The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Brooks, Alfred Hulse

BROOKS, Alfred Hulse, American geologist, Alaskan explorer and author: b. Ann Arbor, Mich., 18 July 1871. He studied at Harvard University, in Germany and Paris; in 1898 became assistant geologist in the United States Geological Survey, engaged in geological work and exploration in Alaska, and was appointed geological curator of Alaskan mineral resources 1902. His publications include &lsquo;Railway Routes in Alaska&rsquo; (1907); &lsquo;Mining and Mineral Wealth of Alaska&rsquo; (1909); &lsquo;The Mount McKinley Region, Alaska&rsquo; (1911); &lsquo;Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead and Zinc in Western States and Alaska&rsquo; (1913).