143
— line, description of Alpine glaciers above,
180
— — — — — — below,
183
Snow line, elevation of,
92
,
111
— on mountain crests,
182
Soundings in Disenchantment bay,
56
Stamy, Thomas, Member of expedition,
76
— Work of,
137
,
139
,
144
,
150
,
153
,
157
,
158
,
160
Stanley-Brown, J., Report on sands from Yakutat bay,
196
,
197
,
198
St. Elias described by La Pérouse,
59
,
60
—, discovery of, by Bering,
58
—, first full view of,
135
—, view of,
91
,
92
—, height and position of,
189
,
190
— — — — —, by Tebenkof,
69
— — — of, determined by La Pérouse,
60
— — — — — Malaspina,
64
,
65
,
66
— range, age of,
175
— —, character of peaks of,
175
— region, glaciers of,
176
— schist, description of rocks of,
167
,
173
—, suggested new route to,
163
,
164
— uplift,
190
Stein, Robert, translations by,
59
,
64
,
65
,
66
Strait of Annan,
56
Structure,
174
Swiss guides in Alaskan exploration,
166
Sulphur
, Mention of the,
69
Taku glacier, Mention of,
78
— inlet, Visit to,
78
Tebenkof, Captain, Notes on Alaska by,
69
,
70
Terrace on northern shore of Yakutat bay,
82
,
85
— point, Brief account of,
106
Thompson, Gilbert, Contribution to exploration fund by,
75
Tide-water glaciers defined,
101
Topographic work, Report on,
195
Topham, Edwin, Explorations by,
73
,
74
Topham, W. H., explorations by,
73
,
74
— reference to map by,
177
Triangulation, Commencement of,
86
Tunnels in the ice,
184
Tyndall glacier, Named,
73
Tyndall, J., cited on marginal crevasses,
127
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, explorations of,
70
,
72
Vancouver, Captain George, Explorations by,
66
,
68
Veratrum viride
, Mention of,
114
Ward, Lester F., Report on fossil plants,
199
,
200
White, Thomas, Member of expedition,
76
—, Work of
158
,
160
Willis, Baily, contribution to exploration fund by,
75
Williams, C. A., contribution to exploration fund by,
75
Williams, William, explorations by,
73
,
74
Yakutat bay, Arrival at,
79
— —, Base camp on Western shore of,
86
,
89
— —, Shores of described,
57
— —, Synonomy of,
56
— Indians, described by Dixon,
61
— system, Description of rocks of,
167
— — named,
131