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cine Pass, but when there the view was grand and 
our guides told us that this was the goat country, 
and that they were seldom seen east of the divide. 
Looking down on the west side from our storm- 
swept perch, we saw, far below, the dark forest- 
covered valley, from the opposite side of which 
steep slides of frost-split rock led up to precipices 
which towered, ledge upon ledge, for thousands of 
feet, affording an excellent home for the game we 
were hunting and a fair field for the mountaineer. 
Down the valley to the north we saw the mountain, 
upon the ravine side of which lay the Pompelly 
Glacier, while up the valley to the south and over 
the divide at which it ended, wére seen the rocky 
domes and spires of mountains beyond, absolutely 
devoid of vegetation. The zigzag trail we followed 
led down the shale in a dangerous-looking way, but 
in an hour or so we had reached the scrub without 
a slip and then it was much easier. 
Never have I seen such a crop of huckleberries 
as grew on that mountain side, and, of course, 
evidences of bears were constantly passed. The 
ground was torn up for many square feet in places 
and. wallows were also seen. The bears here are 
nearly all grizzly, and at some seasons, can be easily — 
shot over a bait, but at this time, with so much fruit 
around, they would be difficult to tempt. When 
we had descended to timber, elk tracks were numer- 
ous and little trees were often passed with the 
bark stripped off by elk bulls rubbing the velvet 
from their horns. Deer tracks were also in evi- 
dence. The deer here are principally white tail, 
