The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-09-07
ON HOOD.
Adventure of skilliul Lady climber.

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From al, account of m ascentof Mount
Food, made in July, printed IN the
Portland Oregonian, we take the follow
ing. Mount Hood is II ,g3i feet high:
'Tne mountain climbers have reached
Crater rock and are resting a little. Now
on they go, and stand at the bridge
which spans the mighty %Crevasse, c.eav-
ing the mountains brow. Here they
pause, while a few of the most active
and daring of the party carry Il line up
the steep ascent. To n below 1t looks
p~erilous in the extreme. The incline
seems almost perpendicular. Below is
the ~yawning chasm Of hard, green ice.
A single inisstep q grave at the
bottom of the cfevasSe, where the sun
never shines, nor birds sing, nor flow
ers bloom; where naight is heard but
the fierce rush of waters and the grating
of the glacier oyer fields of volcanic rock.
Now they reach a more easy
ascent. A few more steps and
they reach the lofty summit and
stand weary, but exultant upon the loft
lest pinnacle Of Mount Hood. Six gentle.
men and four ladies' constitute the seal
ing party, which is doubtless the largest
number which ever stood at Il time
upon that lofty summit. The view is
described as sublime. Over the valleys
hangs a thick veil Of smoke; but the
crests OF the Cascade range rise above
the mantle Of smoke like pillows above
a calm sea. Further to the %nerthward
tower the snow-clad SUBMITS of Mount
Adams, St. Helens. Rainier; the latter
over Il hundred miles away. To the
southwark rise Mount Washington,
Jefferson, the Three Sisters. and the
tar-away heights of southern Oregon all
snow,clad and cleaning in the hummer
sun. and seemingto tloat like great rocks
i'll m~id-heaven.
"The names OF the pa rty who made
this successful ascent are as folio VS..
President T. VanScoy Prof. S. A. Starr,
Prof. 7. c. Jor?, Miss Jennie Trigg,
Miss Kate D. Reynolds. and Miss Alice
Malone all of Salem; Mr.. R.. C Ramsby.
of Silverton, Mr.. .. c.. Royal, of Mt.
Tabor, Mrs. Addie Renshaw, OIL Colfax,
w. T., and Mr.. o. c. Iocum, of Port.
performed the great feat OF the day in
carrying his Photographic, camera and
tripod from camp to summit, where he
made two negatives of the scaling
party. Nothing but an ipner-
ious will could nave achiev-
ed such a feat. The party spent over
two hour on the summit, in an atmos-
phere at a temperature of sixty degrees.
eating dinner and finding n ice snow wa.
ter for drinking purposes. They fou nd
boxes, bottles, flags, looks, etc, left
by former visitors, and after fully salts
fvii'e curiosity the decent began. On
the way down they stop at Crater Rock
to explore Pluto's Cavern, an immense
cave on the north side of the rock lust
mentioned. The cave is caused bv the
volcanic heat OF the mountain, and is
100 feet wide. 200 feet long, and rises in
a dome 100 feet high. The vast roof is
a-ched over by immense ~raFters of ice
IN the form OF iive-slded crystals, three
feet in diameter. The cavern is full of
wonders. Sulphur, which is supposed
to be One OF the chief commodities of his
Satanic majesty, abounds in ever form.
Hot gases and steam issue from cracks.
and ere ices in the rocks. The place is
not without its perils. Pluto, resenting
the invasion of his dominions bv daring +.
mortals. hurled one stone which struck
the dean Of the Woman's College on the
head inticting a slight wound, but NOT.
of a serious nature.
AT last the whole party took, leave of,
the height, and descending took pas-
sage on that sled,' f~earfully and wonder
fully made with an ak, q hammer and 8,
corkscrew ~, and in a few minutes ali
were at camp safe and sound, the most
triumphant crowd that ever cli,nbed
Mount Hood"