The earthquake shook off largo masses
of Ice from tho face of the glacier,
which, when floating in the bay, ap?
pear as hugo Icebergs and block tho
passage of vessels. By next season
the bay will be clear again, and tho
glucler can be approached as In former
years.
"The damage by the earthquake ls
but as a drop In tho bucket. I can bet?
ter explain Its work by saying that lt
took off thc face of tho glacier for BO
feet or so, while the main body extends
back, visible to the eye, 90 miles. The
glacier runs back from Its face on da?
cier bay to tho head of tho Oavldson
glacier, which faces ou Lynn canal, a
distance of 45 miles. All this season
Muir Inlet has l*oen full of small bergs,
so that vessels, after proceeding as far
as they could, wore forced to back out.
On the August trip of tho Queen the
surface of the glacier looked to be from
25 to 30 feet high, but lt ls lu reality
from 150 to 200 foot high. Next year
people will he able to get close to lt
and will find lt Just as large aud Just
as grand as lt ever was."
Helles of Itu.I.Hoi.
