CHAPTER XVI 



THE SLIMS GLACIER 

 "That pure congealed white, high Taurus' snow." 



OUR tents were pitched near the shore of 

 the glacial river. The ground here- 

 abouts is soft and mushy. At the bottom of 

 this river, as I have previously mentioned, 

 quicksand is frequently found, and much care 

 is needed in wading horses into or across it. 



A miner, who has a large and most com- 

 fortable cabin, lives here. He invited my 

 companion and me to sleep in his cabin. As 

 we were now so used to tent life we would 

 have perhaps preferred the tent to the cabin, 

 but his invitation was so earnest and kindly 

 that we accepted it. This man was a giant 

 in size and in strength. His cabin was clean 

 and very orderly. The sides of the cabin 

 were graced with twelve large pen* and ink 

 pictures showing Gibson's best work. He 

 had a roomy stove set close to the floor to heat 

 the cabin, a cook stove at one end, a couple 

 of beds set end to end, some dishes, books, a 



