MUIR GLACIER 
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visited by many ship-loads of tourists; it has received the 
chief attention of students of physical geography; and 
much is known of its recent history. Muir’s notes and 
sketches record the approximate position of its sea cliff in 
1880, and photographic and instrumental determinations 
of its outline were made by Wright in 1886, and by Reid 
FIG. IO. MAP OF NORTHERN PART OF MUIR INLET. 
Showing position of front of Muir Glacier at various dates. Reid's survey stations are 
indicated each by a letter, dot and circle, with figures showing height in feet above mean tide. 
A and B were the extremities of his base line. 
in 1890 and 1892. During our visit the outline was 
mapped by Gannett, who tied his work to monuments left 
