CHAPTER XV

ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ALPS—_concluded_

An Adventure in the River—Dripping Mountaineers—The Sand-Flies have an Innings—On Short Commons—Wild Cattle in the Forest—Footprints on the Sands—Down the Broad Valley—A Habitation at last—Fyfe goes into Hospital—An Exciting Ride—Gillespie’s Beach—In a Miner’s Hat—Bivouac under a Rock—I recross the Alps alone—Back at the Hermitage 202