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still keeping to the northwest, we soon arrived at the southwest end of the lake, and after an hour's hard struggle with timber and swamps reached the camp of Mr. Gannett's party in the Geyser Basin. Dr. Peale was already at work making surveys of the Shoshone Geyser Basin. He had reached this point five days previously, in company with Mr. Gannett, and up to that time had been making geologic examinations in the southwestern part of the Park.

Mr. Gannett had left the main camp on the morning of the 19th, accompanied by Mr. Thomas Cooper, for the purpose of continuing his topographical work along the southern border of the Park, and it was thought by his companions in the main camp that on the 21st he would probably ascend some one of the higher summits of the Red Mountain Range. Wishing to join him as soon as possible, and feeling the importance of taking advantage of every opportunity to examine the geology of this part of the Park, I set out alone on the morning of the 21st, outfitted with a pair of blankets and provisions for two days. I felt confident that I could find him within that time, or, if otherwise, I should be able to spend the 22nd o^[[n]]r Mount Sheridan and returned to camp on the 23d. During the day I traveled steadily through the forest in a southeast direction, passing to the south of Shoshone Lake and touching the northeast corner of Lewis Lake. Twenty miles of travel brought me to the base of the mountains, and just before sundown I passed out of the timber, climbed up the steep west face and out upon one of the northern summits of the range. I had given up the idea of seeing