| Author | International Polar Expedition, 1882-1883.
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| Title | Report of the International polar expedition to Point Barrow, Alaska, in response to the resolution of the [U.S.] House of representatives of December 11, 1884.
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| Published | Washington :: Govt. Print. Off., 1885.
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| Description | 2 p. leaves., 3-695 p. : front., plates (part col.) fold. map, plan. ; 80 cm.
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| Series | U.S. Signal office. Arctic series of publications, no. I
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| General Note | Issued also as House ex. doc. 44, 48th Cong., 2d sess. (v. 23, serial no. 2298)
Report of Lieut. P.H. Ray, commanding the expedition, to the chief of the United States Signal office.
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| Formatted Note | Contents: pt.I. Orders and instructions.--pt.II. Narrative, by Lieut. P.H. Ray.--pt. III. 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. IV. 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 mollusks, by W.H. Dall. 7. Collecting localities and dredging stations. 8. Plants, by Prof. Asa Gray. Appendix.--pt. V. Meteorology (including Aurora)-- pt. VI. Terrestrial magnetism [by C.A. Schott, U.S Coast and geodetic survey]--pt. VII. Tides.--pt. VIII. Miscellaneous observations.
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| Subjects | Alaska -- Description and travel.
Barrow, Cape
United States -- Exploring expeditions.
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| Other Authors | Ray, Patrick Henry, 1842-1911.
Murdoch, John, 1852-
Riley, Charles V. (Charles Valentine), 1843-1895.
Gray, Asa, 1810-1888.
Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927.
Schott, Charles A. (Charles Anthony), 1826-1901.
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| Organizations | United States. Army. Signal Corps.
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| LC Card Number | 09-14611 |
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| | WRHS Research Library: Q 115 I61U
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