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hominy soaked. Luckily the opposite pack did not get soaked + our flour + my package of books escaped. The air is very dry + all is in order again as far as can be. The tent is up, the stones cleared away, [[dirt thrown in?]]. Willows cut + laid over it and my bed is in order. A large flat rock serves for a candlestick and table + all is comfortable. It is still warm. Last night I hardly kept one thickness of blanket over me. The camp is directly opposite a spot in the canon wall where I can get up two or three hundred feet and carry up the section nicely I hope.