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of the plateau, about one hundred feet back from the per- 

 pendicular wall which has already been described. This 

 plateau was an oblong piece of ground, containing about 

 one acre, which formed the top of the high cliff, and was 

 covered from near the perpendicular wall which fronted 

 on the lake with whortleberry-bushes and a few dwarfed 

 evergreens, while on the rear of the plateau there were 

 found those trees common to this wilderness. 



Having carefully located our photographer where he 

 has concluded to remain until the dawn of the morrow, 

 we are now interested in knowing how he spent the in- 

 tervening hours. The task has been made easy for the 

 author, he having received a full statement from the pho- 

 tographer, who always seemed anxious to impart to others 

 a knowledge of his feelings and doings on this gloomy 

 night, thus showing a willingness to place his friends in 

 possession of a very valuable experience without their 

 being subjected to the ills from which he suffered. He 

 informed me that, having built the fire, gathered the wood, 

 etc., he then walked to and fro and attempted to collect 

 his thoughts, but could do so only very imperfectly ; re- 

 membered that he had game in his pockets, but fully 

 realized the fact that he could not eat; was greatly fatigued, 

 but could not sleep. Burdened with his troubles, disap- 

 pointed and sad, he exclaimed, " What shall I do ?" The 

 answer came to him in the twinkling of an eye. " Yell !" 

 and yell he did ! It was these tremendous shouts that 

 echoed through the forest, and were heard in our camp 

 between eight and nine o'clock on the evening of the day 

 when our photographer strayed away. These shouts were 



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