May-June 1899, Harriman Expedition to Alaska, Part I, San Francisco to Harriman Fiord Image 35
side. as if blind. perhaps wounded. The hills & mtns of both Yak[utat] & Enchantment Bays are green with grass & brush but have few trees except at mouth of Yak. Saw high mtn 3000 or 4000 yel[low] with moss. Only very sheer or crumbling fronts are naked. Met at Ind[ian] summer village wh...
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| Summary: | side. as if blind. perhaps wounded. The hills & mtns of both Yak[utat] & Enchantment Bays are green with grass & brush but have few trees except at mouth of Yak. Saw high mtn 3000 or 4000 yel[low] with moss. Only very sheer or crumbling fronts are naked. Met at Ind[ian] summer village where made headquarters for sealing - perhaps 600 to 1000 skins in village now. 4 men in 2 canoes shot 15. Wh[ich] they skinned at Egg Island The night we camped on mainland opposite. 2 of them came over & ate breakfast with us. Were greatly interested in our aluminum utensils Parties went ashore. I did not the stinks of decaying seals awful. The naturalists set [Sketch: Looking up Enchantment B[ay] from Island] https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/3640/thumbnail.jpg |
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