E. B. Delabarre, Ph. D. loi 



gentle descent, cut across by two or three rivers flowing 

 through deep gorges, led toward a fertile-looking valley run- 

 ning east and west. One of the river gorges had deep snow 

 drifts lining each side, with high, vertical walls facing each 

 other. Another was completely filled in with snow and ice, 

 under which the river forced its way through a tunnel. The 

 roof of the tunnel made a smooth, easy bridge for our 

 ■crossing. 



When we reached the bottom oi the new valley, whose 

 narrow river flows eastward into Sorviluk Bay, we forded the 

 stream and made our camp on its further bank, just below a 

 picturesque waterfall. Our height here was 800 feet. It 

 was then 6.15, and we calculated that we had walked about 

 16 miles since morning. 



We had much difficulty in finding firewood, and a strong, 

 chilly wind was blowing, so that our supper was prepared and 

 eaten under conditions of considerable discomfort. The 

 sunset, as usual, was not brilliant. There was little or no 

 aurora. The mountains were all capped with clouds. Espe- 

 cially striking was one noble mass that lay just east of the 

 middle part of our afternoon's route, with a huge curved 

 amphitheatre on his side toward us, and a crown of fleecy 

 softness resting on his majestic head and streaming off far 

 beyond it toward the south. A broad peak lying east of us, 

 and north of our valley, was doubtless Mt. Blow-me-down. 



The night was rendered uncomfortable by the heavy 

 wind. It was still blowing hard when we arose at 6.20. At 

 7.35 the temperature was 40°. An hour later we began the 

 fifth day's march. It was first an easy climb over slaty 

 ground up to a general level of about 1,200 feet, over which, 

 with slight dips and rises, we marched for several hours. 



