Further Ascents and Work at Bujongolo. 



Thence he re-ascended to the ridge and to the j.lateau, and 

 returned witli Roccati to the camp. 



On the followmg day, in a .storm of snow and hail, tliey 

 struck camp with tlie assistance of the porters newly 

 arrived from Bujongolo, and descended to tlie lakes to the 

 west of Mt. Baker. On the 29th they again set up their 

 tent on the Fre.shtield Pass. On the verv same day the 

 photographic camera was planted high on the south ridge of 

 the Edward Peak, near to the edge of the glacier. After three 

 hours of vain waiting under rain and sleet, thev hnallv came 

 down to the tent, leaving the camera where it stood. The 



FRESH SNOW 0\ FRESIIFIELD S PASS. 



whole of the following day was spent upon the ridge, crouching 

 under the snowfall close to the camei'a. Even on the pass so 

 much snow had fallen that it had hrought down the tent. The 

 tirewood was soaked through and through, and in spite of 

 copious libations of petroleum it was extremely difficult to 

 kindle. 



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