Alaska Glaciers. Graphic Description of the Yosemite of the Far Northwest-A Living, Moving Glacier In All Its Sublimity and Grandeur. (Correspondence of the Bulletin.) Fort Wrangel, Alaska, Ter., Sept. 7, 1879.

On the return from the ""broken excursion"" to visit the Chilcat Indians, it was decided to visit the largest glacier. As the steamer entered the majestic fjord, Muir notes:"" . the grand glacier carne in sight, lying at home in its massive granite valley, glowing in th...

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Published: San Francisco Daily Evening Bulletin, Sept. 27, 1879 1879
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Cassiar
glacier
glaciers
Alaska
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spelling ftunivpacific:oai:cdm16745.contentdm.oclc.org:p16745coll2/1266 2023-05-15T16:20:21+02:00 Alaska Glaciers. Graphic Description of the Yosemite of the Far Northwest-A Living, Moving Glacier In All Its Sublimity and Grandeur. (Correspondence of the Bulletin.) Fort Wrangel, Alaska, Ter., Sept. 7, 1879. 1879-09-27 http://cdm16745.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16745coll2/id/1266 unknown San Francisco Daily Evening Bulletin, Sept. 27, 1879 See also: no. 175, v. 1, pp. 212-214; no. 333, pp. 62-68; no. 341, v. 3, pp. 78-86 1879 ftunivpacific 2016-07-27T10:19:38Z On the return from the ""broken excursion"" to visit the Chilcat Indians, it was decided to visit the largest glacier. As the steamer entered the majestic fjord, Muir notes:"" . the grand glacier carne in sight, lying at home in its massive granite valley, glowing in the early sunshine, and extending a noble invitation to come and see."" Later, when exploring on the glacier with the Reverend S. Hall Young, Muir reflects, "" . one easily learns that the world, though made, is yet being made. That this is still the morning of creation. That mountains, long conceived, are now being born, brought to light by the glaciers . "" Finally, as Muir and his companions clambered aboard the waiting Cassiar, they were ""rejoicing in the possession of so blessed a day, and feeling that in very foundational truth they had been to church and seen God."" Other/Unknown Material glacier glaciers Alaska University of the Pacific: Holt-Atherton Special Collections Cassiar ENVELOPE(-129.849,-129.849,59.288,59.288)
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description On the return from the ""broken excursion"" to visit the Chilcat Indians, it was decided to visit the largest glacier. As the steamer entered the majestic fjord, Muir notes:"" . the grand glacier carne in sight, lying at home in its massive granite valley, glowing in the early sunshine, and extending a noble invitation to come and see."" Later, when exploring on the glacier with the Reverend S. Hall Young, Muir reflects, "" . one easily learns that the world, though made, is yet being made. That this is still the morning of creation. That mountains, long conceived, are now being born, brought to light by the glaciers . "" Finally, as Muir and his companions clambered aboard the waiting Cassiar, they were ""rejoicing in the possession of so blessed a day, and feeling that in very foundational truth they had been to church and seen God.""
title Alaska Glaciers. Graphic Description of the Yosemite of the Far Northwest-A Living, Moving Glacier In All Its Sublimity and Grandeur. (Correspondence of the Bulletin.) Fort Wrangel, Alaska, Ter., Sept. 7, 1879.
spellingShingle Alaska Glaciers. Graphic Description of the Yosemite of the Far Northwest-A Living, Moving Glacier In All Its Sublimity and Grandeur. (Correspondence of the Bulletin.) Fort Wrangel, Alaska, Ter., Sept. 7, 1879.
title_short Alaska Glaciers. Graphic Description of the Yosemite of the Far Northwest-A Living, Moving Glacier In All Its Sublimity and Grandeur. (Correspondence of the Bulletin.) Fort Wrangel, Alaska, Ter., Sept. 7, 1879.
title_full Alaska Glaciers. Graphic Description of the Yosemite of the Far Northwest-A Living, Moving Glacier In All Its Sublimity and Grandeur. (Correspondence of the Bulletin.) Fort Wrangel, Alaska, Ter., Sept. 7, 1879.
title_fullStr Alaska Glaciers. Graphic Description of the Yosemite of the Far Northwest-A Living, Moving Glacier In All Its Sublimity and Grandeur. (Correspondence of the Bulletin.) Fort Wrangel, Alaska, Ter., Sept. 7, 1879.
title_full_unstemmed Alaska Glaciers. Graphic Description of the Yosemite of the Far Northwest-A Living, Moving Glacier In All Its Sublimity and Grandeur. (Correspondence of the Bulletin.) Fort Wrangel, Alaska, Ter., Sept. 7, 1879.
title_sort alaska glaciers. graphic description of the yosemite of the far northwest-a living, moving glacier in all its sublimity and grandeur. (correspondence of the bulletin.) fort wrangel, alaska, ter., sept. 7, 1879.
publisher San Francisco Daily Evening Bulletin, Sept. 27, 1879
publishDate 1879
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geographic Cassiar
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glaciers
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glaciers
Alaska
op_relation See also: no. 175, v. 1, pp. 212-214; no. 333, pp. 62-68; no. 341, v. 3, pp. 78-86
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