Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-21
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cone OF these excursions took us to an
island near the head 0f the bay. which
We NAMED Grand View IsluTid From
its summit which rises boldly 200
feet aboye the water, magnificent
view was obtained of Il vast stretch of
suow-clad mountains, from which
glaciers Of great magnitude descended
TO the sea, and ended in ellis of ice sew
eral hundred feet high. From there the
ic lergs crowdiug the bay We're derived.
One of these glaciers we named after
Dalton, the pioneer explorer OF the re-
giou: another Of large size at the head
of the bay was named in honor of
Gardner Hubbard, the president Of the
National Geographical society. A mag
nitiCent mountain peak, rising some
10000 feet Immediately above the Hub
bard glacier, received the same name.
Another towering peak on the same
mountain crest, triangular III shape and
always of the pures5 white, was named
Mount Seattle, in acknowledgement of
the faithful services of our camp hands,
whose homes are mostly in the Queen
City Of the Sound.
Mapping the Region.
"While the glacial and geographical
studies were being pushed forward, Mr..
Kerr, the topographer of the party,
measured base line with considerable
accuracy and began map Of the re-
gion. From the ends of the base line
sights were taken TO several peaks and
hill-tops near at hand The angles be-
tween the lines of sight and the base
line affordiug data for determining
other distances. BY means Of angles Of
elevation their heights could also be cal
culated, The stations whose position
and elevation had thus been determined
We're made the eXtremitie5 of new base
lines from which sights to- all the noun
tains in the territory could be made,
and the heights of the highest peaks
accurately determined. In addition to
the dip angles the heights of the sta
tfons occupied were determined by
means of mercurial barometer To
aid in this work base barometer' was
read three times day during July and
August by Rev. Carl J. Hendrickson,
who has charge Of the mission ut va
kntat. From this begiaring the work
Of mapping the country was carried for
ward untila all the peaks to be seen from
our line Of march were located and
their heights determined.
OF for 81. Elias.
AS soon as topographic work was
well under way, line of march toward
ST. Elias was decided upon. All of our
rations. bedding. tents, etc, had to be
carried or packed hy the men. the,
character Of the country not ALLOWING
the use Of animals. Our line OF marcd
was toward the northwe I, with the ti.
angular summit of st Elias as our
guide We found passes in the noun
tains leading in the direction we wished
to travel. and no iasurmnuntable diff
Culties in the way, although great
patience and Judgment We're required
in threading the network of creyaSses
In The ice fields Probably more than
nine-teuths OF our journey was across
glaciers and snow fields,
On the lst of August we Were mid
way between Yakutat bay and st. Elias,
hut still at the base Of the mountains.
Cur camp wus in the last and highest
grove Of trees that il was practicable 10
reach The timber line is there about
! SEQ feet high. and all trees disappear n
few miles 10 the west. An island Of
rock. surrounded hv vast glaciers but
clothed with beautiful flowers. rank
ferns and dense spruce trees furnished
a delightful spot for our base camp.
We named this lovely oasis in the
desert of ice Blossom Island. From
there our work III the high mountains
began.
Climbing the NIouut;in.
"On following up Marvin glaciers.
which fellows t. the west ot Blossom
island fog about fifteen miles. We
reached an elevation Of 4.uHO feet and
found an easy pass, although filled with
glacial ice. leading westward across
what, from a distance. seemed an inn
nnssahle mountain range We named