The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-07-06
FINDING OF GLACIER BAF


40 sese0.
John Muir, after whom the largest
r}acier In the world ID named, writes .
paper for the Century ON The Dfscov-
cry OF Glacier bay" Mr.. Muir says:
..Mv frst visit to the now famous
Glacier bey Of AlasaEs was made toward
the end Of October, 1879, when young
ice vvas beginning to form in the branch
inlets occupied BY the glaciers, and the
mountains were mantled with fresh
e,,ow ali the wav down from tho high
~ nealxs and ridaes OF the Fairweather
r.nra NEARLY To the level of the sea.
.T IA .,s.,+ uo.t ~ the season Il,
.,.-,.. 80 go c.rrcr ~ tia Sticlreen river
-, e ~ .,-o;.-s .rd : em.l1 nortion Of
~ -. ..ss - ..,.,r,, ~, t,.~ord tina Ooeet
s-Ao 4.s- 80 - a. a;-;de - .osra of the
n.o4, *-;,.,,t.ss.. -. -. - the yukon and
s Wu.,.e-;a - - when coA beclr To
ma1e ae.-.s. 49, - Eort Wr.nuel.
ns.;,;rc ~ October Il
. .S.sa ~ -. Ia To- nev undertalrinos
:eo ,..s,.na ~ rhe dava we're
;.,~ - s;s ~ si,~t and winter with It's
s.~ ks."r terms v.s drawino nigh. when
a,:sssas -ro,,ld - l,nonin, down the
"vslan .,Ss - -. 800. and ali
luus 80 " 49, .a,,1d Ia hurled
tue lsno "oaA4 ~ 4... .,,;.
nus' on 'ao os.-o- - 80 80.
wnl.. sM:e. w.'oe.aess .ee."s hsd an ioved them.
,M:- .. s..,, +l,.+ = r;rht Relations
-...,' .I. -, g., .ha, ara ever Iindlv. The
,ra;a VT, ''; ;n1srd channels. extending in
a...., , a;-ac+;on ~ ALONG the coast. remain
@ 49,. ~ w;,ter. and their shores being
wel1 foreated. It would be easy to keep
,r.~,,, =, camn while in = large canoe
abundance az proyisions could be
c.rr;ad determined. therefore, to 70
.haad =. far north az possible, with or
without compenions, to SEQ and learn
what I could, especially with reference
to future WORK. Mnen .uu Ano~r
my plans 70 MI: 1oane' sno VT usn.s1 ~
missionary, ne oHereo " W WIN u.s'
ana Win nis so"'a'ssnoo
good canoe ana : c,ew u s.s
gathered large s'ock .. Ploss
BLANKETS ETC., ana ON oc'ooel - -
fortn, eager 70 "eacome wnae. "..s:
ness migns 0Hes' 20 ions NJ
hrewooo snoulo Aast e
mace q Journey nor Sll.n Ign lsnslr:.. a.-.
dred mues long; snu 'nouen n s.u~aF
were encoun'eleu, ano . .e~ ~ 1A"se :. >
the "ho wonuellsn4 .e eS.al"-..+
ton oeyono ouf os eA'ts'as "a.
hopes
1.-The drst stages OF our journey were
mostly enjoyment. Inc weatner wss
about hall bright, ana we g,loeo s1one
the green ana yelAo" snole,s ~ oo.ol =
the lovely lsianos passing ~ 1T
monious succession' iike ,aeas N . nne e
poem. Inc ram oio nos n,nuel ~, ous
when the WIND was TOO w,lo w s1.yeo
IN camp, the Anaisus asseAy nplo.1
such storm times IN oeer nuns'n&'
while l exnaned sns Sos'ks ana "ooos'
Most al our Gamma were made IN nooles
that were charmingly embowered, and
frinred with bushes aud late Aowexs
About noon we discovered the
arst OF the great glaciers-the one I
afterwasd named for Geil<ia, the Noted
Scotch geologist. It's lofty blue cliffs,
looming up through the draggled skirts
Of the clouds, gsvs = tremsndous
impression Of savage power. while tho
roar Of thensw-b icebugs thickened
and emphasized tho general roar OF the
storm. An hour and half beyond the
Geikie glacier We ran into . sltRht har-
Dor where the shore is low. dragged the
;anoe beyond the reach OF drifting ice-
bergs, and, much against my desire to