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First draft of letter, in note-book 69 (80) Harry Fielding Reid My dear Mr, Reid: Jan, 1901 The funny fake about the
destruction of the Alaska glaciers by the earthquake of Sep. 1900? was believed and swallowed by most everybody, and I have
been commiserated and consoled with at a great rate ever since on the loss of the poor fragile Muir Glacier. I have been busy
telling the mourners to dry their tears for as far as earthquakes are concerned glaciers are less destructible than the mountains.
Excepting the premature discharge of bergs I can conceive of no other effects likely to be caused by a shake, but I have no
authentic information. I can easily believe that a big mass has fallen from the front of the Windam Glacier, for on the very
day of my first visit to the Taku glaciers a large mass fell from the undermined part of the snow over the main draining stream
damming it. John Muir See Travels in Alaska, p. 240 02890