Thus we went along and following the trail soon reached the summit from which we could see off to the East a wonderful distance, probably 200 miles, of the dry and barren desert of hill and desolate valley over which we had come.
The trail bearing still to the north from this point, we left and turned due east across the country, and soon came to a beautiful lake of sweet fresh water situated well up toward the top of the mountain.

This lake is now called Elizabeth Lake.

Here we watered our animals and filled our canteens, then steered a little south of east among the Cabbage trees, aiming to strike the rain water hole where we had camped as we came over.

We reached the water hole about noon and here found the Jayhawkers trail, which we took.

They had evidently followed us and passed down the same brushy canon while we having taken a circuitous route to the north, had gone around there.