Notes on the Surface Geology of Alaska

Research Article| January 01, 1890 Notes on the Surface Geology of Alaska ISRAEL C. RUSSELL ISRAEL C. RUSSELL Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information ISRAEL C. RUSSELL Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 08 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 © 1890 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1890) 1 (1): 99–162. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-1-99 Article history First Online: 08 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation ISRAEL C. RUSSELL; Notes on the Surface Geology of Alaska. GSA Bulletin 1890;; 1 (1): 99–162. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-1-99 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract IntroductionIn the spring of 1889, the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey organized and equipped two parties in San Francisco, Cal., for the purpose of establishing the position of the boundary between Alaska and the North West Territory of Canada. These parties were in charge of J. E. McGrath and J. H. Turner, officers of that survey, and had for their destination localities on the Yukon and Porcupine rivers respectively, where those streams cross the 141st meridian.Through the courtesy of the Superintendent of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, the Director of the U. S. Geological Survey was invited to send a representative with the boundary survey parties for the purpose of making geological observations in Alaska. This duty was assigned to me, and a record of such observations as the character of the journey undertaken enabled me to make is presented in the following pages.The . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.