from great institutionsof learning ,.re lis guests on the mission.
 While here the Oregon Railway of ficials stated that the construction of d road from Riparia to lewiston would be immediately begun.
 "The party did not remain long in the city but at 2:30 took the steamer Spokane, which had been held in read mess Flor them, and went down the Snake river, intending to go as far as Ainsworth by boat ana >n their spec ial."
 The San Francisco Call says: Professor w. F. Ritter of the Depart ment of zoology Ill the University of California. Charles w. F. keeler, dir ector of the museum of the Academy of Sciences, and John Mui.' have accept ed an invitation from Dr. C. Merriam of the Biological survey ut Washing ton to join an expedition of scientists for the purpose of exploring Alaska during the summer.
 "The expedition will prove one of the most noted which las ever left the Pacific Coast for purposes of eXplora- tion The idea originated with E. H. Hartman, a wealthy capitalist of New York City. Mr. Hartman has already chartered one of the bcst steamers run ming from Seattle to Alaska. His party will reach tn: c ,ast, leaving New York Tuesday, in time to sail on tha 3lst. inst.
 At the head of the par,y will be Dr.. Merriam of the Biological Survey. To him has deen entrusted the OrganiZa- and execution of the plans. Repre- sentatives from the National Museum, the Smithsonian Instutition, the Wash ington Academy of Sricn 'as, and many eminent scientists of t..c ...Lst have ac- cepted invitations to go. The expedi- tion numbers twenty in all.
 Dr. Merriam intends to sail direct tc Alaska from Seattle. The steamer will cruise along the A .lskan shores for the first par, of tla trip. going over to the Aluthian Islands i,,fore return. ing home. The trip is expected tn last a little over two MOnthe. Professor Ritter of the University of California goes as an authority on zoology, and 1 Charles keeler on OrnithOgOly. Both