The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-08-21

ing point Tor parties going into the
mountains. There are also comfort
able cabin resorts, both at the head
and foot of the lake. Saddle ana
pack horses and guides are furnished
at reasonable, rates. From Glacier
House a seven mile trail takes one
+, Glacier camp, in Beulah basin,
which is about $500 feet higher than
the lake. or $500 feet above the sea
level. This camping place furnishes
all the natural attractions and condl-
tons necessary for protracted stay.
From Glacier camp in Beulah basin.
one may readily make other trips al
most as interesting as that to the
glacier itself, for the immediate VI
cinity is rich in gorges. valleys. lakes
fish, game, flowers, moses, mineral
springs, glaceroid snow fields. pic
turesuue passes, defiant peaks and
commanding outlooks. From Glacier
an hours climb takes one over Com
aau's pass to the southern edge OF
the Sperry glacier.
Sperry glacier is in many of it's
features one of the most interesting
and instructive sheets of snow and
ice yet discovered in this or any 9TH
er country. 1t has a sinuous or ser
miles, and length of about five
miles. It's highest and largest head
is on top of Glacier peak, one of the
spnous processes of the continental
backbone. The glacier gradually
spreads out as it descends towards
the northwest and terminates near
the lower border of an undulating am
phitheater or mountain gallery about
two or three miles in area. About
mile from the front of the glacier
terminates in an abrupt and startling
pr5cipice. having an average height
of more than 5000 feet Over this
the glacier once plunged into an i'm
mense mountain pocket below, now
known as Avalanche basin. But the
terminal edge or front of the glacier
has gradually receded along the floor
of the amphitheater. till now, as
above stated it is nearly a mile back
from the precipice and the area thus
abandoned by the glacier is thickly
s'trewn with remarkable exhibitions
of glacial rosin and deposits. Here
one may study to his hearts content
striking lessons in both ancient and
recent glacial action.
The processes called planning, pol
porting. dumping. etc, have been 60
ing on here for centuries. Scattered
over the glaciated field one may see
groups of roche moutonnes so recent
they almost seem to be alive and
about to spring to their feet and run
with the mountain goats. which one
may actually see scampering away
He'e are numerous "mOraines." both
lateral and terminal of all shades
and of varying thickness. sonic al
ready completed and covered with
trees. while others are still growing.
Countless mud tinted rivulets are
flowing from the mouth of the glacier
eager to augment the dozen Or more
gltcial torrents which fastening to
the brink of the amphitheater plunge
roaring and Kissing down the head
walls of Avalanche basin to glide
quickly on into the cleaning waters
OF Avalanche lake, a beautiful sheet
of turquoise water which occupies a
large part of the floor of that deep
mountain pocket. Gaping crevasses
bid one move cautiously In their
depths beyond the limit of vision the
surgle and plunge Of many waters
tell Of the shifting of the suns
rays from above and the eOding
power of rushing water below. In
short. the Sperry glacier, all things
considered. is a remarkably instruct
i've object lesson for students of gla
cial geology 1t is a typical continen
tai ice sheet on comprehensive
scale.
The remarkable U-shaped valley OF
basin known as Avalanche Basin
which the Creator kept hid away sc
long in this mountain retreat, is
alb nut II miles from Lake Mcdonald
and like many other things in nature
mug be seen to be appreciated. II
defies satisfactory description anC
demands personal visitations and in
spection from all who would have {
correct conception of its grind proper
tons, its impressive features ant
rarp hpautipS
Down the lofty. PERCEPTIONS face o
the head wall of the basin numerous
cascades and cataracts are lcaping
gliding. dancing, plunging, eacl
stream appearing in hurrying strife
to reach the lake first of all. The
lowest notch through which cascad,
breaks over the cliffs is nearly 2.40t
feet above the lake.
We are looking up 10 rocky height.
some of which toy with the cloud:
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