The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-27
PROF. k|NCA|D RETURNS.
CONDUCTS CHRONOLOGICAL RE-
SEARCHES IN THE EAST.
Checks Up His Work Done ms n
Member of Hartman Scientific
Expedition to AIaska--weIi Re-
ceived by Leading Scientists.

Prof. Trevor Kincaid, OF the Uni
versity of Washington, has returned
home after n most successful summer in
the eastern centers OF scientific research
Hesides the pleasure and advantage Of
meeting the famous men of science the
main object az his visit was TO examine
the great libraries and collections OF en-
genealogical materials for the purpose
OF checking up his own work on the
great collections OF insects which he had
made on the famous Hartman expedi-
ton TO. Alaska I'm the summer of 1899
Ever since that expedition he has been
hard at work on some of the groups of
insects, while other experts throughout
the United States have also been at work
on the materials he collected This may
be best understood when II ~ recalled
that he brought back from that trip over
$500 pinned specimens and many more
In alcohol, making about 5000 specimens
In all. Such an array Of material would
consume the spare time OF many an ex-
pert even after the specimens were all
aggregated into families and groups
Soon after arriving In Washington
city Prof kincaid was invited to adj
dress the chronological Society, and at
the conclusion Of his talk on the insects
OF Alaska he received most rattering
compliments from DR.. l.. O. Howard w
III. Ashmead and others OF the most
famous men In America in that science.
lie was given charge or Hne research
room equipped with a complete library
ana collections OF insects In the Ma
tional museum.
Here ne put in six weeks OF hard
work, totally oblivious of the terrible
heat He SAYS he Is very glad that the
really hot weather did not come until
he had finished HIS work The day after
he had arrived at stopping place In hts
work the Thermometer In his hotel reg
istered 100 In te shade. and when he saw
that he wilted and only used the time
pf Ter Ia tai ina bot
top OF Washington. monument and In
visiting the big libraries.
lie went TO New York 20 be present al
the annual meeting OF the American As
sociation for the Advancement OF Sci
enee The first man he met In the en-
tomologioal section was Gillette. OF Cpl
GRADE, who about ten years ago de-
srribed the first nav species that Kin
caid had discovered.
At this meeting Prof. Kineaid met men
from every part OF the United States,
with many of whom he had already been
well known through correspondence. In
New York he also put In considerable
time In the American Museum of Ma
turnl History, which Is probably the
finest In this country. He also visited
the scientists OF Columbia university
In the Philadelphia Academy OF Sci
the type specimens In the groups he
was working on This institution has
wonderful collections % books and speci-
mems For example. IN the line % mol
iusea the Philadelphia Academy Of Sci
cnces ha. copy ~ every book or pam
phict mat Ia. ever been published an
other collections are almost A. com
plete, ON July Charles fiebeck. the
American authority on beetles, took
Prof kincaid 90 Atlantic city. where
he cauld soe how $4,000 people enjoyed
Before starting for homo PROT. KIN
cRid visited Prof A u. Hopkins Of the
University ~ West Virginia. who n the
American authority on Insects Injurious
20 forest trees Here he Got much help
fm information tar "a similar line OF
work In this locality.
hut hts greatest work was done IN
the National museum az Washington
city A already stated, everything was
made ~ convenient as possible for him
hetcI tie WAS given q card e. the Cos
mos Club received the knd"st attcn-
lions from DR. Howard, W " Ashmcad,
pr { Hart Merriam nf. w. " pall
snd many others ef the mcu who are
famous among the American scientists
The collections made hy the Hartman
expedition ARE Deposited In the National
museuni All the technical papers re-
sHiilng from she careful examination
aad classification % those collections
NH be published tn the proceedings -
the Academy ~ Sciences ~ Washington.
which !. an aftiliation 81 all the scis8-
ttnc sngtefiea 81 tae national capital
Then these papers are 60 he edited aud
win o,hers not Of technirat nature
are % b. published IN the form ~ books
witch are go D. Illustrated IN the highest
form 81 art T. n Hurtiman. whn has
ALREADY spent = fortune on the rvPeAi-
ton will not spare money 20 make the
anal volumes CreattRh3e IN every Way.
Prot KbcAM has ruf The HnishlrG
touches on four important papers COX
theve publications aa fol'nWs-
Trachfafa This Is frrfaee or general
Introduction 20 IRE Fvrte9 ~ aNflf twr0tv
naperS on thc inEacis spilers afsa uyfia-
raAe whirh be collected GA the Hartman
eKfe,is,iAn These pepvrs viii Dc pre-
p4rsf IS American cxucrtgs ass suue
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