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setting. Passing the rock, I entered a valley bounded 

 on both sides by very lofty and rugged mountains, 

 and terminating in a vast mass, towering above the 

 whole. Before I reached the upper end of this 

 magnificent, though wild and desolate valley, night 

 fell. About this time I saw a deer not far from me. 

 Near the upper end of the valley the stream which 

 I had followed separated into two. It was with great 

 difficulty that I clambered to this part to see which 

 was the largest, that I might follow it. Having 

 ascertained that the largest stream came from a valley 

 which branched off at a right angle from the extremity 

 of the main one, I entered this valley and proceeded 

 about three-quarters of a mile. It was by this time 

 completely dark, and I determined to rest myself." 



The narrative goes on to state that the night was 

 passed here, in a sheltered place, but with little sleep, 

 some shivering, and many melancholy thoughts : 

 " About midnight I looked up and saw the moon and 

 some stars. They were at times obscured by masses 

 of vapour, which rolled along the summits of the 

 mountains. I had now a better view of my situation. 

 I was near the upper end of a high valley, completely 

 surrounded by enormous masses of rock. Behind me, 

 my face being towards the mouth of the valley, there 

 rose at its upper end a high mountain involved in 

 clouds ; on the right hand was another, in the form 

 of a pyramidal rock, and, contiguous with it, a peak 

 of less elevation ; on the left hand, a high ridge 

 running from the mountain in the north-west, and 



