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the expense necessary. Such trips will prove of great value and interest 

 biologically aside from the pleasures they bring. These trips are not for 

 mere pleasure, but for scientific study. Daily conferences are held to re- 

 port on observations and to make suggestions. 



HOW TO REACH THE STATION. 



Students via Northern Pacific will get off at Selish. Stage tri-weekly 

 runs to Flathead Lake (35 miles), connecting with steamer Klondyke, 

 which runs across the lake. Stage fare, one way. $3.00, round trp, $5.00, 

 trunks extra. Boat fare across the lake, one way, $3.00, round trip, $5.00. 

 Stage leaves Selish on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, connecting 

 with the steamer, returning the same day. A daily stage, carrying mail 

 and passengers, runs from Selish to Poison via Mission and Ronan. 

 Passengers may thus travel to Poison daily. Both stages leave from 

 the hotel at Selish, reaching Poison by different routes. They are under 

 different managements. 



Students via Great Northern will get off at Kalispell, connecting by 

 stage with the steamer Klondike at Demersville. a short distance from 

 Kalispell. 



BOARD AND ROOM. 



Most of those at the Station, including the staff, live in tents. A few 

 tents are for rent. Day board may be had at Sliter's hotel for $5.00 per 

 week. Board and room may be had at $7.00 per week. Many prefer to 

 do their own cooking. The stores supply all the necessaries of life, while 

 the region affords an abundance of fruit and vegetables. Daily mail gives 

 easy communication with the outside world. There is also telephone con- 

 nection. In addition to Sliter's hotel there are other places where meals 

 may be secured. 



RECREATION. 



Change is rest. To take a day off and go a fishing often gives new 

 lease of life. The tingle of the nerves when the gamey fish tugs at the 

 line is to forget care and to be thoroughly alive. Many will wish to com- 

 bine an outing with study. In fact, one of the attractions of the place is 

 its natural advantages so as to induce out-door exercise and study. The 

 lake and rivers make rowing a good pastime. The photographer has a 

 field of wondrous richness and varied interest. A fine sand beach makes 

 bathing a delight, and it is indulged in. Unless the lake is stirred by 

 winds the water is warm. The hills and forests afford quiet retreats 

 for study or strolls. The hills and roads give glimpses of scenery of rare 

 beauty. At the proper season hunting is good. Deer have been seen 

 annually a few rods from the laboratory. Grouse and pheasants abound 

 in the hills. In season duck shooting is fine. A day's tramp will take 

 one to the home of the Rocky Mountain goat. in a day one may pene- 

 trate a pathless forest or stand on craggy heights, where the view pre- 

 sents the jagged Rockies, the back bone of the continent. 



DATE OF OPENING. 

 The laboratory work of the Station will begin Monday, July 18, and 

 continue five weeks, or until Saturday, August 20. For a week or more 

 before the Station opens some one on the staff will be at or near the 

 Station, and will aid any who may choose to work during such time. The 

 laboratory is at the disposal of students from June 15 to September 1st, 

 or even later, if any wish to use it. 



AFTER THE SESSION. 

 At the close of the work at the laboratory the station staff will carry 

 on investigations and make collections in the vicinity: Senator Wm. A. 

 Clark having made a contribution for this purpose. 



