Biographical Notice 



in that city, deepening on each occa- 

 sion my growing affection and esteem 

 for him. I was intensely anxious to 

 get into the Lassen peak region. 

 The year before, I had passed it, go- 

 ing up and down the great valley 

 west of it, and had traced the Cre- 

 taceous formation, finding it, at one 

 point, overlain with lava. I now 

 wished to get into some of the canons 

 which cut through both the lava and 

 auriferous series. All this could be 

 done with safety ; but the Indian 

 agent said it would be madness to 

 try to go through, north of Lassen 

 peak, to Shasta Valley. I decided to 

 start anyhow, and go as far as I 

 could. King wanted to go with me, 

 as a volunteer without pay. The 

 possible danger of the trip was an 

 additional temptation to him. And 

 Prof. Whitney (who was likewise 

 captivated by his light and ardent 

 nature) authorized me to engage him. 

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