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Longs Peak from the East . . . Frofitispiece 



A Man with a History 6 



The Crest of the Continent in Winter, IJ,000 Feet 

 above Sea-Level . . . . . . 16 



A Snow-Slide Track ...... 20 



A Veteran Western Yellow Pine . . . 32 

 A Beaver-House . . . . . . -5^ 



A Beaver-Dam in Winter .... 64 



Lake Odessa ....... 76 



On the Heights ...... 84 



A Storm on the Rockies . . . . -94 



Longs Peak from the Summit of Mt. Meeker . 100 

 On the Tip-Top of Longs Peak . . . .110 



A Miner on a Return Horse . . . . 116 



Scotch near Timber-Line . . . . . 13 2 



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