Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-30
SCIENTISTS ON
WAY TO ALASKA

L OItldIlu, OIe., May cU.-4WO SCOIc
scientists Of note, constituting the Har-
riman exploring expedition to Alaska,
arrived in Portland this morning by spe-
cial train over the O. r. g. N. This
afternoon they will leave for Alaska,
going down the Columbia river on the
fleet steamer Hassalo to Kalam, and
there boarding a special Northern Pacific
train for Seattle. There they will en-
bark on the steamship George w. Elder.
which sailed from Portland Saturday to
take on a supply Of coal for the two
months cruise in Alaskan waters. In
order that the fullest benefits may come
from the expedition, Mr.. Hartman has
enlisted the corporation of the Academy
of Science Of Washington. d. c. The
following is a hist OF the members Of the
party: Edward II. Hartman, patti on of
the expedition; William H. Brewer, Yale
university; John Burroughs, ornithplogy.
West Park, N. Y; Westly r. Coe, Ph.
D., assistant professor of comparative
anatomy, Yale university; Leon j. Cole,
taxidermist, Ann Arbor, Mich; Fred v.
.Coville, botanist OF the department Of
agriculture, Washington, d. c.; Edward
S. Curtis. photographer. Seattle. Wash;
Dr. William H. Hall, honorary curator
of mollusks in the National museum,
Washington, D. G.; Fred S. Dallenbaugh,
artist, Cragsmore, N. Y; w. b. Dew
ereuX, mining engineer, GlenWood
Springs, Colo.; Miss Dorothea Draper,
New York; Daniel G. Elliott, curator OF
zoology in the Field Columbian museum,
Chicago; Benjamin K. Emerson, pro-
fessor Of geology, Amherst college, Am
hers st, Mass; B. f. Fernow, professor OF
forestry Of Cornell university; DR.. A. K.
Fisher, ornithology, United States bio
logical survey, Washington, d. G.; Louis
"A. Fuerts, bird artist, Ithica, N. ";
Henry Gannett, chief ~geographer Of the
United States geological survey, Wash
ington, D. G.; r. Swain Chord, artist,
New York; G. X. Gilbert, geolosist Of the
United States geological survey, Wash
ington, D. c.; DR.. George Bird Grlnell.
editor Of Forest and Stream, New York;
Julian L.. Johnson, stenographer. Wash
ington, d. c.; Thomas H. kearney, Jr.,
assistant botanist of the department of
agriculture, Washington; Charles a.
Keller, ornithologist, director of the
Museum of California, Academy Of Sci
ences San Francisco; Captain Luther 5.
Kelly, scout, Yellowstone National park;
T. Kincaid, entomologist, New York; Dr..
c. Hart Merriam, chief of the United
States biological survey, Washington. d.
G.; DR.. Lewis Morris, physician. New
York City; John Muir, specialist on gla-
ciers. Martinez, Cal; Rev. DR.. George F.
Nelson, chaplain, New York City; DR..
Charles Palache, geologist Of Harvard
university, Cambridge, Mass; Robert
Ridgway. curator Of birds in the Ma
tional museum, Washington, D. c.; Will
liam z. Ritter, professor Of biology in
the University Of California. Berkeley,
Cal; De Alton Saunders. botanist of the
Dakota experiment station; Edwin
C. Starks, preparation of the United
States biological survey, Washington,
D. c.; Louis F. Zimmerman, New York
City; DR.. William Trelease, director of
Shaw botanic garden, st. Louis, No; DR..
Edward L. Trudeau, Jr., assistant physi-
clan at Sararac Lake, N. Y; Mrs. Harri-
man, Misses Mary and Cornelia and
Garcia, William Averill and Roland
Hartman of Arden, N. "; w. H. Averill,
Mrs. A. Averill and Miss Elizabeth Av-
GRILL of Rochester,, N Y.