They  seemed  to  think  that  it  would  be  possible  to  get
to  the  summit  of  the  mountain  by  this  route.     I  passed
another  wretched  night,  alternately  roasting  with  fever
and  shivering  with  ague,  and  was  so  unwell  on  the  follow-
ing morning  that  I  determined  to  return  to  our  camp,
which  we  reached  at  ten  o'clock.     The  men   who   had
remained  behind  had  been  occupied  on  a  small  dug-out.
It  had  been  shaped  and  hollowed  and  was  ready  for  firing,^
the  final  operation  in  the  construction  of  these  canoes.
