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16 Our goods blankets provisions etc lay in a [pile in a] rocky sandy hollow [in the terminal] on the morain [rock & sand] within a mile of the great terminal wall of the gl [glacier]. [wh [which] in sending off] & the ice bergs great & small rising & falling at intervals of 4 or 5 m...
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ftunivpacificmsl:oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:jmj-all-2857 2023-06-11T04:11:52+02:00 June-July 1890, Trip to Alaska; June-August 1893, Trip to Norway Image 11 Muir, John 1890-06-01T08:00:00Z image/jpeg https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/1858 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmj-all/article/2857/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg eng eng Scholarly Commons https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/1858 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmj-all/article/2857/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 16 Our goods blankets provisions etc lay in a [pile in a] rocky sandy hollow [in the terminal] on the morain [rock & sand] within a mile of the great terminal wall of the gl [glacier]. [wh [which] in sending off] & the ice bergs great & small rising & falling at intervals of 4 or 5 minutes kept up an almost continuous thundering while a few gulls flew about on easy wing or stood like specks of foam on the wave-washed shore. These were our neighbors [I was tired] After my 12 mile walk [I sat down on a box &] I ate a cracker [& pan of cheese] -- found that one of my boxes had been left on the S.F. steamer, but still have more than enough of everything Had 2 cords of dry wood Menzies spruce wh [which] we obtained at Juneau & wh [which] the captain (Carroll) kindly had his men carry to our camping ground. We set about piling the wood as 17 a wind break. Then laid a floor of lumber brought from Seattle by Loomis for a square tent 9 ft [feet] -x9x Then set the tent. staking firmly Then piled & packed our provisions clothing etc & made our beds. This work was done by 11.30 P.M. & still had good daylight lasting to this time. [Went to sleep] Slept in our swell [brand new] roomy [cotten] house [thinking] dreaming of [babies & wife etc] California home nest & the [ ] [bonny] wilderness of ice [at work] about us. June 25. Rainy. Kept count for a few hours of the number of bergs discharged [falling & rising] from snout. Then sauntered along the beach to the end of the crystal wall. A portion of the way dangerous the [moraine] bluff being capped by an overlying & advanced portion of the end of the gl [glacier]. & wh [which] melting sends down rocks occasionally. & masses https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/2857/thumbnail.jpg Text glacier glacier Alaska University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law: Scholarly Commons 12 Mile ENVELOPE(-124.970,-124.970,55.817,55.817) Carroll ENVELOPE(-81.183,-81.183,50.800,50.800) Menzies ENVELOPE(61.911,61.911,-73.437,-73.437) Moraine Bluff ENVELOPE(162.200,162.200,-78.767,-78.767) Norway |
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16 Our goods blankets provisions etc lay in a [pile in a] rocky sandy hollow [in the terminal] on the morain [rock & sand] within a mile of the great terminal wall of the gl [glacier]. [wh [which] in sending off] & the ice bergs great & small rising & falling at intervals of 4 or 5 minutes kept up an almost continuous thundering while a few gulls flew about on easy wing or stood like specks of foam on the wave-washed shore. These were our neighbors [I was tired] After my 12 mile walk [I sat down on a box &] I ate a cracker [& pan of cheese] -- found that one of my boxes had been left on the S.F. steamer, but still have more than enough of everything Had 2 cords of dry wood Menzies spruce wh [which] we obtained at Juneau & wh [which] the captain (Carroll) kindly had his men carry to our camping ground. We set about piling the wood as 17 a wind break. Then laid a floor of lumber brought from Seattle by Loomis for a square tent 9 ft [feet] -x9x Then set the tent. staking firmly Then piled & packed our provisions clothing etc & made our beds. This work was done by 11.30 P.M. & still had good daylight lasting to this time. [Went to sleep] Slept in our swell [brand new] roomy [cotten] house [thinking] dreaming of [babies & wife etc] California home nest & the [ ] [bonny] wilderness of ice [at work] about us. June 25. Rainy. Kept count for a few hours of the number of bergs discharged [falling & rising] from snout. Then sauntered along the beach to the end of the crystal wall. A portion of the way dangerous the [moraine] bluff being capped by an overlying & advanced portion of the end of the gl [glacier]. & wh [which] melting sends down rocks occasionally. & masses https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/2857/thumbnail.jpg |
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June-July 1890, Trip to Alaska; June-August 1893, Trip to Norway Image 11 |
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June-July 1890, Trip to Alaska; June-August 1893, Trip to Norway Image 11 |
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June-July 1890, Trip to Alaska; June-August 1893, Trip to Norway Image 11 |
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ENVELOPE(-124.970,-124.970,55.817,55.817) ENVELOPE(-81.183,-81.183,50.800,50.800) ENVELOPE(61.911,61.911,-73.437,-73.437) ENVELOPE(162.200,162.200,-78.767,-78.767) |
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12 Mile Carroll Menzies Moraine Bluff Norway |
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