Alaska, July - September, 1920, volume 2

Related Titles

Contained In: Edward William Nelson and Edward Alphonso Goldman Collection, circa 1873-1946 and undated

Series: SIA RU007364

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Nelson, Edward William, 1855-1934

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1920

Notes

This field book contains miscellaneous notes from 19 July to 10 September 1920 during Nelson's time in Alaska. Nelson recalls whales taken at Akutan, including type and count, conversations with hunters and others about the great number of caribou and deer spotted, reports of bears in Little Delta River, Grouse spotted South of Richardson, ducks observed in the Yukon, Horseshoe Lake, and Fairbanks, reindeer in Melozi Hot Springs and Saint Michael, and game in Nenana (Yukon). Note about specimens shipped also included (dated "Oct. 7/16"). Distances from Saint Michael to Kattick are included in the he back.

Subjects

Alaska , Fairbanks , Field notes , Horseshoe Lake , Little Delta River , Mammalogy , Melozi Island , Nenana , Saint Michael , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.141637