THE MINNESOTA SEASIDE STATION 



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bay of Xaples or the Adriatic and almost equaling the matchless Peru- 

 vian coast and the sea-front of Ecuador. 



The log buildings of the Station stand in a small clearing and have 

 en outlook upon the Straits and upon the Pacific. With the forest 

 behind and the ocean in front their situation is as perfect scenically as it 

 is for the purposes of science. ]\Iilcs of tide-pools, reefs and kelp-covered 

 rocks are easily accessible along the water front, while landward the 

 hills rise to a height of nearly 3,000 feet. Four miles back are the 

 mouths of the San Juan and Cjordon rivers, both of which flow into Een- 

 frew port and may be utilized as canoe routes towards the lakes and 

 mountains of the interior. Over the v/hole country side spreads the 

 primeval and well-nigh impenetrable forest of A^'ancouver with its 

 gnarled yews, enormous cedars and towering spruces. On each side of 



Fig. 7. 'The Formalo.se Cluk ' The Ai.(;AE draped uvek the Lous are Egreoia axd 



Nereocystis. 



the Station buildings a little rivulet comes down from tlie hills and 

 the waters of the two mingle on the rocks just below high-tide mark. 

 Altogether, the opportunity for the study of marine and coastal botany 

 and zoology is magnificent, and there is no good reason why it 

 should not be possible to maintain a thoroughly well-equipped interna- 

 tional marine station at tlie entrance to the waters of Pugct Sound. The 

 location is altogether admirable, rich and interesting, and practical work 

 lias begun. 



