SCHOONER CHANCE • 51 



Meanwhile the other four had made themselves comfortable in 

 the tent and had had a supper of cold condensed soup, corned beef, 

 beans and chocolate. With four there was more room and since the 

 rain stopped the sleeping was not bad. 



Back at the schooner John and Bob had caught enough trout in 

 the seine net so that after throwing away all under 15 inches they 

 could salt down a full barrel. They stayed up until midnight "cut- 

 ting in." Jack was jubilant as he really appreciates that kind of 

 fishing. They estimated their catch at 400 fish. 



Position At NclchvdJi 

 Tuesday, August lyth ^ Weather Clear 



Wind Light and variable 



TERRY and I were up early and although we had breakfast in a 

 sprinkle of rain, the sun soon lit up the clouds enough to let us 

 know that after a while it would be a good day. The wind had 

 shifted and now blew the "other way." It always either blows up or 

 down these great trenches, never across. 



Both of us were stiff and made, "wonderful" slow work getting 

 up our pass. We finally met the others coming down at about 2000 

 ft. Terry, not daring to trust his legs, slid the whole way down. 

 Woody and I went down slowly collecting as we went. It is re- 

 markable what we found on that slope. The new plants included 

 seven new kinds of willow. 



John and Bob meanwhile had turned up and a fire was made down 

 by the river. The first party started back in the "Risk" about noon. 

 We made slow heavy weather of it with a head wind and a heavy 

 load. John went to explore the upper valley. Bob went fishing and 

 Woody continued collecting in the valley bottom. 



It was almost a race for the last mile over the rocks to the schooner 

 and by some strange chance Jack stuck his head up at just the right 



