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scarcely any level surfaces to be seen.
There is a large river channel near the
west northern border of the glacier which
is the bed of a considerable stream dur-
ing the summer. Hard walking on
the uneven ice without creeps, but
we got along fairly well when we kept
the bottoms of our kames free from
snow. I tried some hot-nailed mading
moccasins that had been brought up with
the idea that they would be useful in pro-
tecting kames on rock work, but they
were of little use.
Captain Comer determined the ice
to be 2 3 1/4 inches thick and the water
about 12 feet deep at a distance of
50-75 feet from the front of the glacier.
Largest Trout (salmon trout) caught to day
measures 2' 3" long + weighs 5 3/4 lbs. It was
caught by Admiral.
Ice cracked frequently under some
pressure - probably both from the glacier
and inflow of water. To be investigated.
Kahdd caught a little trout that seemed
to have much larger fins proportionately
than the other fish.
Spec. 698
26 October. Thawed out wrapped in
in cheese cloth and placed in
75% alcohol in a 5 gal milk can