May-June 1899, Harriman Expedition to Alaska, Part I, San Francisco to Harriman Fiord Image 7

Found P.[Pinus] Contorta dwarf in bright abundant bloom Also in trees 30 ft h[igh]. Staminate flrs[flowers] brighter red purplish than in the Sierra. Pistillum smaller but brilliant [ ] [of] crimson. 3/16 dia[meter] ¼ inch long- cheering the Alaska bogs in co[ncert] with Andromeda polifolia. Coptis...

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Main Author: Muir, John
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Language:English
Published: Scholarly Commons 1899
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John Muir
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Devils Thumb
Menzies
Pyramid
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Alaska
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spelling ftunivpacificdc:oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:jmj-all-3612 2023-08-27T04:09:37+02:00 May-June 1899, Harriman Expedition to Alaska, Part I, San Francisco to Harriman Fiord Image 7 Muir, John 1899-05-01T08:00:00Z image/jpeg https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/2613 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmj-all/article/3612/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg eng eng Scholarly Commons https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/2613 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmj-all/article/3612/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg To view additional information on copyright and related rights of this item, such as to purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish them, click here to view the Holt-Atherton Special Collections policies . All John Muir Journals John Muir journals drawings writings travel journaling naturalist text 1899 ftunivpacificdc 2023-08-07T21:04:31Z Found P.[Pinus] Contorta dwarf in bright abundant bloom Also in trees 30 ft h[igh]. Staminate flrs[flowers] brighter red purplish than in the Sierra. Pistillum smaller but brilliant [ ] [of] crimson. 3/16 dia[meter] ¼ inch long- cheering the Alaska bogs in co[ncert] with Andromeda polifolia. Coptis The pure white rubus Chamaenorus Huckleberry. Kalmia glauca etc Buckbean 2 Sp[ecies] one with fringed petals (S menyanthes trifoliate) in bogs & pools the other with round lvs[leaves] - Contorta quite ab[undant] in boggy ground. When not choked by Menzies Sp. Merten Hemlock Thuya gigantea & Cupressus Nootkatinsis both of which are here Common. Andromeda pale pink bells lovely- Huckleberry showy 5 Arrived Wrangell at 1130 PM yesterday. Got up at 5 this morning Went ashore. Walked outskirts of woods. P[icea] sitchensis in flr[flower] yel[low] & red inside 1 in l[1 inch long]. Very handsome growing bolt upright like Abies buds just opening brown cap of scales coming off. Needles yel[low] like flrs[flowers] exceedingly rich. Growing all around & [ ] up like abies magnifica. P[icea] silkensis Measured log at mill 100 ft long 2 ft 1 inch dia & 3ft-8 in dia inside bark straight as arrow. Age 168 yrs Linnaea bir[ch] ab[undant] at Wrangell. Streptopus etc. Menziesia Had fine view of mtns[mountains] after passing thro[ugh] Wrangal [Wrangell] Narrows Devils Thumb very striking inaccessible 9000 ft h[igh]. Actual pyramid 1600 ft h. Fine views of Patterson & Baird Gls[Glaciers] https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/3612/thumbnail.jpg Text glaciers Alaska University of the Pacific: Scholarly Commons Devils Thumb ENVELOPE(-132.370,-132.370,57.099,57.099) Menzies ENVELOPE(61.911,61.911,-73.437,-73.437) Pyramid ENVELOPE(157.300,157.300,-81.333,-81.333) Thumb ENVELOPE(-64.259,-64.259,-65.247,-65.247)
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journals
drawings
writings
travel
journaling
naturalist
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naturalist
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May-June 1899, Harriman Expedition to Alaska, Part I, San Francisco to Harriman Fiord Image 7
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naturalist
description Found P.[Pinus] Contorta dwarf in bright abundant bloom Also in trees 30 ft h[igh]. Staminate flrs[flowers] brighter red purplish than in the Sierra. Pistillum smaller but brilliant [ ] [of] crimson. 3/16 dia[meter] ¼ inch long- cheering the Alaska bogs in co[ncert] with Andromeda polifolia. Coptis The pure white rubus Chamaenorus Huckleberry. Kalmia glauca etc Buckbean 2 Sp[ecies] one with fringed petals (S menyanthes trifoliate) in bogs & pools the other with round lvs[leaves] - Contorta quite ab[undant] in boggy ground. When not choked by Menzies Sp. Merten Hemlock Thuya gigantea & Cupressus Nootkatinsis both of which are here Common. Andromeda pale pink bells lovely- Huckleberry showy 5 Arrived Wrangell at 1130 PM yesterday. Got up at 5 this morning Went ashore. Walked outskirts of woods. P[icea] sitchensis in flr[flower] yel[low] & red inside 1 in l[1 inch long]. Very handsome growing bolt upright like Abies buds just opening brown cap of scales coming off. Needles yel[low] like flrs[flowers] exceedingly rich. Growing all around & [ ] up like abies magnifica. P[icea] silkensis Measured log at mill 100 ft long 2 ft 1 inch dia & 3ft-8 in dia inside bark straight as arrow. Age 168 yrs Linnaea bir[ch] ab[undant] at Wrangell. Streptopus etc. Menziesia Had fine view of mtns[mountains] after passing thro[ugh] Wrangal [Wrangell] Narrows Devils Thumb very striking inaccessible 9000 ft h[igh]. Actual pyramid 1600 ft h. Fine views of Patterson & Baird Gls[Glaciers] https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/3612/thumbnail.jpg
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title May-June 1899, Harriman Expedition to Alaska, Part I, San Francisco to Harriman Fiord Image 7
title_short May-June 1899, Harriman Expedition to Alaska, Part I, San Francisco to Harriman Fiord Image 7
title_full May-June 1899, Harriman Expedition to Alaska, Part I, San Francisco to Harriman Fiord Image 7
title_fullStr May-June 1899, Harriman Expedition to Alaska, Part I, San Francisco to Harriman Fiord Image 7
title_full_unstemmed May-June 1899, Harriman Expedition to Alaska, Part I, San Francisco to Harriman Fiord Image 7
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