New-York tribune., 1879-10-25
SCIENCE FOR THE PEOPLE.


THE ALASKA GLACIERs.-A writer III me on"
Franc SEQ Blen enthusiastic over the great t"''S
near Fort wraugel. Alaska. standing At the e
for he SAYS the water foreground Is OF pale' milky
blue color from the suspended rcck-mud issuing ron
heuco,h the grinding rlacierone smooth sheet sweep
ing back five or miles ike Of the lower reaches
of great river AZ the head the water Is bounded nv
barrier wall of bushwnitc ice, from five 10 six hundred
foe, high f.w mountain tops crowned with snow APP
pcarnc beyond IL. On either hand stretched series OF
majestic granite rocks three four thousand feet
high In some places hare, in others foIesi'd. aud al
well patched with ycll1wgreon chaarral ana Hover!
gardens. especially about hal way up from top 10 not
toin built together IA general Nailed
way into walls ike those Yosemite Valley. extending
far beyond ihc ice arrCr one Immense brow appearing
beyond The other while their bases buried IN tue
glacier Th> is in fact Yosemite Valley IN process o'
formation. the modelling and sculpture oi the Walls
nearly completed and well planted bat no groves as
yet or gardens meadows. on the raw and uh'ish'"
bottom. Tue whole front and brow Of this majestic
glacier are gased and scupured into amaze o yaNhps
cha.ins aud crevasses and bewiidering variety OF
strange architectural forms. appalling 10 the sf"nE's
nerves bat novel and beautiful hey cnd wras'rec'us-
t,r OF gier ne lauctppcd spires gables and'o'sNs'
bold outstanding bastions and plain mwd Gins
adorned along top with freited cornce aud battle
,4,f while every gorge crcvasse chasm and hol-
low a. hlci with l-ut Along the sldes We c'ud see
tAc mighty food giluOiug against the granite WIN ~
redols pr,susc. rounding tc outswelnE hos es dec1-
cnng aud smoothing the Icireatng ho'o VS. ana snap
L. ever! iol ion vi .lv u',, [ - 49,, mines ~ an
pointed tEc the lc,-oCl shou he lltrd enu SCI sne
iy the sun Back three miles rom the irout tht
cnr4cnt is uow probably about 100 feet deep; ou
when examine the walls, are eiooNea "hu l.'l%"," %
features sD surely hOW iAat I'D ttc car ct ciy
of tlc lcegc cy were a ovorsv, pt his slc,r Law
ine flowed a height %. iiom three To lOuf tAouSaAu
IOet above as lTsseLi .tfei'
=, =,
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vilheeNs uncd aud conn AIRED 40 me smithsonian lnsu
fuilouaul lhe Vac.c l.. lluol interest.
Ilepo,iis o. cA,rDlncut containing .r L bones which
occur large quantities. were also cNanitOd a. showing
tie muliitud Peg 90 animals which ef rme rolmcd in
ths Immense Sunterra, cavity. yAe Eve 'houncs va
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~ few minutes aud then rcssts perfectly both prce-
snre and heat Wien set II Is also a good subsii-
iue for natural hthugrluhc sto.es aud replace
nefn for many practical purposes 1t can also
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