Report of the International Polar Expedition to Point Barrow, Alaska: in response to the resolution of the House of Representatives of December 11, 1884

pt. 1. Orders and instructions -- pt. 2. Narrative / by Lieut. P.H. Ray -- pt. 3. Ethnographic sketch of the natives of Point Barrow / by Lieut. P.H. Ray: 1. Sketch. 2. Approximate census of Eskimos at the Cape Smythe village. 3. Vocabulary collected among the Eskimos of Point Barrow and Cape Smythe...

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Other Authors: Ray, P. H. (Patrick Henry) , 1842-1911
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Language:English
Published: Museum Comp Zoology 1885
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Online Access:http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FMUS.MCZ:2062697
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Summary:pt. 1. Orders and instructions -- pt. 2. Narrative / by Lieut. P.H. Ray -- pt. 3. Ethnographic sketch of the natives of Point Barrow / by Lieut. P.H. Ray: 1. Sketch. 2. Approximate census of Eskimos at the Cape Smythe village. 3. Vocabulary collected among the Eskimos of Point Barrow and Cape Smythe. 4. Catalogue of ethnological specimens collected by the Point Barrow expedition / prepared by John Murdoch -- pt. 4. Natural history / by John Murdoch: 1. Mammals. 2. Birds. 3. Fishes. 4. Insects / [by C.V. Riley]. 5. Marine invertebrates (exclusive of mollusks). 6. Report on the mullosks / by W.H. Dall. 7. Collecting localities and dredging stations. 8. Plants / by Prof. Asa Gray. Appendix -- pt. 5. Meteorology -- pt. 6. Terrestrial magnetism / [by C.A. Schott, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey] -- pt. 7. Tides -- pt. 8. Miscellaneous observations. Report of Lieut. P.H. Ray, commanding the expedition, to the chief of the U.S. Signal Office. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 171-176.