Journal of 



Applied Microscopy 



and 



Laboratory Methods. 



Volume IV. 



MAY, 1901. 



Number 5 



The University of Montana Biological Station. 



Most of our Eastern friends who have not been through this Western country 

 and have not seen its vastness in extent, its difficuhies owing to the absence of 

 roads and means for transportation, can scarcely comprehend the work necessary 

 to carry on any amount of collecting or study in the field. The idea to be con- 

 veyed through this paper is to state what has been attempted in this line, the 

 success that has been achieved, and the suggestions to be offered from the expe- 

 riences of the past two years. 



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FIG. 1. CAMP AT SIN-YALE-A-MIN LAKE. 



In the spring of 1899 plans were completed for the establishment of out-door 

 work on a moderate scale, the location to be selected. A week was spent in the 

 region of Flathead lake, Mont., and all available sites examined. A location was 

 secured on the northern end of the lake, on the bank of Swan river, close to the 

 outlet. The location was chosen as possessing the following advantages : The 

 mouth of Swan river offers a harbor for boats, very few harbors being found on the 

 lake. Swan river affords excellent fishing, and the region round about is a dense 

 forest, practically untouched. This is one of the most convenient places to 



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