June-July 1890, Trip to Alaska; June-August 1893, Trip to Norway Image 10

14 intervals of 20 or 30 minutes occur without any considerable fall. Then 3 or 4 immense [discharges] will take place in [the same number of] as many minutes The sound they make is like hearing thunder with prolonged roar after deep thudding sounds A perpetual thunder storm easily heard 3 or 4 ms [...

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Main Author: Muir, John
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Published: Scholarly Commons 1890
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spelling ftunivpacificmsl:oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:jmj-all-2856 2023-06-11T04:11:52+02:00 June-July 1890, Trip to Alaska; June-August 1893, Trip to Norway Image 10 Muir, John 1890-06-01T08:00:00Z image/jpeg https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/1857 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmj-all/article/2856/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg eng eng Scholarly Commons https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/1857 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmj-all/article/2856/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 ftunivpacificmsl 2023-05-06T22:33:27Z 14 intervals of 20 or 30 minutes occur without any considerable fall. Then 3 or 4 immense [discharges] will take place in [the same number of] as many minutes The sound they make is like hearing thunder with prolonged roar after deep thudding sounds A perpetual thunder storm easily heard 3 or 4 ms [miles] away The roar in our tent & the shaking of the ground from one to two ms [miles] distant from points of [discharge] seem startlingly near. Had to look after camp supplies & left the ship late this morning. Went with the crowd to the gl [glacier] Had many questions to answer. Then taking advantage of the fine weather pushed off alone into the silent ice prairie Reached an island about 500 ft [feet] above ice level. Found small lake on 15 the larger of the two islands. Also many fragments of wood large & small, battered & ground. Seem to have come from trees grown on the island. Mean to use this island as a station in setting out stakes. Had view of top of grand mtn. [mountain] perhaps Fairweather Distance from ship landing about 16 ms [miles] -- from front of gl [glacier] 12. Ice all smooth on this side. Wildly broken far beyond in the central portion Reached the ship at 2.30 P.M. I had intended getting back by noon & sending letters & bidding friends goodbye but could not resist going out & on over the broad crystal river. The ship moved off as soon as I was seen on the mor. bluff & I waved my hat in farewell, with Loomis, to the many wavings of handkerchiefs of friends we had made on the trip. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/2856/thumbnail.jpg Text glacier glacier Alaska University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law: Scholarly Commons Fairweather ENVELOPE(-61.083,-61.083,-65.017,-65.017) Norway
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description 14 intervals of 20 or 30 minutes occur without any considerable fall. Then 3 or 4 immense [discharges] will take place in [the same number of] as many minutes The sound they make is like hearing thunder with prolonged roar after deep thudding sounds A perpetual thunder storm easily heard 3 or 4 ms [miles] away The roar in our tent & the shaking of the ground from one to two ms [miles] distant from points of [discharge] seem startlingly near. Had to look after camp supplies & left the ship late this morning. Went with the crowd to the gl [glacier] Had many questions to answer. Then taking advantage of the fine weather pushed off alone into the silent ice prairie Reached an island about 500 ft [feet] above ice level. Found small lake on 15 the larger of the two islands. Also many fragments of wood large & small, battered & ground. Seem to have come from trees grown on the island. Mean to use this island as a station in setting out stakes. Had view of top of grand mtn. [mountain] perhaps Fairweather Distance from ship landing about 16 ms [miles] -- from front of gl [glacier] 12. Ice all smooth on this side. Wildly broken far beyond in the central portion Reached the ship at 2.30 P.M. I had intended getting back by noon & sending letters & bidding friends goodbye but could not resist going out & on over the broad crystal river. The ship moved off as soon as I was seen on the mor. bluff & I waved my hat in farewell, with Loomis, to the many wavings of handkerchiefs of friends we had made on the trip. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/2856/thumbnail.jpg
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