OCT., 1899.] 



ITINER.\RY. 



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was the most trying day of all — sixteen miles of continual climbinj^-, 

 removing- blocks of lava, and bnilding trail. Our animals suffered 



Fig. 4. — Slia.stiua lioin imrtli, sliowing grt'at bank of snow which fi-eds Shastiiia streams. 



severely, and one of them gave out entirely. However, the mountain 

 was completely encircled after four long days, and the desired iufornia- 







I'lii. ,'>. .\liiiiic lienilocks, Scjuaw Creek Camp. 



tion "was obtained. In the main we kept near timberline, climbing over 

 the bare rock slopes above, or descending into the dark forest below, 



