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snowy and barren of vegetation. The lake itself was more than 

 half filled with masses of snow and ice, and probably remained 

 so throughout the rest of the summer. 



A view from a mountain top in this region, even in mid- 

 summer, gives one the impression that the island is mostly snow 

 and glaciers, so wintry is the aspect, while from the warm valleys 

 below, looking toward the mountains, there is but little of this 

 to be seen. 



About Delia Lake are several mining claims, the occasion of 

 the trail we had followed, none of which have been worked with 

 any profit. Our visit to this point consumed three days, August 

 19 to 21. 



