 | 1881 - 1100 pagina’s
...chiefly of bog moss and vegetable mould, but containing good-sized lumps of clear ice. There seemed no reason to doubt that an extension of the digging...clear ice, such as was visible at the face of the blurT below. That is to say, it appeared that the ridge itself, two miles wide and two hundred and... | |
 | 1881 - 904 pagina’s
...below. Hence it is inferred that the whole ridge, two miles wide and two hundred and fifty feet high, ia chiefly composed of solid ice overlaid with clay and vegetable mold. The ice generally has a semi-stratified appearance, is only superficially soiled, is granular in structure... | |
 | 1882 - 1184 pagina’s
...about a mile from the sea the ice formed a ridge about 250 feet above high water, and observes:—" That is to say, it appeared that the ridge itself, two miles wide, and 250 feet high, was chiefly composed of solid ice overlaid with clay and vegetable mould." In conclusion,... | |
 | Henry Woodward - 1883 - 636 pagina’s
...stratum of bog moss and vegetable mould, containing good-sized lumps of clear ice ; and " there seemed no reason to doubt that an extension of the digging would have brought them to solid clear ice, such as was visible at the face of the bluff below." [This inference, I may... | |
 | Henry Woodward - 1883 - 750 pagina’s
...stratum of bog moss and vegetable mould, containing good-sized lumps of clear ice ; and " there seemed no reason to doubt that an extension of the digging would have brought them to solid clear ice, Buch as was visible at the face of the bluff below." [This inference, I may... | |
 | William Healey Dall, Gilbert Dennison Harris - 1892 - 384 pagina’s
...chiefly of bog moss and vegetable mold, but containing good-sized lumps of clear ice. There seemed no reason to doubt that an extension of the digging...that is to say, it appeared that the ridge itself, 2 miles wide and 250 feet high, was chiefly composed of solid ice overlaid with clay and vegetable... | |
 | Geological Survey (U.S.) - 1892 - 1340 pagina’s
...chietly of bog moss and vegetable mold, but containing good-sized lumps of clear ice. There seemed no reason to doubt that an extension of the digging would have brought us to solid, clear ice, sueh as waa visible at the face of the bluft' below ; that is to say, it appeared that the ridge itself,... | |
 | 1907 - 594 pagina’s
...chiefly of bog moss and vegetable mould, but containing goodsized lumps of clear ice. There seemed no reason to doubt that an extension of the digging...composed of solid ice overlaid with clay and vegetable mould. It was noticeable that there was much less clay over the top of the upper ice-face than was... | |
 | Alfred Geddes Maddren - 1907 - 576 pagina’s
...chiefly of bog moss and vegetable mould, but containing goodsized lumps of clear ice. There seemed no reason to doubt that an extension of the digging...composed of solid ice overlaid with clay and vegetable mould. It was noticeable that there was much less clay over the top of the upper ice-face than was... | |
 | Adolphus Washington Greely - 1909 - 356 pagina’s
...careful examina 3 S •35 £ O tion reports: "It appeared that the ridge itself, two miles wide and 250 feet high, was chiefly composed of solid ice overlaid with clay and vegetable mould." He adds: "It certainly remains one of the most wonderful and puzzling geological phenomena... | |
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... but containing goodsized lumps of clear ice. There seemed no reason to doubt that an extension of the digging would have brought us to solid, clear ice, such as was visible at the face of the bluff below. 
