The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-30
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ON MOUNT HOOD.

Adventure Of 9killful Lady Climbers.
From an account of an ascent of Mount
Hood, made in July, printed in the
Portland Oreeonian, we take the follow
ing. Mount Hood is II 1874 feet high:
'The mountain climbers have reached
Crater rock and are resting little. Now
on they 60, 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 line up
the steep ascent. To one below it looks
perilous in the extreme. The incline
seems almost perpendicular. Below is
the yawning chasm of hard, green ice.
A single misstep means grave at the
bottom of the crevasse, where the sun
never shines, nor birds sing, nor flow.
ers bloom; where naught is heard but
the fierce rush of waters and the grating
OF the glacier over fields of volcanic rock.
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 ladi es constitute the seal
ing party, which is doubtless the largest
number which ever stood at one 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 snowclad SUBMITS Of Mount
Adams, St. Helens. Rainier; the latter
over 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 summer
sun, and seeming to float like great rocks
in mid-heaven: H.! ~.
''The names OF the party who made
this successful ascent are as follows:
President T. VanScoy Prof. s. A. Starr,
Prof. T. C. Jory, Miss Jennie Trieg,
Miss Kate D. Reynolds. and Miss Alice
Malone all of Salem; Mr.. r. G Ramsby.
of SilvertoD, Mr.. 0. C. Royal, of Nit.
Tabor, Mrs. Addie Renshaw, OF Colfax
w. T., and Mr.. o. C. Yocum, of Port.
performed the great feat Of the day in
carrying his Photographic camera and
made two negatives of the scaling
party. Nothing. but an inper.
ious will could nave achsev-
ed such feat. The party spent over
two hours on the summit, in an atmos.
phere at 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 satis-
fying 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 Just
mentioned. The cave is caused by the
volcanic heat of the mountain, and is
100 feet wide, 200 feet long, and rises in
dome 100 feet high. The vast roof is
arched over by immense rafters of ice
in the form of five.sided crystals, three
feet in diameter. The cavern is full of
wonders. Sulphur, which is supposed
to he one of the chief commodities of his
Satanic majesty, abounds in ever FORM
Hot pases and steam issue from cracks
and Gre ,ices in the rocks. The place is
not without it's perils. Pluto. resenting
the invasion of his dominions by daring
mortals. hurled one stone which struck
the dean of the Woman's College on the
head inflicting slight wound, but not
of a serious nature.
cat last the whole party took leave OF
the height, and descending took paa-
sage on that sled,' fearfully and wonder
fully made with an AZ, hammer and .
cOrkscrew H), and in few minutes all
were at camp safe and sound, the most
triumphant crowd that ever climbed
Mount Hood"