Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-27


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Ten sncussnd miies, ! aeeepled Sitn
alaasifv lhe iugitatior q tbs lacoma'a
nsanaaer, Mr.. ". d. Tyler, % sisit ..
Edulppod wi&a 4 weeks provisions
hlanaeSa and ethsf necessary parzphef-
nalia. I aat out 20 make the aaeeul ae
lar ~ possibls. AZ Wiikeson VS. mos
fortunate ID securing as my oondnet0E
81. George ~ BdgeTs ubo, ea = veil
nnnwn. = n0a onty thosouf by aequaint-
"a wiah the Topography os he oountry,
hut - wikhas an energetic, fntesliRsnn
and most oampanionabie gentleman.
Oar necessary camp eqnlpaRes E,r0rlsionf
snd pbotographio maiefiai. having been
scared % the backs 81 mules b. that
inssrutable combinaiion Of knots and
swisfa called ths diamond hitch, We
monnted oar p0uies and ct forth.
within TIRES years The mountain has
been rendered acoessibie b. TIE con
strostlan q . good trail b tie N. Z. +.
Co. Upon taia ocoaaion, however, e.
he trail had not been tFayersed since
lnst summer, & vas deened adviaablo
% Be- precsdsd - q small force 81 sap
naEa and miners" oousisliag Of TIRES
msa armed with axe. piek and spade 70
elsar ms way.
Il 4 thirty miles from Wilkoson 10
The foot % tie mountain. Tue trail
aasses over. the foothills through proba-
blV the most maqnideent forest on the
Anesiean ooniinank Fir and hemiook
lFees from Is to a2 feet 10 oireamiezenee.
no 70 800 feet il hight. are not exoep
tioaable. Psrfsotiy straight, REahd and
stately, they are more beautiful than
ssuuoia of California. Ragines are
crossed npan bridges axoeeding 200 feet
ID length, the strineers Of which are
s9o 81 ths smaller trees felied asfoes.
r. one instance advantages has been
taken Of . PROSTATE giant which had
fallen aof0as q mountain stream; the
rounded auFfaea on top has been ieveled,
4 halnslFade placed on either side, and
over this natural bridge iva horses can
Walk abreast The shade l. most dense;
ID looking up, only occasional glimpsss
Of the blue SKI oau be obtained, and
TIE san sends doun bat bright golden
arrows through riffs 10 the foliaee. AZ
wa rode through thia forest, hour after
hanf, nos . Leaf stirred nor vas heard
fhe song % teitter Of q single bird; the
siisncs vas absolutely oppressive Ap-
proachiua the Snow line, 8 series Of
beautiful Alpine meadows arr passed
through, lovely little Oaeos n the black
g0Reat. The green carpet % suoouient
grass Il bespaneied with flowers which
stand az thick - The stars that bestud
the heavens. Golden yellow dandelions.
shito wax like mountain lilies. lilies Of
the valley, the blue bloom Of scottish
heather and great eiumpsof elder bushes
aiigme with clusters q scarlet berries.
a. noon % the second day cur camp
vas pitched on tbs shore of Crater Lake.
This sheet Of Transparent water covers
Al area Of About sixty acres. Il - nearly
surrounded b. hign blnns OF volcanic
rock, and presents every appearance Of
having been she crater Of long extinct
volcano. The water IL but melted snow,
ice cold, 70 sore aud devoid Of al yegas
table matter that not q dsh can live IN
Il. So transparent is Il THAI where Il
seems 10 be hnt three inches ID depth,
on thrusting In your arm goa and Il 10
Be eighteen IN he's. Tue hardy noun
kAinoers, after their long walk and the
fasiouinQ labor Of removing fallen trees
from the trail, refreshed themselves
with q piunee into its cold depths.
Swimming out atty yards, peFhaps. the
bottom was 70 clearly reflected than the
water seemed 20 have depth OF about
three feet, and 0ne Of the batheFs con-
claded 20 siaad up0n his fest and rfst
- = So r..4,r,aa.sea l.r,f ~. Ma anfnnfaks
nant he weat far below the aurface
Qalukly regainins she shore, be vowed
taaa the depth was at least fifteen feet.
fhe far famed Mirror Lake Of tue Ho-
semitic Valley Fefsois the bid outlines
q nassive walls, capped with sentinel
4 sck. 500 feet high. Crater Lake MIR
fors more perfectly, II that were posi-
bic, 3 gFandeg Landscape. Ia she fore
gFeund IL she steep slope Of Mount Fay,
with ita green covering Of forest trees,
its nnmmit studded vita masses Of red
ooloTad voioaaio rock. above which, IN
meat beautifai contrast, Is the white
dome Of Mount kainier towering t0o
miles into the npper cir. Every trer,
rock and line Is % perfectly reproduced
that, we're Il not for the inverted imaee,
q would be impossible 20 Distinguish
tie shadoW from she eabstance. Frem
the lake the trail Il q niche 10 the noun
tain side; beinw, 10 an almost iuaceossi-
hle gorge, runs Cascade creek. the outlet
of the lake. This little stream has 4
fail Of ESQ fest il . distance o. half
mile, and fofme q series % cascades.
souo u which are 40 feet IA hight and
Of great beauty. One and three foufths
milsa from she lake wo suddenlv emerge
from the forrest upon Eagle Clif. Here
soane % indesoFibable grandeur and
sahitmity ereets the vision. The writer
has locked upon the most celebraied
mountain scenery Of the American con
tineut, aad is not inclined 10 declare
ngoa each ceaaaian thai the one under
observation exeals al others. There IA
certain majesty IN the lefty range Of
The Rocky Mountains IN Coiaeada thai
sa uneqaaied elsewhere. In Alaska are
moGniAln views Of matches beauty. /
SHASTA. Hood, S. Helsns. Adams and /
hskef are all stately psaka worth lonq
pileFimaRe 20 aae, worthy The most in- l
spifad pen % describe. Of the moot /
skilltul brush % FepFud1ce; hut the view
Il Rainier here aufolded i entirely
uaique, and haa 4 SAVAGE grandeur All 4
- ovn. For many minutes ths b.
hoidef stands aud ia Amaxsnenf narns