THE
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE.
AN EXPEDITION TO MOUNT ST. ELIAS, ALASKA
BY ISRAEL C. RUSSELL.
CONTENTS.
Introduction—The Southern Coast of Alaska
Part I—Previous Explorations in the St. Elias Region
Bering, 1741
Cook, 1778
La Pérouse, 1786
Dixon, 1787
Douglas, 1788
Malaspina, 1792
Vancouver, 1794
Belcher, 1837
Tebenkof, 1852
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1874, 1880
New York Times Expedition, 1886
Topham Expedition, 1888
Part II—Narrative of the St. Elias Expedition of 1890
Organization
From Seattle to Sitka
From Sitka to Yakutat Bay
Canoe Trip up Yakutat Bay
Base Camp on the Shore of Yakutat Bay
First Day's Tramp
Canoe Trip in Disenchantment Bay
From Yakutat Bay to Blossom Island
Blossom Island
Life above the Snow-Line
First Camp in the Snow
[p. 54] Across Pinnacle Pass
First full View of St. Elias
Summit of Pinnacle Pass Cliffs
Across Seward Glacier to Dome Pass
Up the Agassiz Glacier
Camp on the Newton Glacier
Highest Point reached
Alone in the highest Camp
The Return
Suggestions
Part III—...