Chapter IX. 



up the slopes of Mt. Baker and thence to traverse under 

 Wollaston and Moore Peaks, towards tlie Cagni Peak. 



Accordhigly the party turned its steps first towards 

 Grauer's Camp near to the Moore Glacier, and thence skirted 

 the eastern slopes of Mt. Baker, intending to reach the col 

 to the east of the Moore Peak. But their eternal enemy the 

 fog ohliged them to stop on the steep slope in the snow, 

 stones and liiud. 



Oil tlie following day it hecame plain that it was impossible 

 to pursue til is route. It was necessary to go down to the narrow 

 gorge between Wollaston Peak and Mt. Cagni. This was no 

 easy task, and in more places than one they were obliged to let 

 doM^i the loads by a rope, and even to let down the porters as 

 if they Avere parcels. Once at the foot of the south-west side 

 of the Cagni Peak, which was quite perpendicular to the very 

 bottom of the little valley, they ascended this latter as far as 

 its head, througli a dense wood of lieath, and set up their tents 

 immediately under the col. 



From tliis point, on Jnlv Stli. they followed the spin- which 

 bears the Cagni Peak at its end along its whole length from 

 north to south, keeping upon its western slope. In tliis way 

 they reached the terminal cone, where they left their ecpiipment, 

 and after a short climb in the mist, about 3.30 p.m. they 

 reached a small platform, which they took for the smnmit. The 

 camp theodolite was at once set up uj)oii its tripod. Suddenly 

 through the mist thev perceived to the south the real peak, 

 which the refraction of the mist cansed tliem to see as if at 

 a very great height over their heads. The theodolite was 

 immediately taken down, they descended from the little point 

 which thev had reached, and after a real Alpine climb up a very 

 nari-ow ridge over a difficult hit oi' aì'étc , about 12 feet high with 



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