"Travels in Alaska 



many new islands had been born in the mean time 

 and so much ice had vanished. As we have seen, this 

 Icy Bay is being still farther extended by the reces- 

 sion of the glaciers. That this whole system of fiords 

 and channels was added to the domain of the sea by 

 glacial action is to my mind certain. 



We reached the island from which we had obtained 

 our store of fuel about half-past six and camped here 

 for the night, having spent only five days in Sitadaka, 

 sailing round it, visiting and sketching all the six 

 glaciers excepting the largest, though I landed only 

 on three of them, — the Geikie, Hugh Miller, and 

 Grand Pacific, — the freezing of the fiords in front 

 of the others rendering them inaccessible at this late 

 season. 



