Alaska Catalogue and Journal, v4402
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F. Code 1957 General Account 5 August Jago Lake a 9 1/2 up along a high beach, and then turned off for more leisurely walking and bird observation. At 1415, I turned down from the high beach into the flats and back along the river toward camp. I returned to camp at 1605. At 1700 I walked down to the river from camp and then up along the high beach on the east side of Jago Lake to the north end of the lake and return along same route—arriving camp 1820. At 2230 I walked south to the little Knoll or peak ca 3 1/4 mi away from camp to look for my gypsalan. Returned to camp at 2330. Retired at 2400. Skies have been mostly clear with little or no wind since my arrival. Mountain peaks visible at all times. All the immediate ground for several miles around Jago Lake is glacial in origin. There are three or four successively higher beaches in the valley. I have seen no evidence of polygonal rocks and I would guess there is no peat soil; osthnoil is our, ca 1 foot deep over the gravel and