Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-31
OREGON'S WONDERS.
The Latest Adventure on Noun
Hood.
Wonderful Discovery of a Secret
Cave Near the "Crater.n
dairbreadth Escape-"Let HE Die Her
Alone"
A Plucsy Party Saved as by Miracle
Portland forA relerrnm

for many things. Ita rapid growth within
| the past year, great az il appears, is not a
beginning OF what it il capable of becoming,
ana what the great through lines across the
continent are destined to make il within the
| next two years. Then, too the long over.
Ind trains will come laundering over the
bridge across the Willamette, bearing their
| heavy crowds OF passengers from the East
| who will come thronging to our shores from
| all parts of the civilized world to witress our
wonderful growth and participate in the re-
suits of our active business and enjoy share
of our prosperity and wealth. At the same
| time there Will CONS many parties OF tourists
who viii be drawn h!ther by the grand and
| beautiful scenery. Among the iunumerab'e
| attractions of Oregon are those hoary-headed
sentinels of the ages-Mounss Hood, Helena,
! Adams. Ramer and others, whose white
crowns can be seen at all seasons Of the year
| from the high grounds of Portland. These
mountains invariably excite an immense
| amount of Interest il all strangers. and even
| old residents, who see these mountains in all
| their varying aspects throughout the year.
! have an intense longing TO visit them
| Mount Hood, particularly, because it is the
| nearest. and often seems IS if it would take
| but few hours to pass to its eummit. This
| Mount Hood is q wonder. There is every
| evidences that it is volcanic, and within the
memory of the Old settlers of this valley it
has often been discovered smoking. Il has
| been said, even, that fra has issued from
| near the top, where the remains Of an old
| crater are plainly to be seen, The mountain
| is over sixty miles from Portland in a
straight line, and about 100 miles by the
| roads. Several expeditions have been fitted
out for the lpurpCs, OF exploring the mys-
tsries of Mount Hood. The Latest was
| by party Of sportsnen, who took their
| rods, guns, provisions, ETC., On pack
mules, and with all the implements neces.
| ssry to make the most thorough observa-
tions. We have not time to trace cut
the weary wiudings Of our party, bnt one
| night when we were camping near "the
crater" well up toward the very summit
of the mountain We had remarkable
adventure. Joe Benson, ore of the most in.
| teltigsnt young men OF our party, wearied by
the tolls of very hard day amid the deep
| SHOWS, laid down in cur rude camp, and was
sound asleep before the other party thought
Of retiring for the night. As we all snuggled
| into our many folds of blankets, ore after
another, we marked how sweetly and soundly
Joe was sleeping. After all had passed into
the Land of Nod, jos says he felt cold
hand placed on his face. he looked up and
beheld the strangest looking object he ever
saw 10 his life. The form appeared to be
| that of little dried up old man, with long.
| flowing white locks and beard that came
uearly down to his waist. Without uttering
a word, the form motioned Joe to set up and
| follow him. He obeyed, and as he started
| he looked st his watch, and found it
near midnight. The strange guide led the
way short distance up and around the peaks
| of Mount Hood, and then stood before an
| open door leading directly into the noun
| tain. & short and easy fight of steps soon
| led 10 another door, which the strange guide
pushed open. Then most marvellous sight
! presented itself to Joes vision. He found
/ himself in the midst Of well.lighted and
comfortably -warmed hall, whose richness and
| splendor might rival that of Aladdin's famous
| palace only the hanging and characterization
were anything but Oriental. The room was
soreeously decked with the richest Of furs OF
all shades and of all kinds of animals. Elk
horns and deer horns OF mammoth siza. and
ornamented with gold and silver, were taste
fully displayed on all sides. joss guido had
LETT him, but before he could recover from his
amazemert, a door opened, aud in stepped the
handsomes. girl Of IL that Joe ever laid ewes
upon. She wss heavily enrolled with the
most beautiful apparel OF fu-. She stepped
forward IS if she knew orr here, and wa;
about to speak to him, when o most horr;
BILE looking hobgoblin Of u dwarf came il
from behind, end grasping Joe by thu
throat thrust him outside and threw hin
headlopg down steep mountain. Fortu
nately there was q projecting shelf of
rock down about ten feet that broke TIE fore,
OF Joe's fall. He chung with a grip as fol
life, and shouted for help. It was startIine
cry to those of us who had been quietly
dreaming of home in our rude tent, W.
srrangto our feet and looked about to SET
who Of the number could be in danger. W.
soon dl-coyered that it was our genial, io!ly
I Joe. just then another dsspairing cry came
from point nearly above US on tee rocks
We scrambled out after cur distressed com,
paniop, and after great efforts succeeded in
rescuing him from his perilous situation, and
brought him bruised ard bleeding into the
tent. He became unconscious soon after we
got him In. The first thing we did was to
examine him and fed that no bones wsre
broken, Though there were several ugly con.
tusioDs- By morning the poor fellow was
not abe 20 move at all from numerous swell.
ings. As our provisions were getting short
and the time for our descent from the noun.
tain had fully arrived, il becsme a serious
question as to what we should do with Joe.
70 carry him down the mountain was impos-
| sible, and lie could not, in his bruised and
| stittened concitieD, move 8 step. A council
of war was held, aud the embarrassing situa-
tion fully discussed. TO add to the terrors
of our situation there was evidently ter.
rife storm brewing, and the certainty of
| death stared us in the fsce, By this time Joe
| ne brave
ly and selfshly begged us to leave him to
perish, and save our lives. why should we
all parish for the sake Of one ?" he exclaimed.
" No; go and leave me l implore you" OF
course that was out of The question, and every
man Of us said we would all die together
rath' than TO leave the favorite OF our party
to perish alone. Just then happy thought
struck ore of cur party. He had prudently
PIT into his baggage q bottle Of that Great
| Truman Rana.tU 81 .Jacchs Oil
hastily produced, and the way we went to
rubbing that famous remedy over Joss
| bruises was caution to surgery. The thing
worked like charm, and before noon we had
our patient on his feet, and were slowly
nesndering our way down the mountain.
Fortunately, the storm left off until we
reached a farmhouse st the BASE and then it
| burst upon the mountain in all its fury IL
we had remained we should certainly have
| persisted in the cold blasts thss swept over
the mountains brow. We shall ble-s st. ia
| cobs Oh all our days az the savior of our
lives in thas terrible adventure. We had
enough Of Mount Hood. We can safely az.
Fert that " distances lends enchaatment 20 tie
view" and when the storms rage about that
mountain Wa prefer :" to scent the battle from
| afAr," When We got back TO Portland some
Of the particular intimates of Joe Benson
sked US if he played any of his old somuam.
| bulistic tricks upon us while in tbs mount
| aims. So the secret was cut And that was
what was the matter with Joe slthough he
told US the story OF the little old white man
and the charming young lady with all the
el0quence of o real scene. and not the vision
\ of q light"
We have learned, however. to prizs st.
Jacobs Oil for all bruises, swellings and hurts
of that character. There is not hunting
expedition or excursion party that leaves
Portland for jaunt to the woods or to visit
the beauties of Oregon scenery that does rot
count several bottles of st. Jscobs Oil as
part of the necessary supplies. for such trip.
For both man and beast its effect is like
magic, and its remedial power is sure and
permanent. This is the testimony of hun.
dreds.
Paine & Son, who keep large boarding
| stable On the corner of Third and Ash streets.
have the care of some Ct the best horses of
private parties that are driven In our stree q.
| They have used it for the horses in the II
charge, and speak in the highest terms of the
remedy. 1t never fails in Rheumatism or
lame fee. or shoulders, ailments that often
affect horses in cur changssbls climate.
| w. A. Hart is the popular Chief Engineer
e ths Portlsnd Fire Department. He must
be here and there ard everywhere. Notbir Q
escapes his vigilant eye in the important
branch OF the city government of which he is
the head. He has most thorough sporeci-
alton of st. Jacobs Oh. He authorizes ma IN
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