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2 We went their for the health of Mrs Reid s mother. it rained five days out often; and I concluded that one should go to
Alaska if they want dry weather. I had an interesting letter from Miss Scidmore? a few days ago. I suppose you also have heard
of the visit she and some friends made to our old camp. I was surprised that they found things in such good order. I shall
be so interested 3 letterhead in your article on the Glacier. My own work has not yet gone to press, but I hope it will
very soon. Did I write you that the fastest motion of the ice that I found was 7 feet a day? The size of the instruments,
their distance from the flags, etc. make it possible, tho not probable that this may be in error by two feet. The ice in
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