196 BIG GAME SHOOTING IN ALASKA chap. 



the distance, far below us, but in such places that even 

 Hanbury, who is good at hill-work, could not get to them. 

 Here I left him to follow along the glacier. The view from 

 above it where we stood was very fine. Looking down some 

 1500 feet on to the great ice-field below, and then away into 

 the far distance where the glacier went winding between the 

 mountain-tops till it merged into a vast mass of perpetual 

 snow and ice, compelled one to realise what a mere speck on 



The Gkc.vi Mii.i.i' Creek Glacier near Lake Tustumena. 

 Taken from 2000 feet above it. 



the face of the globe is that mighty being man, when com- 

 pared with many other of Nature's works. 



After leaving Hanbury I made a wide detour of several 

 miles, and finally reached the summit of a mountain which I 

 estimated as being of an altitude of some 6000 feet, whence a 

 magnificent view of the surrounding country was obtained. 

 In front lay another big glacier, and away in the distance on 

 the far side of it I made out a few solitary rams, just visible 

 with the aid of a telescope, but utterly unapproachable from 

 our side. Moving farther on, we came across several small 

 bands of ewes and lambs, but still no rams. By this time, 



