"On the summits of these lofty mountains are some most beautiful, open spots, without a tree, and covered with grass and flowers. After passing through dense pine forests for nearly ten miles, we suddenly emerged into one of these park-like areas. Just in the edge of the forest which skirted it were banks of snow six feet deep, compact like a glacier, and within a few feet were multitudes of flowers--and even the common strawberry seemed to flourish. These mountains are full of little streams of the purest water, and for six months of the year good pasturage for stock could be found." THE END. Transcriber's note: Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been retained. Obvious printer errors have been silently corrected. Page 341: "What is the nature of these creatures thus left stranded..." The word "is" was supplied by the transcriber.