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36 gullies. descended one on N. [north] side, the rawest dirtiest dustiest most dangerous have seen here abouts. There is large quantities of fossil & scattered on this island especially on N [north] side. That on S. [south] side having been cleared off earlier & carried away by the 1st trib...
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ftunivpacificdc:oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:jmj-all-2867 2023-08-27T04:09:33+02:00 June-July 1890, Trip to Alaska; June-August 1893, Trip to Norway Image 21 Muir, John 1890-06-01T08:00:00Z image/jpeg https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/1868 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmj-all/article/2867/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg eng eng Scholarly Commons https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/1868 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmj-all/article/2867/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg To view additional information on copyright and related rights of this item, such as to purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish them, click here to view the Holt-Atherton Special Collections policies . All John Muir Journals John Muir journals drawings writings travel journaling naturalist text 1890 ftunivpacificdc 2023-08-07T21:03:15Z 36 gullies. descended one on N. [north] side, the rawest dirtiest dustiest most dangerous have seen here abouts. There is large quantities of fossil & scattered on this island especially on N [north] side. That on S. [south] side having been cleared off earlier & carried away by the 1st trib [tributary] gl [glacier] wh [which] being lower & melting earlier has allowed the soil of mor. [moraine] material to fall with its forests & be carried off. That on N [north] side is now being carried off or buried. The last of the main foundational ice is melting & at successive stages the mor [moraine] materials is reformed over & over again. & the fallen tree trunks decayed 37 or half decayed or in fair state of preservation is also unburied & buried again or floated off to the terminal or lateral mors [moraines] of the gl [glacier]. The marvel is that none are left alive The cause seems to be that there were no exposed resisting [fissured] bosses or crests for any tree to grow on. as the gl [glacier] at first swept over, then loaded all parts with soil Then the slopes as the level of the clasping gl [glacier] was lowered. Then the soil at first frozen perhaps, thawed as the ice lowered to the sheer sides Then giving way soil & forests fell. 3 small Menzies spruces found https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/2867/thumbnail.jpg Text glacier glacier Alaska University of the Pacific: Scholarly Commons Marvel ENVELOPE(159.367,159.367,-78.750,-78.750) Menzies ENVELOPE(61.911,61.911,-73.437,-73.437) Norway |
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36 gullies. descended one on N. [north] side, the rawest dirtiest dustiest most dangerous have seen here abouts. There is large quantities of fossil & scattered on this island especially on N [north] side. That on S. [south] side having been cleared off earlier & carried away by the 1st trib [tributary] gl [glacier] wh [which] being lower & melting earlier has allowed the soil of mor. [moraine] material to fall with its forests & be carried off. That on N [north] side is now being carried off or buried. The last of the main foundational ice is melting & at successive stages the mor [moraine] materials is reformed over & over again. & the fallen tree trunks decayed 37 or half decayed or in fair state of preservation is also unburied & buried again or floated off to the terminal or lateral mors [moraines] of the gl [glacier]. The marvel is that none are left alive The cause seems to be that there were no exposed resisting [fissured] bosses or crests for any tree to grow on. as the gl [glacier] at first swept over, then loaded all parts with soil Then the slopes as the level of the clasping gl [glacier] was lowered. Then the soil at first frozen perhaps, thawed as the ice lowered to the sheer sides Then giving way soil & forests fell. 3 small Menzies spruces found https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/2867/thumbnail.jpg |
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June-July 1890, Trip to Alaska; June-August 1893, Trip to Norway Image 21 |
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June-July 1890, Trip to Alaska; June-August 1893, Trip to Norway Image 21 |
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