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of raspberries and wild currants which grow upon the mountain side. Immediately upon reaching the Summit we killed an immense Rattlesnake of which I secured the rattles and the fangs. After taking notes and sketches of the surrounding country, which was placed before us in every direction as far as the eye could reach, we partook of a lunch, deposited a few lines in a bottle which we secured in the rocks, and leaving other evidences of our visit for this information and edification of curious travellers who may follow us in after years, we descended, reaching the base about one o’clk P.M. | of raspberries and wild currants which grow upon the mountain side. Immediately upon reaching the Summit we killed an immense Rattlesnake of which I secured the rattles and the fangs. After taking notes and sketches of the surrounding country, which was placed before us in every direction as far as the eye could reach, we partook of a lunch, deposited a few lines in a bottle which we secured in the rocks, and leaving other evidences of our visit for this information and edification of curious travellers who may follow us in after years, we descended, reaching the base about one o’clk P.M. The party became considerably scattered in the descent, and for a time we feared several men lost; finally we collected the entire party, mounted and returned to camp, arriving about 0 o’clk P.M. feeling sufficiently [[unclear]] for the day. It is needless to say that we rested well tonight. This camp we named Camp Ranch after the remains of an old ranch formerly kept here by a white man named Chandler who | ||
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of raspberries and wild currants which grow upon the mountain side. Immediately upon reaching the Summit we killed an immense Rattlesnake of which I secured the rattles and the fangs. After taking notes and sketches of the surrounding country, which was placed before us in every direction as far as the eye could reach, we partook of a lunch, deposited a few lines in a bottle which we secured in the rocks, and leaving other evidences of our visit for this information and edification of curious travellers who may follow us in after years, we descended, reaching the base about one o’clk P.M. The party became considerably scattered in the descent, and for a time we feared several men lost; finally we collected the entire party, mounted and returned to camp, arriving about 0 o’clk P.M. feeling sufficiently unclear for the day. It is needless to say that we rested well tonight. This camp we named Camp Ranch after the remains of an old ranch formerly kept here by a white man named Chandler who