THE EXPEDITION BASE 



As soon as Camp Lloyd had been organized the 

 heavy task of erecting the weather observatory on 

 Mount Evans was undertaken. This structure 

 had been designed by Herz on the basis of experi- 

 ence gained with Professor Church at the Mount 

 Rose Weather Observatory in Nevada, and he was, 

 therefore, placed in charge of the construction. 

 Kallquist was associated with him as principal 

 assistant, and the two men established themselves 

 at once in a tent on the summit of Mount Evans. 

 The remaining members of the Expedition and 

 the four Eskimos now began packing on backs 

 and shoulders the materials of construction — the 

 joists, boards, canvas, balsam wool, the window and 

 door frames, and the windows and doors themselves. 



A trail was laid out which would have the 

 easiest grades even though it involved some detours, 

 and this trail was clearly marked out by rock monu- 

 ments. It represented a total distance of about 

 three miles with a vertical rise of nearly 1300 feet. 

 This trail was soon worn into a path easily followed 

 except where the rock ledges outcropped, but the 

 set of monuments was intended to serve also for 

 the winter when the ground was snow-covered. 

 Day after day in monotonous succession a caravan 

 of from four to seven men would start out from 

 Camp Lloyd in the morning, each with two pieces 



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