A Glacier Hunt. 



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who guided his way through the great ice needles 

 successfully and was lifted out amid the applause 

 and cheers of his companions, whose hearty con- 

 gratulations he had well earned. 



The scientific results of this expedition demon- 

 strated that the laminated structure of the glaciers 

 penetrated to a depth of at least eighty feet. 



The remainder of the summer was passed in the 

 regular work as outlined, and at the end the scientists 

 proposed ascending the Jungfrau, which has become 

 historical, and which has been described in vivid 

 language by M. Desor in his Sejours dans les Gla- 

 ciers, The start was made from the hospice of the 

 Grimsel on the last of August, the party being com- 

 posed of six guides and two travellers besides the 

 naturalists. The first night after a long walk over 

 the glacier was spent at Meril, and by five the 

 next morning they were speeding along, led by 

 Jacob Leuthold, the famous guide. The trip to the 

 glacier of Aletsch was fairly easy, but beyond this 

 the journey became not merely difficult but danger- 

 ous. Here they halted for a rest prior to the final 

 start. The locality was one to impress the mind 

 with the grandeur of nature. They were in a vast 

 amphitheatre of ice, inclosed by giant mountains, 

 the Jungfrau, the Monch and others, capped with 

 eternal snow. Provided with the merest necessities, 

 they started up the pass, which lies between the 

 Jungfrau and Kranzberg, and soon were struggling 

 upward over the various terraces, sinking into the 

 snow, passing vast crevasses on thin layers of ice, 

 facing a thousand dangers which often menaced 



