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to his disappointment , that he had climbed the wrong; peak, altho* it was only 
about 800 feet lower than Grand Malindang, and that mountain only a mile away. 
Seeing that he could not reach this one peak which had become the Mecca of our 
hopes by this time, as there was a gorge about 5000 feet deep separating the 
t?ra mountains and not being able to continue any further, West and Pashandalan 
campeu teat night on top; and Sergeant Pashandalan shot a deer, which replenished 
their stores somewhat and turned out, later on, to bo a new species of its kind 
saved tot: Si-: in and skui.1, and brought them back to camp. The next day 
the party started on the return trip, and descended the mountain to the left, and, 
at an elevation flf 5000 feet, found several springs, and followed the small creek 
which led ffom one of them; and as it was the easiest way of travel kept following 
the river it entered into for about 6 miles, when, at a lucky moment. West 
i..- * ~ a v i®*’ Bliss, and, following then his compass, climbed over a ridge and 
reached the Bliss River, and thence returned to the camp on Mt. Bliss in the 
afternoon of May 31st. 
On June 1st, at 12:00 M*, the main party started from Mt. Bliss and following 
over a hogback down the north slope to the ridge which connects MU. Bentad, partly, 
with Mt. Bliss, This ridge we followed until the water was plainly heard from 
below, and here we descended to the Bliss River, which was reached at 2:00 P. M. 
This river we followed for about 2 miles. It is from 50 to 70 feet wide, with 
wstei enoagn ti, make a. Is- inch stream. The grandeur of the folidge in the banks 
of this river is ^ery striking. Palms, ferns and vines, constitute the undergrowth, 
while mighty malava and red-wood trees rise to a height of more than 200 feet* At 
a point blazed by T r est, on his expedition, we turned to the north, and from 3200 
feet elevation at the Bliss River, we climbed to the peak of this ridge at an ele- 
v a * icr. Ox 43GC fee<» From here, instead of following the ridge, we descended to 
the north side, which was very steep, and, at an elevation of 3800 feet, struck the 
