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Show THE NOBLEST GLACIER GONE I'nrle Sam's show glacier, one of the Jarg-st and most Impressive in the world, seems to have gone to pieces smashed by an earthquake a nd there is mourning among tourl.-ts, for whose Special benefit the ciifhty river of Ice that poured Into V.nr Inl.t. Glacier Pay, Alaska, was obviously Intended. It was the most a.ces-il.le of x-lstlng x-lstlng glaciers, and a view of It was obtainable by anylody who desired de-sired to behold an lceNTg h.v.oh.ry In full operation. The tncubatioa of bercu, under con-d.tious con-d.tious of the ut-ru ut-ru o n t laiag uable 1 J I vtritabie mountains of Ice. and. ths t bulk cf them being submerged, 'have ! r becom .trancied on the bottom.. I gran.i.ur. went on " all the time, and a small fare would enalde the casual excursionist to view one of the most Interesting phenomena phenome-na of nature from the deck of a coastwise coast-wise steamer. The face of the Muir Glacier, before thai uesirurtive earthquake of last Sep tember, waa two miles In length aiv. n lifted Its vertical cliffs 2'j0 feel above the water. At Its foot ths watei was 6'Xl f-et in depth, so that ths ice r'ver was really s") feet In thlckn.T,? or perhaps s mewhat more. The bergi Slakea off by the earthquake, wen |