8 Great upper series of red sandstones. Not so bright as the crimson beds, but distinctively red. Includes however some grey &c beds. Many of the sandstones massive, but when as frequently the case forming tops of hills & ridges weathering to a steep rubbly talus. Seen in many places. 200' or 300'


9. Upper series of fawn coloured beds probably calcareous. Form crumbling hill tops. More than 50 or 60 feet seen.


Forks Camp 6 A.M.
B 24.83 E. Light. clear
T 40"
Camp Akamina 8.30 P.M.
B. 23.21 calm clear
T 50"

Aug 18. Left camp early with Capt A. Crompton Duckworth & some of men to go to Monument, which situated about a mile nearly S of Camp. Passed out of the woods & clambered up a very steep grassy slope, every few feet gained on which opened some new valley or feature of landscape to view. Got on the crest of a steep hogback ridge seperating two immensely deep vallies in each of which a little lake formed by expiring energy of glacier. The vallies formed