the bank of the lake . The next move was to the shore of the 
west arm of the lake, where we found some interesting hot springs, 
in one of which (see my sketch in the 187£ Report) Blaekmore 
and I- may he seen standing on the rim of the spring where we 
Y/ere engaged in catching trout in the lake and without taking 
them off the hook cooking them in the spring. This feat has 
often "been recorded in succeeding years hy excursionists and 
writers of hooks. 
In the morning the party set out toward the West through 
the forest to find the lower geyser hasin. I was now working 
much of the time alone, and one day, going through the open 
forest, had my first experience at being lost.. I had dismount- 
ed to look at a stone and a moment later rose and looked about' 
me with the view of continuing my ride, hut the forest was all 
alike on all sides and my horse had not left a mark on the beds 
of scrubby dew berry bushes. Just for the moment I had the 
queer and rather shocking sensation of being lost, but recover- 
ing I oegan to circle about and finally found imaressions of 
my horses hoofs shov/ing which Y/ay I had come, and I was soon on 
my v/ay again to the west and late in the evening found camp on 
a small stream in the deep forest. 
