The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-10

hOOMl Booml "A report ike CALI
n non, or a park of artillery, rang
sharply out on the still air, and one
of the very highest peaks on the wall
OF ice was shivered into fragments,
falling with loud splash 400 feet into
the water below.
by Jovel That was Jim Dandy"
cried Harry Page, as he stood with
Dane Hartmann on the deck OF the
Queen. at anchor in Glacier bay, gaz-
Ing with glowing eyes upon the won
derful Muir Glacier.
Every few moments there would
come the sound of a sharp explosion,
or a sudden crash, and some monument
of snowy beauty would fall from the
icy wall like an avalanche OF snow;
filling the air with a shower OF pow
derry flakes, and tumble headlong into
the foam below. TO drift with the tide
60 the open sea, or TO join It's fellows
In the ice-rimmed bay, where they
CLEANED with such beautiful rainbow
tints that The inlet had the appearance
of sairJland.
On hearing Harry's exclamation,
Dane drew deep breath and then sur
reptitiously gave himself several hard
pinches to assure himself that he was
stil In the land OF the living, and not
IA a world of dreams. But his doubts
upon the subject were suddenly
brought TO an abrupt termination by
Harry giving him sharp prod in the
back as he exclaimed Come, old
man, don't look so GUM. One would
think you were frozen as stif as yon-
der ice wall"
At this moment the professor joined
the boys. His pale countenance, which
generally wore an expression OF the
almost placidity, seemed unduly ruff
fed. His glasses had fallen from his
nose and were dangling in his beard.
as he stared about him with a short
sighted glare, utterly oblivious of his
loss
"'Tis wonderful Sublimel" he muir
INJURED. 'Boys," he continued, after a
pause, at is a sight you will never see
again. Improve every moment"
But Harry-who had spent all his
spare seconds on the trip in counting
the number OF times his uncle had re
peated that admonitory preface to q
lengthy lecture, on the ACCESSIBILITY OF
improving each shining moment, and
having arrived at the 34oth count
broke in with "Why, Uncle Dick, where
are your glasses? You look as IL you
had been struck by cyclone"
"My glasses!" ncrvously repeated
Prof. Deane. as he began to glare wild
Nv about him In search OF the missing
eyes: but at that moment Dane came
20 the rescue and the professor was re
stored. TO his normal condition.
''reii me. professor" inquired Dane
after another long look at the mag
niflcent spectacle before him, "whC
first discovered this wonderful gia
cier?"
"An old schoolmate OF mine, Prof
John Muir, state geologist OF Califor
MIA" replied Prof. Deane. HE was tn
first white man tovisit the glacier, an'
tits said his first view of IL was In 1879
from an Indian canoe"
AT that moment there came n sharl
defamation, followed by far ava.
rumhiing sound.
~what Is that rumbling?" asket
Dane, quickly. ut sounds like al
earthquake"
..It is the ice breaking away far bacl
IN the mountain passes" replied MI
Dcane.
Not long after, as the two boys wer
standing on deck, their attention wa
suddenly attracted TO party OF sal
ors who were being lowered over tn
aide OF the ship. Eager with the no,
eltg Of their surroundings, and wide
awake to each new phase OF the scene
the boys rushed quickly 20 the side O
The steamer. where they perceived tw
boats. manned with sailors, who wer
armed with pickaxes and hatcheti
bobhing up and down on the waves.
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