march through to crater hills - arrived in good time in camp at 
Mud Geyser, Lowe had just hilled a hear and a deer - Bottler 
a deer and five elk - visit to place of slaughter next day (see 
photo) - return with two pack mules of meat - watching Geyser - 
start to Geyser Basin with Blackrnore. 
The fifth and sixth nights were spent at the wonderful 
Mammouth Hot Springs and the next at the first creek Before 
reaching Yellowstone lake. From this camp we passed Tower 
Falls and crossed the ridge of Mount V/ashburne, making camp 
near the Great Falls of the Yellowstone. -Here we spent a day 
or two geologizing and studying the great cataracts and the 
upper and lower falls. On our way to the next camp at Mud 
Geyser we came upon our hunter in the pine forest where he had 
snob three splendid elk almost in a heap (see photograph)* From 
the Mud Geyser we set out through the forest for Yellowstone 
lake, which we reached long after dark and after various adven- 
tures, amusing and serious. After dark my horse became ob- 
streperous while struggling through a stretch of fallen timber 
on the slope overlooking the lake, and I got off just in time 
to realize that he had thrown himself over the logs and had 
disappeared in the darkness. In a moment all was quiet and Dr. 
Hayden, who was following, began to shout in great excitement, 
,T There you have done it; he is in the lake; I hear him splash- 
ingl n The lake was splashing of its own accord, and I soon 
found the fool horse lying quietly among the logs. I soon got 
him up and we struggled along until an open space was found on 
