CHAPTER XIX 



THE GLENLYON MOUNTAINS 1905 



September 22. With heavy packs we started on the 

 morning of September 22 for the Glenlyon Mountains, 

 and after fighting through willows and travelling over 

 benches, reached a creek flowing through a draw which 

 extended well up in the ranges. After five hours we had 

 ascended two thousand feet, from the river to timber-line, 

 and were well within the outside range. A broad, rolling 

 mountain valley spread out on both sides of a fine willow 

 draw, and camp was made among some scattered spruces. 

 Two pieces of canvas were tied together and thrown over 

 inclined poles in the form of a shelter, from which we had 

 an outlook over the whole valley. 



September 23. It was near zero in the night, and the 

 following day was calm, cloudless, and mild. I climbed 

 to the crest of the mountain north-east of camp and was 

 then almost directly above the Pelly River, which wound 

 in a wide curve below me. I could see all the mountains 

 along the MacMillan River the Kalzas range, Plateau 

 Mountain, the Dromedary Mountain, the Russell Moun- 

 tains, and more dimly the peaks of those between the 

 Forks. All were covered with snow. 



The Glenlyons, trending in ranks, stretched away to 

 the south-west. They are rugged and bold, like the Pelly 



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