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50 First Ascent of Cyprian: By Messrs. Holway, Butters and Palmer in 1908.

First Ascent of Augustine: By the same party in 1909. (See Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol. II., Nos. 1 and 2.) Unless skilled mountaineers, a guide is necessary.

Bishop's Glacier—Name: By Topographical Survey, in relation to Bishop's Range.

Altitude: 7,000—8,500 ft.

Location: Flows westerly between the Dawson Range and the Bishop's Range, and is the source of Mitre Creek. A smooth easy glacier to travel over, very little crevassed. Between Cyprian Peak and Mt. Selwyn of the Dawson Range is the height of snow, and from that point easterly the glacier falls to the Deville Glacier of which it is a tributary.

Route: The route to the glacier is the same as to the Bishop's Range. Unless skilled in mountaineering a guide is necessary.

Black Creek—Name: By Topographical Survey, in relation to Black Glacier.

Location: Drains Black Glacier on the south side of the Bishop's Range; joins Mitre Creek and then Van Horne Brook, which empties into Incomappleux River (Fish Creek).

Black Glacier—Name: By Topographical Survey (formerly Dirty Glacier), owing to its surface being thickly covered by glacier-mud and morainal debris.

Altitude: 6,500—9,300 feet.

Location: Directly south of Bishop's Range, and formed by the confluence of two glaciers lying on the north slopes of Purity Range. It shows a well developed medial moraine. The pass at the head of the most easterly glacier leads to the Deville N§v6. It is directly below Mt. Kilpatrick.

Bonney Mt.—Name: By W. S. Green after the Rev. T. G. Bonney, F.R.S., Professor of University College, London, and at that time President of the Alpine Club (England).

Altitude: 10,205 feet.

Location: 4% miles south-west of Glacier.

First Ascent: By W. S. Green and the Rev. H. Swanzy in 1888. (See Green's "Among the Selkirk Glaciers.")

First Ascent by a lady: Henrietta L. Tuzo with guide Christian Bohren in 1904. (See Wheeler's "Selkirk Range.")

Route: The summit may be reached by two routes. (1) By Mt. Abbott: skirt Mt. Afton, cross the Lily Glacier, ascend Bonney Glacier to the col between Mt. Swanzy and Clarke's Peak; then follow the ridge over Clarke's Peak to the summit. (2) Follow the railway to Loop Brook; ascend that stream until opposite Green's Glacier; ascend Green's Glacier to the col and follow the ridge to the summit. When making the ascent by this route, Messrs. Green and Swanzy camped in the valley of Loop Brook. There is a prominent little sharp peak showing on the sky-line between the col and the summit of the mountain. Green and Swanzy experienced some difficulty in passing this point and pronounced it decidedly dangerous.

The second ascent (by a lady) was made by Gertrude E. Benham with guide Edouard Feuz, Senior, by the Green-Swanzy route. They