TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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Preface . 



List of Illustrations 



CHAPTER I. 

 Introduction. 



Geographical Data .... 

 a. Physiographic features 

 6. Streams .... 



c. Glaciers selected for study . 



Historical Data .... 



Geological Data .... 



a. Stratigraphy .... 



b. Physiographic changes 



c. Lakes ..... 



d. Alterations in drainage 



Climatic Data .... 



a. Geographic distribution of moisture 



b. Chinook winds 



c. Oscillations in climate 



CHAPTER II. 

 Victoria Glacier. 



1. General Characteristics 



2. Nourishment .... 



3. Double Tributary 



a. Mitre Glacier; the host 



b. Lefroy Glacier; the parasite 



4. Drainage 



a. Surface ablation 



b. Surface drainage 



c. Marginal drainage 



d. General drainage brook 



e. Water temperatures . 



5. Forward Movement 



a. Measurements . 



b. Frontal changes 



c. Shearing 



d. Crevasses 



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