ASCENT OF MONT BLANC. 



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this planet, I have no idea where it lies. We are look- 

 ing southeast. Here, in the center of the field, rises the 

 majestic dome of Mont Blanc. Though remoter than any 

 of its neighbors, it overtops them all. To our right are 

 two principal summits swelling from the mountain mass. 

 The first of these is the Dome du Gouter, separated from 



VIEW OF MONT BLANC FROM THE BREVENT. FROM A PHOTO- 

 GRAPH BY J. LEVY ET CIE., PARIS. 



Mont Blanc by a minor swell called the Hump of the 

 Dromedary. The other principal summit is the Aiguille 

 de Gouter, with a sharp crest striking obliquely down 

 the mountain. To our left of Mont Blanc are two prin- 

 cipal summits. The first of these, with the brown ragged 

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