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Photograph from a model by A. II. Bumstead 



A MODEL OF THE VALLEY OF TEN THOUSAND SMOKES AND THE VICINITY ■ 



The illustration shows the old volcanoes, the character of the incandescent sand-flow, 

 and the base camps of The Society's parties. The fumaroles are omitted. Sculptured by 

 A. H. Bumstead from a survey by the National Geographic Society's Katmai expeditions. 



come Naknek one day ; dark ; no could 

 see. Hot ash fall. Work like hell. Now I 

 go back every year one month, maybe, 

 after fish all dry, and kill bear. Too bad ! 

 Never can go back to Sabanoski to libe 

 again. Everything ash. Good place, too," 

 you bet ! Fine trees, lots moose, bear, and 

 deer; lots of fish in front of barabara 

 | house]. No many mosquitoes! Fine 

 church. Fine house. Naknek no good." 



Realizing the importance of the testi- 

 mony of this man, Mr. Hagelbarger en- 

 deavored by questioning to elicit further 

 details, but none were to be obtained. 

 He and his associates were too badly 

 frightened and too much concerned with 

 "fleeing from the wrath to come" to make 

 any detailed observations. He must have 

 left Ukak before the eruption was fairly 

 under way. Indeed, it is probable that 



