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7 March Visited Brother John's gla-
cier. Visited line of stakes but could
not be sure from unaided eye observation
that there has been any movement.
A stake in the middle of the southern
half of the line is or seems to be further
west than the others, but this may be
due to original setting.
At the base a second ridge has risen
south of that noted on p - 44. This is
larger, longer and higher, the crest being
15 feet above level of late ice in its highest
part. The stoss (glacier) side of the ridge
shows beautifully the direction from
which the pressure came, being flexed
back at top to and beyond the vertical
On the distal side of the ridge the ice has
been bent down below the general level
of the lake surface forming an open hollow
1.5 - 2 ft deep. A similar hollow was
formed on the proximal side of the
ridge, but water got in and it is now
full of new ice. This ridge extends from
the north to or beyond the middle of the
front of the glacier. Apparently it is the
result of movement which has taken place
within the last four weeks, amounting
to at least 10 feet horizontally. Relations
are approximately as represented in
the following section -