The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-11-10
MUIR GLACIER.
The Great Alaskan Les Pack Said to
Be DYING F11.

'9ee'>il'5 'iIs '''oli l-l '-ie "i-''s u
AlasAa' l. j. ihci!at'-S3A' an -Ailiet l<'sli
| artist, has spent sixteen OF the last
twenty-three summers at points along
/ the northern cCaSt Of tie Pacific ocean,
and of the NIljr glacier he has made
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>eIi' u 90 u ,-'e ''''S 'c'''''L-7 -
Mulf @'acler S-Lice 1t was shattered ~
an eaIthl''"Ne Hii-e years ago. 'l'-
hich'Flson FISIle0 the Sldclef. lfSt IL
lSJl ana was ',-eFe several times pre-
VlouS 10 the ul'ne2F2L inns summer
/ uufltS ten "teN5 Solodfh IN the
! north ne a9alN Went 70 tAe ICE HeIu'
gong III on u" second trip maze hy
| the faclhc coast Steamship coi-i.'a-
ny snip SPOKANE. LIS ooseI'''' i9i'''
on the present CONDITION OF the &laci&f
as coaipafeu Nlt1 us FORMER appear
ance Is the hrSt authoritative ana IN
/ teIHGeht narration OF what chah@e 'H'
zee feld mas undergone III the ihterVeA-
ING years.
/ first went to the Mulr glacier IN
1871. SAID Nj. Richardson. L of"n-
pied the cabin OF the Professor Muir
| expedition. which mad been ut the GHt-
! cier during the previous year. 1t was
| only thfee-GuartefS OF mile away
from tie face OF the glacier, which at
that time fad solli face, two miles
/ long and about 100 feet hlgh, above
| the water Inc, although below the
water the ice extended to depth OF
| 500 feet.
II was grand ana awe inspiring
/ sight. for the great ice mass was Gus
migrating faS'. ana thc detoH'l'1oH~
as the bcfgs topped OF MO the sen
were IKE tHe rodr Oh aftiiefH. hdtdN
Ten minutes would pass without III"
collapse OF some big piece OF Ice "tI
| the tdal wave winch would follow.
| The submergence OF 4 big fragment
| would seEd wall of water ten rect
! high or more rushing in to the shore
One had to be constantly on guard
against this when on the beach.
Inc sight OF the falilh% masses OF
| ice USED anyways 10 make me thlhh 81 "
| fight OF giants III which the front rank
was always falling. pushed on 10 de-
struction by their Fellows behllld-
only about half OF the former race
of the glacier is active in dlSchargln@
to the sea. Today the active portion
may be described as the LETT arm. ne
! right arm is hardly active at all, ana
to my mlnd VIII De DEAD III com
paratively few years. Already in front
of the face are showing sand ana
gravel ridges in the water. which lnG!-
| cate that the ice mass IS forming
| terminal mo"aIne, which IN time Wlil
| grow to Such proportions th2t tle ga
cier Will be entirely separator from tIe
| sea.
Il may explain that technlcallF
| live glacier is one winch discharges
directly INTO me ocean, Nhiie ueau
| glacier IS one which enGs on laAd anu
| where the ice mass IS dlsslpGtea py
the acton OF the sun alone II mems
| away, While the i've glacIer ti|iH-
tegrates IN huge masses. "hlch ll'"'
away to sea in the form OF 1cebergs'
| The dead Gi2clef IS OF comparatively
| Siii''ii iAitNi 49, W ',i4' 80 '- ~
While the live one. with IT'S awe III
| spring detorauohS ana acuFltI' VIII
hold the attention Oh any tfe"'u'e' no
matter ROW .UHschoo!ed. LNeh 'ile uii-
educated haUFes VIII staHu ior hours
watching the movements OF the ice.
NOW 10 make cieiE the ch"hse {!
fected bF me e'fthluahe 1T Mu',
glacier. W heh WAS there III lo'''
the glacier presenter sIiaisht van
OF Ice two niles Wlde across me heau
OF the pay ne anhplii'lleatef Vi ii'ouH
talhs when teeo the Siaclei VIII ~
| ana sho" mas an estimated area Vi
SUI square miles, anu 'lii Tue ICE iofiil
ed IL tnlS area nda u lliahe us eAit
| through ms TWO hilie outiet. AT 'h"t
t1me there was an isiilo Ill lhe ICE
| held about day 5 Journey from the
lace OF the glacier, WHICH we useu ~
WISH Inc term lsianu IS uSeo % ae-
scribe the top ol nlll "hllA pFo'i"'.-
eQ through the Ice uelu, anu, altuouSu