June-July 1890, Sketches of Glaciers Made Around Muir Glacier, Alaska Image 5

Creator

John Muir

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June 25 from 11.55 to 5.15

5 hs [hours] & 20 minutes

[80] thundering bergs [dischard] from M [Muir] Gl [glacier] loud enough to be heard in tent a mile distant the nearest, 2 ½ ms [miles] the most distant, thro the pouring rain & surges of waves on beach - average of 1 every 2 minutes. rain all night & day

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Slowly [lopping] & [sinking] at once then emerging

Dirt streaks

[sketch: [513]]

[sketch: 3 bergs seen falling & [rising] 1 PM Low tide]

Berg seen falling & rising with [three] others

June 28, 90 [1890] Gl [glacier] Bay M gl [Muir glacier] - color [D] dirty all [the] rest [vivid] [emerald] [turquoise] 50 ft h [heigh] 150 l [long]

Date Original

1890

Source

Original journal dimensions: 10 x 17 cm.

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MuirReel28Journal01P06-07.tif

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Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

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