Excerpt from Mountain Scouting: A Hand-Book for Officers and Soldiers on the Frontiers; Profusely Illustrated and Containing, Numerous Notes on the Art of Travel The object of my book is to investigate that chain of many minor successes, each link of which must be perfect, in order to insure the success of any expedition. A long and dangerous journey, without the loss of property, comfort, health or life, can only be accomplished after having learned how to prepare for all emergencies; how to avoid un necessary hardships; and how to find out the capabilities of the country and of the party. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.