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obliterated, it may not be inappropriate to give their contents here. The 

 first memorandum is as follows: — 



"U. S. Geological Survey. Topographical Survey of Mono Lake Region, 



W. Johnson, topographer. John Miller, assistant. Occupied Mount 



Ritter Aug. 26th, 1883, with plane-table. Occupied East Ritter, or Banner 

 Peak, same day." 



Note two: "Sidney I. Peixotto, 1626 Sutter St., San Francisco; Theo- 

 dore S. Solomons, 1707 Scott St., San Francisco; Joseph Le Conte, Jr., 

 U. C. '91, Berkeley, ascended July 26, 1892. We came up from Yosemite, 

 Soda Springs, across pass east of Lyell, head-waters of Rush Creek, across 

 divide to lake, head-waters San Joaquin, thence to top of Ritter by way of 

 glacier and wall opposite Banner Peak. Beautiful clear day." 



Note three : " Summit of Mount Ritter, Aug. 2d, 1892. — R. M. Price, 

 U. C. '93, Berkeley, Cal.; L. de F. Bartlett, U. C. '93, 1233 St. Charles St., 

 Alameda, Cal. We ascended this peak in 4% hours from the head of the 

 large isle-dotted lake or by coming over the glacier to saddle between 

 Mount Ritter and Banner Peak, thence scrambling up along the rocks. 

 We reached the lake by following practically the same route as that 

 followed by Messrs. Le Conte, Solomons, and Peixotto. We found the 

 ascent of this peak less difficult than the climbing of a peak to the west 

 of Lyell, which we climbed July 31, 1892. 



"R. M. Price, 



"L. DE F. Bartlett, 



"Sierra Club Tramps." 



Note four: "Aug. 20, 1892. — Ascended again, reaching summit at 

 6 p. M., having come all around the peak, ascending from the south with 

 8x10 camera and plates on my back. Theo. S. Solomons." 



