On the opposite side of this valley and somewhat 
farther up, there stood a dark mountain that immediately 
attracted our attention, and seemed certainly to he the object 
of our search* High and rugged and cold, its scarred granite 
faces were tattooed by many ragged lines and patches of snow. 
But there was no cross. We looked in vain for forms that might 
even suggest a cross; but neither on this mountain nor on any 
of those that lay back of it could the object of our search be 
found. 
But after all this must be the one, and the cross, if it 
has not already melted away, will be found on one of the other 
faces. It is at least our duty to see, and first this great 
valley must be crossed. Two thousand feet of weary zigzagging 
brought us to the creek bed. Turning up this we picked our 
way among the rocks and fallen trees until within about three 
miles of the mountain 1 s base. Here we found it necessary to 
halt, not only because our animals were utterly tired out, but 
because the way was completely blocked up. So camp was made 
by the banks of the roaring creek, with no alternative for the 
morrow but to advance afoot. 
At night it rained in torrents, but we sat stoically by 
the camp-fire talking of the past day's work and planning for 
the prospective ascent. It was decided that one party with 
the surveyor’s instruments should move up the valley along the 
main creek until opposite the northern spur of the peak and 
ascend from that direction. The photographic party would 
climb directly up the valley rim from camp so as to reach a 
long high ridge that hemmed in the peak on the east, and from 
which it was thought a good view could be obtained of \the main 
eastern face and the cross if it still existed. men it grew 
late we spread our blankets among the wet logs and went to bed. 
By sunrise all hands were stirring, and the start was 
made almost with a dash, eveiy man for himself and the best man 
to the front. It was not long before the party was pretty 
well scattered, but communication was kept up by frequent shouts. 
The heavy instruments, which weighed some forty pounds, had been 
carried a mile or more ahead the evening before, so that we scaled 
tii© barriers of rock and wood that lay in our way with unusual 
rapidity, but when the rock on which the heavy instrument-box 
had been cached was reached, a halt was called and the announce¬ 
ment made that eacr man must take his turn at the box and carry 
it a distance proportionate to his strength. 
Our party consisted of seven members. Only four had come 
up but we decided to move on. Dr. Hayden was the first to take 
up tne load* It was strapped to his shoulders and he marched 
