128 ANNUAL EEPOET SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1915. 



nounces that a sum sufficient for the purpose, $3,500, was contributed 

 by the TeUuride Association of Provo, Utah, and Ithaca, N. Y. 



The expedition is under the direction of Mr. John Koren, an ex- 

 plorer of experience. He is accompanied by Mr. Copley Amory, jr., 

 who made collections for the Institution in 1912 along the Alaskan- 

 Canadian boundary, and by Mr. Benno Alexander, of Tolt, Wash., 

 who is the special representative of the Institution. 



The chief object of the expedition, so far as the Institution is con- 

 cerned, is to secure remains of the Siberian mammoth, the woolly 

 rhinoceros, and the mastodon; it is also desired to secure skulls, 

 tusksf hair, skin, flesh, and an3'thing to indicate the contents of the 

 stomach and the nature of the food. Other much desired remains 

 are those of the bison, musk ox, camel, and bear. In addition to the 

 above, collections will be made of geological, mineralogical, and 

 paleontological material likely to be of interest to the Museum. 



The expedition sailed from Seattle on June 26, 1914, and touched 

 at Nome on August 1, since which date no word has been received 

 from the party. It is expected that they will return to Seattle by 

 the end of September, 1915. 



