Tuesday Oct 14 In Poison Mt Reached 4th Cabin about 11.30 Had dinner with Maxwells and went on about 6 miles beyond came to the Horsay Cabin at 2000 feet Here we met John Veale, a Miner. Camped - deep works near the cabin Canyon Creek was crossed about a mile and a half before we reached it. Wednesday Oct 15 To 3rd Cabin Left at 8. and after about half a mile crossed a creek which is said to be about 16 miles long and to head near a branch of the Pass. We then began to climb Poison Mt. Went up about 1000 feet in a mile or less and then went for about 5 miles along the Mt at about 3000 feet. Cabin on Mt. We then descended sharply to the Sierra and had dinner after 1 o'clock at 1750 feet where a creek (Carson Creek) comes in. Beside Mt. Fruit or Poison Mt. are a number of small Caves and here the Indians sold where they bought their vocational and several of the dead were thrown into the Lake. Traces of marten & bear