We now travelled for 3 or 4 miles along the bank of a creek into the pass which is about from 20 feet to 20 years wide the little creek frozen hard now falling through it in snow. Each side the high stony mountains about 2,000 feet high on either side & a head a top about 10,000 feet high & a volcano, up up this we went till we passed between the big mountain & right under the edge of the volcano. . . . We went over a little lake now covered deep in snow & out of which the little brooklet rose up which we ascended & crossing it another made its exit. We began to descend but the storm was terrible, gale very strong we could hardly stand, snowing, drifting & freezing hard. I could not see the man in front of me at all at times & he was only 4 or 5 paces ahead. I had taken the precaution to make the guide walk a head of me. We stopped a little for the other sleds & when they came in sight we moved on, it was down down down. I could see nothing on account of the storm & the cold was intence, N.E wind but lucky to our backs. Thus we travelled for a time, but I noticed our guide getting nervous & continually changing his course in a nervous way. I stoped and asked what was the matter through Paul - & the man told him we were close to the bad place he thought. All right go on & then we shall be there instead of near so on he reluctantly went. As we decended, luckily the mist rose & drift stopped for about 3 minutes & now we saw 3 glacier cannons about 60 yards wide & from 80 to 100 feet deep. We were however lucky in getting over all right & the road is difficult at this point as the course of these curious cracks with water runing in the bottom is curious, but realy beyond this one place, & the severe weather there are no more dangers as they represented ­ Meerly hard work & steep walking - We were very cold, eyes ears & all full of drift snow & our faces touched with frost so we hurry up or rather down & leaving the valley come to a bank nearly perpendicular which looks into the valley of Katmai. I sat on my snow shoes & down I slide like on a toboggin took the dogs out & down came the sleds & men some getting awfull falls in the snow & Billy & his sled turning over but no one hurt. Dogs all down & harnessed again & off we went into the bush to camp & wait for the other sleds having completed a long hard bitter days walking at 3.30 about 25 miles. For two hours it turned warm & the wind stoped & everything got wet but at 7 it was blowing again & 20 below zero. We waited & waited but no news of the other sleds.

11 February At about midnight the wind was blowing such a terrible gale that we had to use every contrivance to tie the tent down & a regular blizard blowing. Pauls tent was only 10 yards off but we could not see it. All next day it continued so moveng was Impossible. We had no fish for dogs so I gave them the last of my bacon about 1/2 of a lb each but the other dogs had none & as they had all had but one fish each since leaving Sevenosky the poor brutes were thin & starving & being so eat all the Babiche out of the sleds & snow shoes they could reach. I was very anoyed to find my sled all eaten up too as I had told Paul to cover it with brush

12 February A lovely morning but every one the worse for the cold & freezing two dogs never to pull anymore. We harnessed & away & three hours down the picturesque valley bounded by gigantic cliffs & mountain landed us at the little village of Katmai, the end of our dog travelling thank God safe & sound & none the worse - We cam 19 miles today in 3 hours & dog driving is over. [12]