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filled with hard seams which intersect. Parts are fine grained 
and quartzit&c. From the canon up there is a, gradual slope up 
most of which is covered with rich vegetation - scrub oak, some 
of which are large, wild cherry, willows, rose, aspens and scat¬ 
tered about the immediate base fine large yellow pines. Crossed 
a little used Indian trail half way up the slope and camped near 
a good spring, beneath some cedars. V/hile some ten miles out we 
had encountered a very heavy rain and sleet storm which proved 
to be the first smile of ah almost interminable grin, which this 
uncanny little group of hills unblushingly tinned upon us. Before 
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dark the rain commenced and dinner was a damp affair, while the 
beds were soaked. Breakfast was taken in the fog. 
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Sept. 16th : Aloa jo. The mules had been picketted on the 
creek batik and came up in the morning looking dreary enough. The 
clouds were breaking and we determined to make the ascent. Clouds 
still hung about the mountain top and over the plain. The sun 
struck through in places and we felt assured of success. Before 
reaching the summit we were enveloped in clouds and wereAunable 
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to determine which was the summit. 7/e stopped and built a fire 
and I spent an hour writing on my journal, which I had not car¬ 
ried beyond Parrott city. The two Harrys were sent back to camp 
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with instructions to move close up to the base if it should fail 
to clear before five o’clock. Y/ilson and I followed the ridge 
until we reached the summit proper and unpacked and built a fire. 
There were so many clouds that but little could be seen. Glimpses 
could be had, however, as we descended a couple of hours later, 
of the plains with their canons and the distant mountains, 
stratum of loose clouds continued to hang somewhat lower than 
