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Show The Wonder of Alaila. TOM fW 4ii'r Eng 1 Tlaief 1 The Mulr glacier, which la the great wonder of Alaaka, waa doubtlesa die-covered die-covered by Vaucouver in 1701, but Prof, John Mulr waa the llret to describe it. Mulr Inlet, at the head Of Ulacler bay, la the termination of thla great "rlterof Ice." The wall of blue Ice la there a mile long aud about 400 feel high. II la worn Into lowers, castlea and caverna, and la con tlnually dlacharglng fragment from tbe aire of paving alone lo thai of Cologne oathedrale. These falling into the sea cast up tbe apray for hundred of lett Into the air, and aend forth wavea whlchdaah uiOU the ahorea and echo like thunder among the mountain. The Mulr glacier la really a aea of Ice.i with numerou brancliea In tbe valley, nuy one of which la aa large a the Uomer or Aletach glaclerof Baltierumd. it la, according lo Mr. ri. P. I). Id-win, Id-win, a recent vialior, aa large aa all Ihe Alpine gtaileralnone, blnl20Jqure Ulllee lu area. The Ice laluOufeet thick at the uioulli In Mulr Inlet, aud the glacier la eellmated to vomirlae a much water aa Lnbe llrle. It dlackargea 77,o0u,0"O,UO0cublofeet of Iceaa Iceberga, aud 17S,00U,Uuu,VU0 feet of water by melting every year. The centre of Ihe glniler, where tbe motion la quickest, la ao rough and troken Into crevajae thnt It la con. aldered Imiaaaable, The eastern half. however, can I traveled aa far aa Iho nave. Pror. Wright baa found the motional the centre to ben much aa alxty-live feet a day, wherea that of the Alpine glacier Uonly thirty-three Indite or eo. Aa much aa ulnety feet a day haa been found lu the case of a renland glacier. Ihe Mulr glacier baaomo extended muili further Into the bay, and la now receding every yenr.H hlle the aourcee of the ice supply are falling. |