Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-16
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Some years see cid Indian John, II
the Uppsf Yekiaaa, told me Of the z5o-
d,sroas beauty Of .'Nueisar ilshia." the
charming lake ami tee sus-iIssPsrins
fails 70 Be seen aasy Up 90 G dsG RIVER.
a eo1utry over watch tias Stirk SFwssh
holds uadisSuted and sapFsEns Say,
and / became possssssd OF . desire 10
explore shs region 70 little knoan 70
white man OF IDdaan. Recenuy EDss@t-
ing wisn friend wbo al%0 had osesne
irnbusd nth she same ID a. lttsis time
was list 10 making tor neessstFy pEa
p,rat.sna for tr1p 10 thsf~5i-e fsg'on.
AncsrdipeI' vith high seifits.s az ss~hs
nstsons, shs inevItttie camp onths. ana
vartaus aud sapdTy other things. vs
took tue sAriy tgAIei one u1Jfaink fsf oar
neaFsss posns 90 the railroad. unlos +
the sammt Of rue psttesa ostSssn
Cedar and Green rivera, ooupls 81
miles sssa Of wilderness L4ks- Iisen
ts.h,nz the Asksrson tFaIl ws ssnd ssF
uay 10 CrdaF river, and up along tss
sDash bank Of shst stream Tor soEHe
n,ilse; then crossing the river a. a p8anit
vhsre there forInesiy was . bridge, Coz
washed Asay, Wu move slDna tns norm
bank OF tbs river for several mites
more, perhaps sweive or feaTteen. pas
ing several coal gro p1oters' aud ssln ~
tara csbtas, untll 90 hAls0n Magic FEst,
where ue 20 into camp on tbs o aska at
the swift ,doEisR Cedar river. O2pb-lts
and q little beisyU ~ toe forks OF sne
river where tins sosth fork or Little
Cedar h0ws into toe main rises. Ose
mile farther east j. RstEissraks Prairie,
parnaps 30 called besauss thefe are 10
rattlesnakes within ntnT miles. NJ
water is 20 be fo1nd on tue pfaf'e, aua
therefore IL 10 Dot Desirable place
to esm2; grass IL 10 be f0uoi t1o1fn. |
90 parties taking horses In vii n1a De |
without food for thar animals. bot ~ /
retarn 10 tne caaop on Aaps fiat |
Thers Ia the slsry CT ID, ssstsasx -aa 90 /
gloas with satisfaction oScf IN fas ttlAi |
va are able 81 yet OuSssds OF : nader
at,is portion of tns Ptek tnst mas III d |
our aoniax Daek snd rnJaidsF- Ali d@J |
Ion1, aud after pF-psrinx . s9ft ani Ia
Wiling bed of elder i10sn tpsiied IN tos |
ensried snd fantastIsaliy sdd for1s1
niapies) We 90 10 rest aud 20 sleep 20
dream Of tbs tabled Stick ). thst 5000 |
h 10 lose the last ramnase, f. ats onc
xfde reaohine (sgretchsnal realm. Next
kDHEus At uaHu WIN ~ 49, 49, =
sized lunch ve start for tbs loser falls, /
a. far as have bosn able 20 ASCERTAIN,
the only ones previously knovu TO Or |
seen by Shits rnsn, and scramble OF
about two miles tbr0u7h the brass, and |
over rocks aud bSni4sfs brings rs
within sight Of tn fats, 40 this distance /
q milky white slFsAk agsinss the somnsr |
background OF uaiIs pt,rsipitous cliffs. |
I'VE sab ourselves sas u sOt "a our while |
10 take all ihi trouble 10 ,Ins and Tee |
these fAIl.7i W. irJss tbs river, our
advance on the nJsta btnk being NOS
impossible on acsOunt OF tue steep and |
oysrwhslming rocks and ~ Ne approach
10 are struck by be sublime grand uf
Of the some before "a, aud vs vateh
the water rush down kaadlong. casa de
after cascade and VT one graod sweep
IL pluusss Ints the deep ba ssk bt-io he
low. We are 10th 10 leave, aud Ne tarry
10 order 20 vIev tins scene irOm many
points, then We climb up ~ toe summit
svefI JukIug the falls add IN com non
with ths ancient custom iuscftDe oar
names on eedAr rv-rl1ok ng tue abyss
beios, AndiuR 0aiy one name re
cdsdrd before ours, tnst VI Mr. ksilesg,
who visited the falls in the SUMNER al
'81. Is ts hard 10 ssstmate tbs hight
of the falls, bat | should pisor
their entire hight a. about 80 FRET. Hot
according to Gsy old IndiAn friend there
are still grader fails absve-so ass nj
expression, "elip kops 5noqa tlmiss."
amd 20 se try 10 asoeud tbs lDou It IN
~ discover the Phantom Falls
WsArily We climb Rionk the mountain
side. It IL slow wofl, fer at many
places we have 10 fetracs oar steps, hnd
ing advance iaiposubls. 5oon the
western settine aan warns rs u 10 tine
20 return 10 camp, aud oar search IL CIV
Ell 90 for taat d,y aud We hle us tn cur
nanpp bv the Fivsrsids. fully d 'terained
81 solve the prohlaua on toe coming day
The suorui0R comes, and A glarioas one
10 ID, and then with tw0 days rations,
blankets and sue insvit,tbisax We start
osas, taking thu north side OF tne river
this time. Finding here and thers signs
OF an old trail We ckimb baF kbone b.
low h sttlesnake and led " rivers nntii
vs reach tho summit. Hearing ths roar
OF falling water beneath Us. We descend.
only 10 find thai W. are ~ tue place Wis
itOd the day before, out We ATE not oit
sorry, for W. desired a second and PR
htpa last lok any way. Yes. the falls
are beautiful; that faa IL indrllihly
stamped upoa our minds. Bat We ~.
snnse our journey, and again wa gain
tbe sam@it Of the mountain, then We
cross canyon, gain tho top Of another
butte, aud then We descend, the thander
Of The waters bslos telliog rs We are
directly above tho Phantom Falls. Hnr
rudy NO descend and soos oome Within
viHw OF the falls---nee witaiu full view,
for We have four iistihet fails anoss
and one or possibly two below. Tue
impression left on the mind IA one of
evermassering awe and brwildermeiit.
ltwould be useleag ~ attsnpt 20 essotiss
the grand soene before M, neither will
l hazzsfd an estimation OF tbs hight.
IL may he that my old Indian friends
estimation Of twsoe the hight OF Sno-
qnsimie is nearly riRat; 70 my be more, |
u may BE- i.ss, bot asrtpn 10 ~ that rs
Ear aa picture Que heauty 10 ne -rn,.d
the EQUAL Of Oh -ss falls are few aud f4f
between. Ia the spfiag and sasiy sun
user when the river Il Ia iss foil power |
q fesi oonhdsntl nothing on this upper |
coast can vie with the Phantom in ANY
way. To me 10 seems qaits natural that |
the auperstitious lndian should poins |
to this spot a. the abode of the dreaded |
spirit OF the woodsL Having seen the
falls, Ne nov determined TO see Etlo |
lake. tbs virtual head Of Cedar RIVER,
and after three hours stay By the |
falls nc started ont ts and the LAKE, |
which ve suppoas<i 10 be about sir mica |
Distant. After the first coapls Of miles /
"a feuud the travelling reasonahiy /
Eood. The timber hsing gate opea, with |
little vindfall md 20 asderbfash. aud |
~ ) o'clock 90 GOT the hrst glimpse Of |
Tho lake. nppfoAeliirIs q ffsn the wesst. |
TIE sight tia greeted aar eyes 90 step |
ping oat of the dsrk woods into fell |
view Of the magnificent uonatain lake. |
with the saffoundine nisnntain peaks, |
cliMs and eFaes hAihed In the mellow |
iiRhs Of the setting sun. vas someahlne |
never 10 he fof9uiien, and when We ia |
sha ecstscy of oar Delight shouted pnt |
e londlf ~ wo coslid, and received
I'VE. six aud aeyan fold echo, than we |
th,saRht u Thus ~ iav uns seakahle |
We were Fortunate enough To hnd dug
out with tbs needial paddles, aud We
Loaf no tins IN taxing advantage of oar
lasky dateossry bat whsn teu feet
trpm The shore We cav Ehe immsas-
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