IN THE ALASKA- YUKON GAMELANDS 



The time passed quickly on the good ship 

 Alaska (of the Alaska Steamship Line) from 

 Seattle as far as Skagway, the short stops at the 

 latter point, at Ketchikan and Juneau inter- 

 posing a lively diversion from the quiet roll of 

 the boat up the Inside Passage. Singing, danc- 

 ing, cards, lectures, sourdough talks and tete-a- 

 tete parties formed absorbing amusement for the 

 passengers while going up. Prof. Herschel C. 

 Parker, of Mount McKinley climbing fame, was 

 on board, and in a stump speech told us of the 

 experiences of Bellmore Brown and himself 

 while climbing the great mountain. Governor 

 Riggs and wife boarded the boat at Juneau, and 

 from there to Cordova were passengers with us. 

 Other notable personages on the boat were 

 Thomas J. Corcoran, a big-game hunter, of Cin- 

 cinnati, Ohio, and two of his guides (Archie Mac- 

 Lennan and Frank Williams); Dr. George Curtis 

 Martin, of the U. S. Geological Survey, who has 

 made annual trips to Alaska in the interest of 

 the government for more than a dozen years; 

 and C. C. Georgeson, D.Sc, agronomist in charge 

 of Alaska experimental stations at Sitka — a 

 truly representative and brainy aggregation of 

 men. 



A whale spouted 200 yards away to the lar- 

 board as we cut thru the waters after leaving 

 Dixon's Entrance. I was one of those lucky 

 enough to see the monster perform. Clear skies 

 and favorable winds were with us until after 



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