May-June 1899, Harriman Expedition to Alaska, Part I, San Francisco to Harriman Fiord Image 43

Fine sunny day Started for W gl[acier] at 7 o’clock in launch The view up glorious. 4 cascading gls[glaciers] descending in jagged white torrent, strange, silent & seemingly motionless through the rich green furred pastures of the mtn[mountain] goats alder willow beds of bryunthus etc & alpi...

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Main Author: Muir, John
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Language:English
Published: Scholarly Commons 1899
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spelling ftunivpacificmsl:oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:jmj-all-3648 2023-06-11T04:11:52+02:00 May-June 1899, Harriman Expedition to Alaska, Part I, San Francisco to Harriman Fiord Image 43 Muir, John 1899-05-01T08:00:00Z image/jpeg https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/2649 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmj-all/article/3648/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg eng eng Scholarly Commons https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/2649 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmj-all/article/3648/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 1899 ftunivpacificmsl 2023-05-06T22:34:29Z Fine sunny day Started for W gl[acier] at 7 o’clock in launch The view up glorious. 4 cascading gls[glaciers] descending in jagged white torrent, strange, silent & seemingly motionless through the rich green furred pastures of the mtn[mountain] goats alder willow beds of bryunthus etc & alpine bloom in [general] [Sketch of glacier from side – no caption] 2 of these 4 cascades send off a few bergs from well formed front Mr. [Gan[nett]] was busy with map work The naturalists shooting birds in the bushes & along shore & collecting gull & tern eggs on moraine. Both kinds dull earth colored Soon Mr Har[riman] came with other launch. Children played on sand – gathered flrs[flowers]. The [main] gl[acier] has glorious tribs[tributaries] swooping down from mtns[mountains] pure white [Sketch: 3rd cascade. Looking down fiord] https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/3648/thumbnail.jpg Text glacier glaciers Alaska University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law: Scholarly Commons Jagged ENVELOPE(-65.683,-65.683,-65.967,-65.967)
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May-June 1899, Harriman Expedition to Alaska, Part I, San Francisco to Harriman Fiord Image 43
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description Fine sunny day Started for W gl[acier] at 7 o’clock in launch The view up glorious. 4 cascading gls[glaciers] descending in jagged white torrent, strange, silent & seemingly motionless through the rich green furred pastures of the mtn[mountain] goats alder willow beds of bryunthus etc & alpine bloom in [general] [Sketch of glacier from side – no caption] 2 of these 4 cascades send off a few bergs from well formed front Mr. [Gan[nett]] was busy with map work The naturalists shooting birds in the bushes & along shore & collecting gull & tern eggs on moraine. Both kinds dull earth colored Soon Mr Har[riman] came with other launch. Children played on sand – gathered flrs[flowers]. The [main] gl[acier] has glorious tribs[tributaries] swooping down from mtns[mountains] pure white [Sketch: 3rd cascade. Looking down fiord] https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/3648/thumbnail.jpg
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