Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-07-22

NfH glacier has an average itiSh" VI
'in ieci above the water. and the sub
utfgrI portion reaches the depth ol
several hundred feet Large pieces oi
,c. weighing hundreds oi tons, occa'
.iuually hrcak Oft and fall with noise
Ikr the firing 81 heavy artillery.
-u,h piece fell on uur arrival a.
salute of welcome.
Ne landed upon the moralne Gas
iho sandy output - called ana
lmlrd mp the ascent At least II mlle,
iuI the glacier itself about two miles.
Ih,tr We 'wcrc. about 800 feet above
ih' go level overlooking that vast
held Of ico. IA place where one would
naturally expect to freeze; yet, sur
rounded ~ We were 10y acres OF ice, 1t
~. not uncomfortable cold and we
earned our wraps in our hands. We
t,mnncl nearly four hours upon tie
gls,ic- enjoying the grand scenery
aud very reluctantly retraced our
steps
Ne w,ighcd anchor at l z. NJ, and
turned around preparatory to leaving
the htV A we did so huge por-
iinu of zee at least POO feet high, broke
from the face of the glacier as Il part
ing salute This immense mass of ice,
weighing no doubt several thousand
tons. i,ll with crash beyond descrip-
ton II sank from sight for few sec
und.. while the huge column of water
thrown mp. descended and then rose
tn the surface and rolled and plunged
Ikea living thing, while the waters
dashed over IL and surged against the
glacier. causing several other frag-
mcnts Ia fall. The noise was simply
terrific and only those who have wit
messed such an exhibition Of natures
forces can realize the extent of the
cummOtion Echo after echo came
back fsom the hills for at least ten
minutes and swell like that caused
by large steamer beat against the
rocky shore. Nearly every one on
board witnessed this sight, which was
the most wonderful Of the many sights
W. saw, aud one and all agreed that it
alone wa, worth the price of the pas
sage.
We left the bay at , p. NJ, making
our way through hundreds OF icebergs,
but by the careful direction OF the cap
tain. Who stood on the bridge, we
passed through safely without a jar.
Soon after leaving the bay, we
passed Eagle Glacier, which is Of a re-
matkable formation, but not as large
a. the Muir glacier.
The afternoon and evening passed
aud we remained out on
deck at 10 10 watching the sun set.
We landed at Sitka the following
morning at An. During the day
We visited many places of importance,
the most interesting OF all was the
Greek church. This ancient organiza-
iinu wns founded in 1919, being 70
years old. and the present building So
years old. Its interior is very elegant.
IL IL furnished with elaborate and
costly fixtures, and on its walls hang
many fine oil paintings. Two OF these
work Of ART were executed by the re-
nowned Raphael, and are valued at
$4,000.
Upon leaving the church, we visited
the Greek Mission school and wit
messed the Greek service. We made
a tour of inspection through the mu-
scum. which is filled with relics con-
tribuied by several tribes of Indians.
These quaint curiosities were extreme
IN interesting and much admired by
our party.
The population of Sitka is about g.
90. nearly 800 of whom are Indians.
There are n number of good stores and
places Of business and two weekly pa
pcrs are published.
We left the wharf at p. NJ. In
passing out Of the harbor, the strong
current carried the ship from her
course, and we ran aground on shelly
Ing rock. As the tide was ebbing, we
were obliged 10 remain in our position
until ~ 30, when we floatej clear and
anchored in deep water until morning.
The captain made thorough inspec-
,lon Of the ship at low tide, to ascertain
u any damage had occurred, but find
ing mono We proceeded on our way at
10 An. The weather continued warm
aud pleasant. We were quite COM
Portable on deck at s p. NJ. without
wraps or overcoats.
Several OF the passengers (the writer
included) sat up to witness the sun
rise. As the sun did not set till after
10, IL was light enough to read at ii.
From II TO | the aurora borealis was
very beautiful. II was grand sight,
and quite equalled the man.of-war's
search lights.
The sun rose at 3 and tinged the
snow-clad hills a deep crimson. Only
those who have seen our grand old
Rainier 81 illuminated can appreciate
a description.
AGA. NJ. July l3. we entered bay
fun Of icebergs. We passed five large
glaciers. and stopped about 500 yards
from the Taku glacier and took on a
supply Of ice. Large pieces weighing
several tons were hoisted on board
aud stored between decks. This inter-
eating operation being completed we
left the bay and proceeded to the Tired.
well mine on Douglas Island, where
we arrived nj III NJ.
A. this point is located the largest
stamp mill in the world. 1t contains
$50 stamps and gives employment to
$50 men. The ore is of fair quality,
s-ssying from 50 TO 81 per ton. The
company have refused an offer of $751;
10000 for the plant, and value it at
t25 900 900.
A. p. NJ. we crossed over to juneau,
which Ia located nearly opposite and
about two miles from the mine. The
town IL situated ut the foot OF a pre-
cipitous bluff, $500 feet high. Its
population including a number of In
dams IL about 5000. After visiting as
many places as the length of our stay
permitted. we left Mt 8 M.
The weather continued mild and
pleasant and in the evening at 10 80
We witnessed beautiful sunset. The
scenery was varied and grand, and we
passed several large glaciers among
which the Davidson and AUX were the
most prominent.
Upon leaving Juneau we started on
our homeward trip. We traversed q
different route for several miles on our
return. and had pleasant change of
scenery. the most interesting of which
were the Chilcat Peaks and Mt. Fair
weather. At p. NJ. on the after.
noon Of the l4th, we passed the steam
ship City OF Mexico, whose captain
notified us not to enter Vancouver or
Victoria on account of the smallpox.
We proceeded to Nanaimo and
reached there at 6 80 Saturday morn
Ing. While the vessel lay at the coal