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lower mountain slopes ; salmon berries and huckleberries were 

 in profusion, and furnished an exceedingly agreeable change in 

 our diet. After a bath in one of the small lakelets on the island 

 and a good night's rest on a luxuriant bed of spruce boughs, we 

 felt fully restored and ready for another campaign. 



As Kerr was anxious to get back to Port Mulgrave, it was ar- 

 ranged that Lindsley and Partridge should go with him, and that 

 the rest of the men should remain. Kerr took his departure on 

 the morning of September 7, and on the following clay Christie, 

 Doney, and myself crossed the Marvine glacier to the southern 

 end of the Hitchcock range, and the following day made an ex- 

 cursion out upon the Malaspina glacier. The day of our excur- 

 sion was bright and beautiful, and the mountains to the north- 

 ward revealed their full magnificence. The level plateau of ice 

 formed a horizontal plain, from which the mountain rose jDre- 

 cipitously and appeared grander and more majestic than from 

 any other point of view. St. Elias rose clear and sharp, without 

 a cloud to obscure its dizzy height, and appeared to be one sheer 

 precipice. It is doubtful if a more impressive mountain face 

 exists anywhere else in the world. After learning all we could 

 concerning the Malaspina glacier we returned to our camp at the 

 end of the Hitchcock range, and the following day tramped across 

 the extremely rough moraine-covered surface back to Blossom 

 island. 



The folloAving morning, September 12, we started on our return 

 trip to Yakutat bay. Two small tents and many articles for 

 which we had no further use were abandoned, so as to make our 

 packs light as possible. We crossed the Hayden glacier, and at 

 night camped at the foot of Floral pass. After making, two in- 

 termediate camps, traveling each day in the rain, we reached the 

 shore of Yakutat bay on September 15. 



Doney and I halted at Dalton's cabin for the purpose of see- 

 ing what we could of the openings there made for coal, while 

 the rest of the party pressed on to our old camping place on the 

 shore. There they found Kerr and his party still encamped, but 

 ready to leave for Port Mulgrave early the next morning. 



September 18 was occupied by us in catching salmon and trout. 

 We were abundantly successful, as every man returned to camp 

 with all that he could carry. These were spread out on a rack 

 over our camp-fire and smoked for further use, as we did not 

 know how long our stay would be extended. On the next clay 

 Stamy and Lindsley returned from Port Mulgrave, where they 



