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The method of accumulation of the moraine can also be studied at 

 first hand, as one is frequently brought to attention by the roaring 

 noise of the avalanches from the steep slopes on each side of the 

 glacier. Thus great masses of debris, ranging from great boulders 

 down to the finest impalpable dust, are brought down onto the surface 

 of the glacier. 



Finally, the panorama was finished, and the case for the model was 

 brought into camp, as shown in figure 41. Then the painting was 

 fitted into the curving background of the case and a miniature fore- 



FiG. 42. — The party returning to Paradise Inn, after a severe storm in camp. 



Jacobs photo. 



ground constructed from the material found on the moraine and on 

 the talus slope on the side of the valley. This done, the artist gave his 

 attention to the accumulating of sketches of details needed later in 

 making the large group. The remainder of the party started to gather 

 the accessories ; such as trees, rocks, etc., which would be necessary 

 in the final work. We were here interrupted by a severe rain storm, 

 lasting three or four days, during which time it became necessary to 

 abandon camp and move back to the hotel. 



Figure 42, shows the procession as it arrived at Paradise Inn, after 



