Stanton cites as authority one of Powell's statements in the Report.

At any rate in this instance it was as disastrous as might have been expected.

The poor Marie was again the sufferer, and came out below "in pieces about the size of toothpicks." The Lillie was then carried down and reached the river beyond in safety.

A day or two after this McDonald decided to leave the party, and started up a little creek coming in from the north, to climb out to the plateau, and make his way to Kanab.

This he succeeded in doing after several days of hard work and tramping through the heavy snow on the plateau.