(3) hardly be distinguished from the clouds because of the snow-cap, it is a great sight-more impressive than several peaks in a chain. Heard a night-bird out at drill today at noon. I will take corporals duty for a week June 20 beginning tomorrow. The adjutant officers for a week at a time. I noontext had to do guard duty or K.P. June 20 I can hardly get used to Mt. Rainier. This morning it was clear and the mountain looked like a great cloud spring up in the sky, it spends to rise half way to the top of the sky! It looks unnatural - like some artificial painting - if it is all too steep. The sides are very steep and one shaped (sketches I neglected to write - K.P. affected without English) Sparrow and a possible evening Grackle. Plainly heard the Grackle notes! but a young purple finch might have fooled me.