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of clear water, seemingly placed there for our special use. The 

 western edge of our tent was at the margin of a cliff about a 

 hundred feet high, overlooking the Seward glacier. We held 

 tljis camp for several days and reoccupied it on our return from 

 St. Elias. 



Summit of Pinnacle Pass Cliffs. 



From Camp 14 Crumback returned to Blossom island, and 

 Stamy took his place. Word from Christie assured me that 

 supplies would be advanced to Blossom island, and that our cache 

 on the Marvine glacier would be renewed. Stamy's arrival was 

 especially welcome for the reason that he brought letters from 

 dear ones far away, which had been forwarded from Sitka by a 

 trading schooner that chanced to visit Yakutat bay. 



While the camp hands were busy in bringing up fresh supplies, 

 Kerr and I occupied two stations on the summit of the Pinnacle 

 pass cliffs. One of these was on a butte at the western end of 

 the ridge and just above our camp ; the other was on the crest 

 of the main line of cliffs almost directly above Pinnacle pass, 

 at an elevation of 5,000 feet. Each of the stations embraced 

 magnificent views, extending from the outer margin of the Malas- 

 pina glacier to the crest of the St. Elias range. The station on 

 the butte near camp was occupied several times, and proved to 

 be a most convenient and commanding point for study of the 

 geography, geology, and distribution of glacier over a wide area. 

 On account of the splendid view obtained from the top we named 

 it Point Glorious. Its elevation is 3,500 feet. 



One of the days on which we occupied Point Glorious was 

 especially remarkable on account of the clearness and freshness 

 of the air and the sharpness with which each peak and snow- 

 crest stood out against the deep-blue heavens. We left our 

 camp early in the morning, and spent several hours on the sum- 

 mit. On our way up Ave found several large patches of Alpine 

 flowers and, under a tussock of moss, a soft, warm nest just aban- 

 doned by a mother j^tarmigan with her .brood of little ones. 

 One hundred feet higher we came to the borders of the snow- 

 field which covered all of the upper slopes except a narrow crest 

 of sandstone at the top. 



The Seward glacier, sweeping down from the northeast, curves 

 about the base of Point Glorious and floAvs on southward. Its 

 surface has the appearance of a wide frozen river. Toward the 



