about 1 mile above the forks. One trail goes up this and 
will probably take us to Lone Cone,or "there-abouts". Look¬ 
ing up the West fork from its junction with this stream one 
can see the ends of the trachyte ridges near two miles up. 
Of the sources of the East branch nothing could be seen. 
In following the trail we passed abruptly up through the 
table and the series of beds and in five miles came out into 
beautiful upen meadows, on the floor of No. 1. Camped on the 
border of these within 4 miles of Lone Cone. 
August 26th.- Camp 60. St. 62 and St. 63. 
LONE COKE 
Saddled early and rode out with Gannett, Beale,and Chit, 
toward. Lone Cone. The Lit. is very fine. The bare summit 
rises abruptly from the timbered slopes and is unusually 
symmetrical - A triangular pyramid rather than a cone. The 
upper part; some 500 feet of the surrahit is of solid-rock 
crossed by almost vertical crevices and gulches (after the 
manner of trachyte) from which long slides of debris sweep 
down to the timber. In rising from the meadows the first 
slopes are grassy and parked. The groves of aspens giving 
the most charming variety to the scenery. Higher up are the 
parked pine forests and about the summits of the ridge, dense 
