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On the 17th f we left camp at 6:00 a.m. sharp arriving at 
the top of the mountain at 8. Our disappointment can be imagined 
when from the top of thi3 motmtairi we could see that we were 
not on the peak of Malindang, arid to reach it we must go down 
a deep gulch then up the other side which would have taken , 
probably two days. 
On account of the slow time we were making in an attempt to 
climb Malindang, the very short distance we still were from 
Mi 3 amis and the thought that our rations might run short at a 
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bad time or place I decided to continue on our journey leaving 
Malindang unclimbed. 
The mountain we were on was a peak almost exactly like 
Malindang and very slightly lower, only a matter of probably 150 or 
200 feet. We must have been at 8:00 o'clock in the morning or the 
17th, June at an altitude of 8000 feet or more. This mountain we 
named Lebo after our regimental commander. Lieut. Holcomb took 
many observations and will give bearing, height, etc. of li as 
well as of Malindang in his map. I feel pretty certain that Mt. 
Lebo is hidden from the coast by Malindang and ia between 8000 
and 8500 feet high. 
Our attempt at Mt. Malindang can in no way be considered 
a failure and we would have ascended this peak, in addition to 
the one we did ascend, had we not had a long trip before us where 
all of our rations would be apt to be needed. As it was we were 
rigb up against Malindang but it would have required time to 
make the ascent. 
We spent about an hour on the top of Mt. Lebo then started 
forward on our journey to Margos sa Tubig via Cumularang. 
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