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severe. At the time of our stay, June 28 to July 4, the snow lay 

 deep in sheltered spots in the canon, and also on the north slope 

 of the hills, while the absence of any deer sign was in itself an 

 indication of a climate much harsher than that of the more 

 western islands. 



HASSLER'S PASS, RE VILLA GIGECO ISLAND. 

 A narrow channel at the northeastern extremity of Revilla- 

 gigedo Island. We passed the night of July 4 in a little cove 

 at this point, where some traps were set out. The entire northern 

 coast line of the island as observed by us is rocky and precipitous 

 in the extreme, with no large streams nor any level land in sight. 



ETOLIN ISLAND. 

 We camped in a bay at the southern end of the island, where 

 an abandoned fishing camp afforded shelter. The country in 

 the immediate vicinity is flat, with the hills some distance back; 

 along the beach is a strip of heavy timber some two or three 

 hundred yards wide, consisting of spruce, hemlock, and a good 

 deal of cedar, and with much thick underbrush. Back of this 

 are long stretches of parks. There is no meadow land anywhere 

 in the vicinity. We were on Etolin Island from July 5 to 12. 



FOOL'S INLET, WEANGELL ISLAND. 

 A long, narrow and extremely rocky and precipitous bay at 

 the southern end of the island, where we remained from July 

 12 to 18. Hasselborg saw several bear at this place, but inclement 

 weather made our stay here unprofitable. We traversed the 

 entire eastern side of the island without seeing a single bay or 

 inlet that gave promise of being good collecting ground. The 

 shores are everywhere abrupt and rocky. 



BEADEIELD CANAL. 

 A long, narrow fiord extending into the mainland directly 

 east of Wrangell Island. We ascended nearly to its head, where 

 we pitched camp on a little wooded peninsula, on the north side 

 of the bay, at the mouth of a good-sized river. The shores of 

 the canal are rocky and precipitous, and there is no beach 

 anywhere, except some mud flats at the mouth of the river, 



