Jack and I climbed up the cliffs and got more pine gum, with which we caulked up the seams in our boat.Cap.kindly turned barber and redeemed me from the danger of being classed as orang-outang.

The air was too hazy for photographing or for getting observations from the summit, and Prof.
concluded to stay till next day at this place and then go to the top of the world; in other words, to the summit.

Very early in the morning, August 17th, Steward and Cap.

started with Prof.for the climb.

Keeping up the main canyon for a mile they came to a side gorge where Prof.had been the day before, which they followed for half a mile and then boldly mounted the cliffs, reaching an altitude of 3100 feet above the river.
While they were gone, Jack and I climbed after more pine gum, and succeeded in getting five or six pounds for future use.