GEOLOGY AND PALEONTOLOGY 3 



or at settlements, to be picked up when the ship after- 

 ward returned to the vicinity. Working time was some- 

 what restricted by foggy and rainy weather, but the 

 season fortunately proved to be an exceptionally open 

 one for that region, and the loss through fog was perhaps 

 more than compensated by the great length of the sub- 

 arctic summer day. The scientific interests of the Expe- 

 dition were so varied that not all could be satisfied in 

 the selection of stopping places, and the limitations thus 

 imposed were felt by all the investigators. But the 

 geologists had much occasion for congratulation in this 

 regard. Glaciers, by reason of their beauty, were attract- 

 ive to the entire company, and their popularity was an 

 important factor in determining details of route. From 

 the points of view of the stratigrapher, the petrographer, 

 and the paleontologist, the selection of landing points was 

 practically at random, but this was less to be regretted 

 because intelligent selection was almost impossible in a 

 region so little known, and almost every locality afforded 

 something of novelty and interest. 



Those who in the future shall have occasion to use 

 these reports will be aided, in judging of our opportuni- 

 ties and the limitations thereto, by a systematic account 

 of our route, our landings, and the occasional doubling 

 of the line of geologic observation by the organization of 

 branch parties. 



Itinerary. The general features of our route are 

 shown by the map, plate i. Starting from Seattle, Wash- 

 ington, May 31, we followed the ' inside passage ' among 

 the islands of British Columbia and southern Alaska to 

 Skagway, at the head of Lynn Canal. Several hours were 

 spent at Victoria, British Columbia (June i), on Annette 

 Island (June 4), at Wrangell (June 4-5), and at Juneau 

 and Douglas (June 6). There were brief landings on 

 Malcomb Island. British Columbia (June 2), on Princess 



