June-July 1890, Sketches of Glaciers Made Around Muir Glacier, Alaska Image 8
No 1 June 30 7,35 PM Station above first Rock Pile on 2nd Rib of Yellow [Knob] in line with two peaklets of ice at foot Bar [barometer] reads 30.1 Mark [sketch] ice pinnacle with blue centre - situated [⅓ rd] dist [distant] [across] the shattered part of ice wall centre of gl [glacier] 1/2 mile back...
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| Summary: | No 1 June 30 7,35 PM Station above first Rock Pile on 2nd Rib of Yellow [Knob] in line with two peaklets of ice at foot Bar [barometer] reads 30.1 Mark [sketch] ice pinnacle with blue centre - situated [⅓ rd] dist [distant] [across] the shattered part of ice wall centre of gl [glacier] 1/2 mile back from front is in line now with head of Elephant. [No.] 2 Same station as above Two ice pyramids near the mid of island. Marked thus [sketch] perhap 50 ft from line on mtn [mountain] [indicated] by arrow 3 Same station [sketch] shoulder 3 points [their] own length apart past shoulder July 3. 8P.M. Station on Yellow Rib in line with ice peaklet foot of first bare outcrop 150 ft above gl [glacier] Point observed ice pinnacle blue cave with dirt spot in line beyond, ⅓ or less from E side shattered portion [sketch] Dirt [Double] peak beyond blue [cove] in line with [extreme] point of Elephant head. [Thus] in front of blue cove twice [their] thickness at base https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/2908/thumbnail.jpg |
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