The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-21
BACK FROM MOUNT ST. ELIAS.
RUSSELL AND Hrs ExPLORErS RE
TURN FROM ALASKA.

| Again Defeated In Their Efforts to CHM,
the Great Mountain-They GAY u u
Over 1e,oee Feet Hixh-Ru.seIi Cut 81
Fron HIS Party Tor Day. In y storm.
SEATTLE. Oct. 20.-Prof. L C. Russell hal
returned safely from his tour OF explora
tons at St Elias The party left here OF
May 30 BY tho revenue cutter Bear to be-
gin the season OF explorations under the
| auspices Of the National Geographic Society
Prof. Russell took with him J. H. Crum back
Thomas T. Stamy. Thomas White. Neil Nc
Carly. and Will c. Moore OF this State-mer
who Ind done considerable exploring In
Olympia-and Frank G. Warner OF Hartford
Conn. Tho first four had accompanied the
previous expedition.
They reached Icy Bay. and whom they at
tempted landing on June the waves wore SC
high that one boat was swamped. and Moore
with Lieut.. Robinson and four members OF the
Bears crew were drowned. With the exception
OF this mishap all has gone WELL and every
one has been in good health. Some Of the pro-
visions and instruments went down with the
Inflated boat. but most Of them we're washed
ashore later. The surf was 30 high that it took
three days to make a landing.
~ Having reacned tho sh2re the party started
mareSns ss 81 ho tbsm E tSs 0s
their time in the snow and leo. and for r' at
The rest Of the time they found beds on n"H TIA
loeks OF glacial moraines Their clothing was
s esse 81 to
S9'' Their food ns Was 'n Carried afsH IN
Ds T6s s WSSks
were spent in crossing the glassiers on the
9n nSss sa Sh hs 9s
level and they waited twelve days. hoping
They made several attempts but each time
s ssn s ssy Sas III P0 Senty So q @
cessant climbing they had to take refuge gain
n lto camp utterly exhausted; At one time a
on the highest point, and for four days he was
cut on from rom th ht rest OF TIE party ,,
Ms yeM
gould take in . sweep Of 800 miles from Mount
Yves about forty or nifty miles. wide.
RUSSELL Ct tef eas ssia se
sGsR is
sttude Of 16S6S se 1"i f45oo FEET
sns
tain IN honor nor 81 the cutter which
has not yet been able definitely to locate them
On On man; He made a sprysys to ascertain
1 Hs took %e angles sass Tine ali Icy PEAKS ssS
at se s ed a sss tb ss f.. Rs
yet reduced his calculations so as to give the
exact figures;
tine SSfn sS ss tqa S
great Mataspina glacier. which covers thou
Between icy Bay and YsEutat Bay. The st
mSGh than In
than ali the Alpine glaciers put together. TSe
reach ths snow line. where they melt Some q
%ads but f By MstssD1r BIZ
into lake. Tea Teey ae G
ssps IL sssse TSs xsfs:sn: . sss:s
sy tho on as snG
Ihe tff ~ OF tho Ice is estimated at from
belt II " w s s sSss Of rs an s Aye sn
outer three or u' fo % mes As ALONG tie
Witch are trees Tires feet IN dams
The soil . not two
The party went inland thirty or forty miles
they reached Icy Bay again they marched
east $50 miles along the shore to bisenchant
ment Bay This they explored and found to
run thirty miles further than it is laid down on
the maps. After stretching inland 1t turns
and the head Is very near the ocean.
Sitka. where they took tns City Of Topeka for
this city. Prof. Russell says the region Is full
Of interest for scientific men. and work will
know whether no will go again. He will re-
main In this city for a week or two. and then
start for Washington.