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Page 72
... summit of the latter . The Malaspina had no névė , nor was there any high land in the direction of its axis as far as the eye could reach . Every- where , except where the pinnacles protruded and in a few spots on the face of the bluff ...
... summit of the latter . The Malaspina had no névė , nor was there any high land in the direction of its axis as far as the eye could reach . Every- where , except where the pinnacles protruded and in a few spots on the face of the bluff ...
Page 73
... summit of Mount St. Elias . The highest point reached , 7,200 feet , was on the foot - hills of the main range now called the Karr hills . The time occupied by the expedition , after leaving Icy bay , was nine or ten days . So far as ...
... summit of Mount St. Elias . The highest point reached , 7,200 feet , was on the foot - hills of the main range now called the Karr hills . The time occupied by the expedition , after leaving Icy bay , was nine or ten days . So far as ...
Page 83
... summit a fine view was obtained of the cloud - capped mountains toward the northeast , of the dark forest covering Knight island , and of the broad plateau toward the southeast . Some of the most charm- ing effects in the scenery of the ...
... summit a fine view was obtained of the cloud - capped mountains toward the northeast , of the dark forest covering Knight island , and of the broad plateau toward the southeast . Some of the most charm- ing effects in the scenery of the ...
Page 91
... summit of Mount St. Elias , which stood out clear and sharp against the northwestern sky . Although thirty - six miles distant , it dominated all other peaks in view and rose far above the rugged crests of nearer ranges , many of which.
... summit of Mount St. Elias , which stood out clear and sharp against the northwestern sky . Although thirty - six miles distant , it dominated all other peaks in view and rose far above the rugged crests of nearer ranges , many of which.
Page 92
... summit , unlike the isolated pyramid in which St. Elias terminates , is formed of three white domes , with here and there subordinate pinnacles of pure white , shooting up from the snow - fields like great crystals . On the southern ...
... summit , unlike the isolated pyramid in which St. Elias terminates , is formed of three white domes , with here and there subordinate pinnacles of pure white , shooting up from the snow - fields like great crystals . On the southern ...
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