the mountains I "began the descent and a short scramble soon 
brought me again to a clear snow descent, and I slid with in- 
creasing rapidity downward. This was highly encouraging and 
as I moved down I enjoyed myself watching the fine effects of 
sunset on the mountain tops. G-lancing downward before me I 
was taken very suddenly aback by catching sight of a dark open- 
ing in the snow but a few yards ahead of me and directly in my 
course. I saved myself only from a very unwilling explora- 
tion of the region below by whirling suddenly over and driving 
my fingers and toes with all possible force into the snow. 
After this I proceeded with more caution, but soon reached the 
lower edge of the snow. Just at dark I found an old miner T s 
mule path and at 9:00 o 1 clock reached the level plain. In 
less than an hoar I was in camp. Two of the boys, Taggart 
and Kerri am, were out on the hunt for me, thinking it possible 
that I had met with some accident. They came in soon, however, 
for refreshments and found us all at supper which meal I was 
hungry enough to enjoy, it having been fifteen hours since 
breakfast, ten of which were spent in hard work. On the same 
day Professor Bradley had ridden into a canyon and in making 
geological examinations had tied his horse to a tree and on 
returning found the animal down and strangled to death. 
I remained in camp most of the next day, Friday, although 
not as tired as I expected to be. In the evening Professor 
Hayden, his wife, and a few others - G-revy, Adams, Brown, Bever- 
idge and Platt came Into camp. On Saturday I went out with 
