Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-08-25

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The following descriptive letter Of
Mt. Rainier, Washington Territory, will
be Of local interest to the reader when
the list Of names in the article are read
over. The communication 10 from the
Daily Times, Seattle, Washington Ter
ritory, August IA:
1t had been talked of by various per-
sons for some time past to try and make
the ascent Of Mt. Rainier. This noun
tain stands IA, 440 feet above the level
OF the sea, and is very hard, dangerous
and extremely difficult to climb. Upl
to the present time only six men have
been known to have made the ascent, |
all others having stopped at the snow
line.
The Rev. Mr.. Bates and Professor
Iugraham organised . party for this
trip to start ON Wednesday, August
4, 1886. The party consisted of Rev.
Mr.. Bates, Professor Ingraham, Henry
Loomis. e K. Smith, Jasen Baker, W.
T. Sharp, George Shorey, John Oolkett,
X @. Tolman, VIM. II. Reeves, George
b. Kittipger, all of Seattle; Rev. Mr..
Newberry. Of Steilacoom; Rev. Mr..
i vi fb1uUH leibuuy AllCb
Campbell, Of Olympic; Herbert Nichols,
iof Portland.
All necessary preparations were
made. Every man Was allowed army
ratlons, and required to carry two pair
i of double woolen blankets, and pike
staff. We started Wednesday morn
} ing, August 4th, at 3 80 O'Clock for
!, Tacoma, from which place we started
for Wilkeson, arriving there at 10
O'Clock. Here We were Joined by Mr..
!; New berry, Mr.. Dilworth and Mr..
Campbell. By previous arrangement
! they had engaged four pack horses TO
carry our baggage, but as several gen.
tlemen had joined US after our arrange
ments with them were made, we had
7 more than four horses could carry, and
! not being able to hire another horse we
were compelled to leave part of our
! provisions at Wilkeeon.
/ At o'clock we started for Carbon
: river, ten miles distant, aud reached
t there at 45 p. M, after long and
4 tedious climb, the altitude at this point
+ being l, 400 feet above sea leve.. The
: trail is an excellent one. 1t follows the
slope of the noun tains, and is wide
= lenongh for two persons to walk abreast
# At the river we found lots of mosqui
t toes and insects.
r The scenery up to this point was very
e grand; 1t was through an immense for
!. est. some of the trees standing from lOt
i, to 800 feet high, and from four to eigh
c feet In diameter, and 30 close together
/ we could not see In some places fifty
d feet ahead Of us. Thursday morning
e we started at 7 o'clock, crossing tn,
l. Carbon river bridge, aud then com
/, mencsd the most tiresome climb of an.
e of our whole trip. We assembled / 90,
|. feet in Jhree-quarters Of mile throuel
IS |stumps and underbrush, without an.
,e lprotection from the FUN.
vi At S45 we came to Camp B, formerl,
it an engineering camp. Here we all reg
r. istered on the door post. At II 15 CAM
,e d was reached, and at 11.30 Wright
- creek, where we camped for lunch, dis
u tant four and one half miles from tn
" Carbon river, the altitude being 226
feet. TIE highest point reached be
l. tween these two stations was 3100 feel
r 1t WAS indeed provoking to descend 80
r. feet after so hard climb. The trai
Q. continued very good at places, and i
eb some places over little ravines, tw
trees had been felled and pianke1 owe
for q bridge. Some of these ravine
were o hundred feet in width. AT IL 4
we proceeded onward, and at 1.45 "
struck the trail for Mount r sinier, turr
I'd ing sharply to the left. We followe
this for tt res miles on hog back
which varied In width from ten
tweLt ty feet 1t then struck off into ii
woods for three miles (four from tb
turn) and we arrived at little stream
played out and dried up, which "
Ioalied Tacoma creek. Six miles frol
the turn In the trail we oamped for Il
night. This camp we called Camp Con
fort. IL was on beautiful little strean
ard here we found the remains of 9
old camp.
=, Friday morning we arose at 80, a
W breakfast, and at q. m. started f
' Crater Lake, where We expected
'o' make permanent camp. We reach'
've being about FIVE miles. The altitu,
was $500 feet and the highest point b
zen tween camps was $500 feet. The lal
is supposed to be the crater Of an e
so' tinct volcano. 1t covers an area
IAN about sixty acres; and Is fed from &
foot hills OF Mount Rainier. Its waite
red are clear az crystal. and the walls su
rounding 1t are very high ard stee
KS, Directly to the north. rising sever
thousand feet above the lake, Is VIII
hat we called Castle Rock, because of Its
totsemblance to an old caste. We pass
through three beautiful meadows &C
ing cred with luxuriant flowers and gra
u'u dozens of varieties of fowers-purI
ous daisies, pinks, white lilies, etc. Al
one o'clock we started for the Lace Fal
three miles away.
ear Half way between these points '
nth came out on Eagle cliff, $500 feet abo
the PuyAllup river. Standing on tt
our cliff and looking south, the river "
h'f seen vending it's way between the hi
wallis of the canyon like little stref
few feet wide, when, In reality, 1t
? ed lahout fifty. Looking toward the nor
least the first glacier burst into view. G
lti lRreat mass of ice and snow, about @
or two miles in width, aud reach /
s,4. tout aud up over the mountain until
,ok- was hve or six miles long, ana sendi
less out nrancnes In all ulrectlcns. hrt
under the glacier, in all directio
g,7 came bursting forth small streams, fs
10. ing hundreds OF feet, all going to ma
Jew up the north pranch OF the fuyall
river.
Now looking north we were gree
n a.. with the sight Of Lace Falls conf
>. over o precipice five hundred feet abb
l. us, reaching in width from twenty (
15 Il to three hundred feet, and falling fir
rock to rock, conforming itself Il
tin q myriads of patterns aud designs.
truly grand sight and beyond descr
tion. After going up to the falls
trail turns sharply off to the left;
out up, 1t goes. The horses could har'
lay, make the ascent. About five hund
feet above the conmenc ce ment of
tail, we passed through meadow al
meadow, filled with the most beouti