312 Seientifie Intelligence. 
There is snow on the summit, which indicates that there must 
the east,” looks from Lone Pine like a pretty —— conical peak. 
Again, the peak we climbed is not cut anywhere near to the 
center by cafions, either numerous or steep, on the south or south- 
appearance of the whole region of country immediately to 
north and northwest of Mount Whitney, should, on reaching 1 
1871 the summit of the peak to whose crest Mr, Belshaw 0 
lately rode our mules, have failed to ize at once ~ had 
e 
attempted in 1864. And yet, on the oth : 
nize this fact, then why, on his return from the trip rier 
made in the summer of 1871, for the special purpose of ¢ 
and measuring Mount Whitney, did he not make it not 
give it publicity ? ing, in 
“ In any case, the fullness of detail with which Mr. 1 are 
Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada” (pp. 277 a 
