They had little trouble in doing this, and after a pleasant climb reached the top through a gulch at an altitude above the river of 3200 feet.

The view was extensive and their efforts were rewarded by obtaining much topographical information.

Late in the day the sky grew dark, the thunder rolled, and just before supper we had a good shower.
[Illustration: Canyon of Lodore--Dunn's Cliff.
2800 Feet above River.
Photograph by E.O.Beaman, 1871.] On the 23d progress was continued and every one felt well after the cessation for a day of the knocking about amidst the foam and boulders.
It took us, with hard work, till two o'clock to get past Triplet Falls by means of a double portage.

About half a mile below this we were confronted by one of the worst looking places we had yet seen, and at the suggestion of Steward it received the significant name of "Hell's Half Mile." The entire river for more than half a mile was one sheet of white foam.

There was not a quiet spot in the whole distance, and the water plunged and pounded in its fierce descent and sent up a deafening roar.