The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-30

nowing from mountain group that has
yet been discovered. OF Piedmont glaciers,
the type specimen. so to speak. and the
only one of the class yet explored. is the
great Ice sheet that intervenes between
Mount St Elias and the Pacific known as
the Maiaspina glacier. The still larger
continental glaciers-of the nature OF the
ice sheet that formerly covered the north
ern half of North America, and the
smaller sheet beneath which Northwest
ern Europe was once huried-are repre-
scented In the Northern hemisphere at the
present time by single example In Green
land.
THE magnitude of the field for glacial
study in North America has only been
appreciated within recent years, and is
still nurecognixed outside of a limited cir.
Gle Of special students. BY gathering in
the hook before YOU the informa ton now
available concerning North American
glaciers II has been my aim not only to
report the present condition in this COIN
try of an important branch of geological
aud geographical inquiry. but TO make
you familiar with glacial phenomena in
general and stimulate a thirst for fresh
explorations and renewed study along an
almost untrodden path
From what | have seen personally Of
the glaciers Of the United States and
Canada. and from gimpscs obtained in
previous years IF those of Switzerland
and New Zealand az we'll as from, all
that | have read concerning the ice
fields NJ other lands. think I can af-
firm. without fear of contradiction. that
Southern Alaska. and adjacent portions
OF Canada offer one OF the most pronnis-
ina fields for glacial study that can be
found. shall he more than repaid for
the labor expended IN writing this little
book If IL leads even indirectly to a re-
fx.ss~a -1&
gun In that instructive. highly pietur-
esquc and most attractive region"
There ara ten chapters in the body az
the hook arranged in such a way as 10
b. ot the greatest benefit 10 the general
reader or the student, The first chapter
IS introductory. giving the general char
aCtcrtstics Of eiasiers. Chapter II. treats
cf the general distribution of the glaciers
Of North America. Chapter III. gives the
glaciers of the Sierra Nevada. Chapter
~. Is az the most local in,er@9t as II
treats Of the glacicrs ef Northern calf
fornia ard the Cascade mountains Chap
ter y. glaciers of Canada. chapter VI
glaciers of Alaska, CHAPTER VII. glaciers
eli the Greenland region. chapter VIII
ciimatie changes indicated by the glaciers
of North America; chapter X. how and
why glaciers move: chapter X. the life
history Of glacier.
In chapter ~. there are numerous il-
tGstra tEoas - our favnrite yeaks ~ the
cascade mountains and a mar nf Mount
Rainier. csmnilssi by Rattsy Willis In
THIS chapter also occurs an inter~S ing
reference. showing that Ger. a v AAufz
was The first - report the existence ef
Nt;ng glaciers in the United States. Ger
ksutz wNti.s . heut erSus attempted 10
assembled Mount RsiuteT ~ 1SSG hut feEni
bis way barred by a great glacier Few
peopfr probably realize that the an-
neuaceglent 10 the scientific w0rld ,ha.
snees ara glaciers in the United States
wAS made from the then little anown
Washington territory. and snat ;Ae &ss-
ccVNFy vas made eu the slsfss of their
STaad ell gavorate Mount Reiaisr
PROF.. Russell has coEsA s'ls.i much ef eha
history ~ tae aScents % Mount Ra.n.eg
ana also ccstrS 10 similar work On other
mountains tn thsE stste.
fiae wonderful glaciers q Alaska are
treated 81 great length and With = fall
UsSS - illustration thai wtli nal a. .he
hook so.zght after ty every oae who
wishes 70 Visit - learn sssoag tna@S ILL.,
tic k3owa 1tads aud rivA-z Of Ice.