Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-09-12


Professor George 2. Wright, of 0bsF.
lin. Ohio. Rev. J. L. Pafaon, og ths
CongEeaationai church of GrssnviIls
AEicAigan, and 3. P. Baldwin. Of Clsrs.
land, 0hio. Vers paassnRsr1 en- The
Idaho as ahs reiarned from ALASKA lasi
Friday. Yesterday morning Il bsoams
known that tha esnilenea wsnld tsll oi
their trip II an andieaos coaid Be -
cured. Word Qas ssnf aro1ed and q
o'clock Qnite q uumbsF we're asssmhled
g the Baptist Church, WasEe ths ~
cital ef tAe experiences % she party
daring the month they spent at 0iacieE
Bay kspt thsm interested for aboat tgu
houKa. and gave them much food foI
future thought and reading.
They spoke very pieasanfly 0f the
pleasures q the trip and the agresAble
friendships formed en roHts. kf vas
stated that they bad baen enfaFpriaina
10 the extent Of publishing the Daily
IaaAe chroaieis during the voyage.
Professor Wright tells Of bis experisnoe
In procuring Kndian helpers 20 20 with
the from juneau. L cost them $l04
20 procure the services Of two indians
and 4 eanoe for thirty days. They ar
rived IL Alaska daring The most excit-
inc times. The Governor settled NE
dI3o1liy among the Chileat Indians,
over intimidailnR q Catholic priest. By
aRresling the chief and bringing hin TO
the deck Of tie steamer in irons. The
Chinese we're dFiVea from DonRlas
Ialand, the seized schooners were
brought 10 Juneau. and Bangs and his
son, Of seattle, we're tried fer Smuggling
blankets. al these occurrences made
the party think that Alaska vas not as
far from eivilization as they had sup.
posed.
They we're landed at Glacier Bay and
pitched their camp about two miles
from the mouth Of MaiF Glacisr.
From this distance the discharge Of ises
beRRs into tho bay from the glacier
sounded like tremendous cannonade,
and the waves and surf would surge
about the beach for miles. Thase re-
ports and discharges Of vast masses Of
ice would be repeated as aftsn As every
ten minutes during night and day.
TIE outlet Of the glacier is only two
miles wide, and The ice Geld baek Of it
is about 80 by s. miles 10 extent. This
deld Is fed ey numerous iaree glaciers.
The explorers climbed neiQhboFinQ
mountains 70 obtain views Of the sx-
tensive field, and they walked seven
miles upon the smooth Toe, covered BY
difeFent lines Of moraines Of drift
rock.
Professor Tyndall. IN bis exploration
Of the Alpine glaciers, found none 90
extensive as this one OF ALASKA. Fyn.
dali found the Alpine glaciers 10 move
about eiesen inches q day, bat careful
survey Of the Muir glacier showed q
motion in some parts Of 127 feet per day
with an averRe for the entire river Of
40 feet per day. Ne glacier Of such
magnitude has been scientifically ex.
piored previous 20 this time. The Pro
fessor promised that more would be
heard frem bis research after be had
completed the problems and surveys
Rev. Patton stated that they used for
ars wood the pieces Of yellow and red
cedar that came down with the ioe
ages ago. He described q buried forest
Of oedars near the mouth OF the RlaoieF.
These trees are In q good state of preaeF-
walton, though they have been buried
IN drifts Of rock aud sand for tboR-
eanda Of years. They stand IN their
native bed Of glacial mad. and up their
sides oaa be traced the lines OF atratihed
sand. The edge Of this forest is ex-
posed 10 view where the river Fustles By.
y. p. Baldwin, young naturalist.
found ffteen Species Of birds nsW 70
him, among which were spaTrows,
kinRlets and least aaks. He also pro-
onFFsd about fifty botanical specimens.