Title

May-June 1899, Harriman Expedition to Alaska, Part I, San Francisco to Harriman Fiord Image 45

Creator

John Muir

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Transcription

still Venturing another & another until the 5th discharging bergs was found in the [river] inlet wh[ich] is about 15 ms l[ong]? Harr[iman] excited Said we’ll discover a new N W passage At 9.30 left ship with Gannet[t] Cap.[tain] Kelly Invararity[Duncan Inveratity-photographer] & [young] [Sketch: View looking down P. Wells Inlet 8 ms from gl[acier] Dist[ant] mtns[mountains] mostly solid white Large gl field in mid[dle] [Morrill] & Ind[ian] Jim to camp & explore 2 days while the propeller wh[ich] had lost a blade [Sketch: Gl[acier] 1½ ms wide in inlet 6 ms long next W of Port Wells There are 2 low descending at mouth of “ “ [Port Wells] on E side near mouth [20] ms l [long]

Date Original

1899

Source

Original journal dimensions: 9 x 15.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

MuirReel29Journal02P68-69.tif

Publisher

Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

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