Geology 



were now on that part of the mountain which overlooked 

 the smooth ice below the fall. On rounding a corner 

 we were delighted to see in front of us a long snow-slope 

 extending down almost to the edge of the ice and 

 terminating in a hollow among lateral moraines. 



To glissade down the slope was a work of minutes, 

 but we still had some rough work before us amongst the 

 moraine ridges, and finally had to climb the side of the 

 glacier by means of steps. Once we reached the surface 

 of the glacier we knew that our troubles were over, and 

 we were able to cross to its farther side and occupy the 

 first bivouac of our outward journey, though we were 

 unable to reach the camp until the following day at noon, 

 having had no food since the previous night, when we 

 had been on short rations. 



After several days' rest we started for lower levels, 

 having first examined the gravels associated with the 

 moraines to see if they were gold-bearing. 



We found no trace of gold nor yet of the pebbles of 

 vein-quartz, and thus concluded that the rocks of this 

 part of the range were not gold-bearing. 



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