We lay down close together, spoon fashion, and made the little blanket do as cover for the both of us.

In the morning we filled our canteens, which we had made by binding two powder cans together with strips of cloth, and started for the summit near by.

From this was the grandest sight we ever beheld.

Looking east we could see the country we had been crawling over since November 4th.
"Just look at the cursed country we have come over!" said Rogers as he pointed over it.

To the north was the biggest mountain we ever saw, peaks on peaks and towering far above our heads, and covered with snow which was apparently everlasting.
This mountain seemed to have very few trees on it, and in extent, as it reached away to the north seemed interminable.