What to see in America . Washington 533. Mt. Adams a neighboring snow mass. Thesecaverns have proved a blessingto more than one party which hasbeen compelled to remain overnight on the summit. The moun-tain is known to have beenactive at intervals during the lastcentury, and there was a slighteruption as recently as 1870. In-dian legends mention a greatcataclysmal outburst at an earlierperiod. The total area of Rai-niers glaciers is no less than forty-five square miles, an expanse ofice far exceeding that of anyother single peak in the United peak near the timberline, which is reached atabout
What to see in America . Washington 533. Mt. Adams a neighboring snow mass. Thesecaverns have proved a blessingto more than one party which hasbeen compelled to remain overnight on the summit. The moun-tain is known to have beenactive at intervals during the lastcentury, and there was a slighteruption as recently as 1870. In-dian legends mention a greatcataclysmal outburst at an earlierperiod. The total area of Rai-niers glaciers is no less than forty-five square miles, an expanse ofice far exceeding that of anyother single peak in the United peak near the timberline, which is reached atabout the height of 6500feet. The mountain hasthe graceful lines whichproclaim its volcanic ori-gin. Near the summit,which is three milesacross, the internal heatis still in evidence andsuffices to keep some ofthe ridges bare of snowmost of the year. It isintense enough in oneplace to produce numer-ous steam jets whichhave melted great cav-erns under the edges of
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