An Expedition to Mount St. Elias, Alaska

The narrative combines a travelogue of a coastal-to-summit field expedition with scientific study: it follows the party's organization and approach by sea and canoe, descriptions of camps, glacier and mountain routes, the highest camps reached and the return; it also presents careful geological description of rock systems and structure, a systematic survey of glaciers and their divisions and behaviors, and determinations of the mountain's height and position. The volume includes maps, photographs, and appendices reporting topographic methods, auriferous-sand and fossil-plant analyses, and the expedition's official instructions.