July 1890, Glacier Sled Trip Sketches and Notes Image 7

Creator

John Muir

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6 when ice prd [period] was in [ ] much [mist] [have] gone this way from pressure from [it]. Rocks show this [the] lake is about a mile wide 1 ½ long or more perhaps about 600 ft above sea. Berg Lake is crowded with bergs because [have] no outlet & melt slowly. Heard none discharged. Some [quite] large 150 ft l [long]

[sketch of mountains & glaciers] 2d Berg Lake [Handsome] gl [glacier] [ ] [the] [2] [ ] [ ]

Date Original

1890

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Original journal dimensions: 8.5 x 13 cm.

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MuirReel28Journal03P06.tif

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Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

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