DETAIL OF PASSAGE TO LAURIE'S PROSPECT. NOTE 

 "GLOMMER" IN HAND OF GILES E. DAWSON 



G. E. D. IN WELL: SET 114/4-22 [Upper' 

 LEUCO APPROACHING NEST [Lowetl 



ft/ ? ?, July 11/A — not taken. This was known as "Laurie's prospect", 

 for it was located by that otherwise enterprising young man on the 30th of June, 

 during the few hours that he cared to spend at the dreadful "high line". He 

 reported having seen a bird, presumably building, visit a fissure some 125 feet 

 up, and near the top of the Flatiron, which is the northward and proximal aspect 

 of the East Cliff. It was impossible to reach this spot from below, but by dint 

 of working across the east face of the cliff and rounding the angle (shown in the 

 accompanying photograph), I secured a commanding but delicate position above 

 the bird and flushed her (albeit I did not know within fifty feet where to look), 

 from four eggs. This was on the 7th of July, at which time I judged the nest, 

 if fortunate, might be completed. Returning on the 8th with Mrs. Dawson 

 (much protesting but heroic), I addressed myself to the task of recovery. 



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