The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-29
Ascent Of SkaHiania County $
Tall Snow Peak.
CROSSING SLIPPERY GLACIERS.
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NousxAsn Lake.
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Eoart Ct Ee1eEs. At SILVER LAKE NJ IA
:. Canine joined company with KS. The
srxt sIsy we naade BEiioek's camp. OF me
Toutls river. With team and wagon, 20
we named OR camp Bgllock.
August - We arrived a. .s. RHth
Pace on the mountain about ii oeloes
a n, where Ne left DIR wagon and FacSsd
pur camp sqgipsgs ON rark horses. We
arrived or the bank Of the Toutie about
.seEorx .. m. crossed the To1tse ard
rafay<d on It's north bRak, ia shat -
tr0xn As the hg bottom. having Travelled
shos,t thsrty-fye miles IN day and bait
Here Mr. Hsghs. feeling quite sses, Dr.
tsaeki to sarn back. so VIC cAr1stsnsd oiif
camp Camp Fszzis.
A,~. -. Travelled about seven mics.
rFozsed Tousis three tines. worked hard
all asv eating trail went into camp vet
ard all hands discouraged so Ee called
this camp Distress.
Az. "a. Arrived al TIE base ot iheT
snoantaEn fsomstifBes called Fix pcsa9
sbogt noon. this u the FIRST grand seefs-
cry met wika on the rOfste. u siseas
Thousands Of feet ahoTe the surrounding
mountains, with one solitary Fock stand
ing on the sumnait ike some giant ssesfse-
We crossed the T0utle three unls and
Travelled about ssI miles and camped at
r. "a. on account OF NJ. Miches becoming
Gos. We called this Camp Hospital.
kur. q This being sunday and " Nj
rhensr quite slc& We decided ~ lay by tai
Monday. Mr. Carnins. SIR. Marcy and
myself decided 20 ascend HEX mountain
Leaving camp about a. IA. aud after a
s.eer. tosls0ue climb of about two hours
and a half ws arrived az The arst or lower
rove, bat the first view fsily repaid us for
oil the labor performed. In ascending the
magnificent scenery Is heysnd the power
Of nv zen 70 describe. Looking 20 the east
stands old 81 Helenx towering high above
h. neighbors ike some giant king. with les
white crest like some imperial crown. while
at It's base stretches q broad plateau extend
tns a far around the base a. the eye can
reach: While looking still farther 10 the
sast and 10 the north of -. Heiens the
white crest Of Mt. Adams peeps over the
hover halls a. IL afraid to show itself
while the intervening distance is one vast
nnbroken forest of evergreens with the
Toufle river winding its way down from
the very sum usit of old ST. Helens to our
very feet like some giant serpent. Look
ing down We could see the Toutie 200 feet
below us, almost a perpendicular decent.
Having become weary OF the scenery we
made our toilsome descent 10 camp. arriy
Ing tired and hungry, but were refreshed
BY q soup made Of grouse killed by one
of the party during the day. And such
coup will not attempt 81 describe, but
some OF the party compared IL to Mark
Tw2ln's slum gullion, however, We cali 1t
good.
Aug, rs. Left camp about Z o'clock a.
m, crossed the Toutle five times. travelled
about twelve miles. got in a swamp and
could not ind our way out, got dark and
began to rain and we had TO camp, We
called this camp Foul Weather.
Aug. % Started about O'Clock,
found our way out Of the swamp without
further difficulty; found good open travel
Ing from here 30 the base of the mountain
about Il O'Clock IN. We had some diff
Guilty in finding water TT for use. rs the
water coming from the side of the noun
tain il So full of oinders from volcanic erup-
ton as 10 be unfit for use, bat We found
email spring coming out Of the rock in a
canyon that would supply us with water
for cooking purposes, so We camped here.
calling this camp st. Helens. The small
timber around the base Of the mountain is
mountain alder, three different varieties OF
small pines and mountain ash. The last
mentioned is one of tina most beautiful
shrubs ever saw. being laden with red
berries In hnuches rs large as a pint cup.
The banehgrass grows here in abundance.
We saw some signs OF mountain goats. but
we're not fortunate enough to get any within
range Of our Winchester rifles.
We left camp ST. Helens about seven
e'eiock Oh the morning OF Aug, - TO a.
eend Mt. st. Helens. The party was Row
com posed of Il. :. Carninc. NJ Micher.
NJ Vinegar. u, r. Marcy and nyselg. We
intended Ia make the ascent on the north
west side Of the mountain We found an
easy grade untii We arrived at the snow
lire which IL about tao miles from the
timber line proper, but here ogr difficulty
commenced. We climbed M rock So PER.
rendtgalar that we could scarcely hold on
and one slip would participate us hundreds
ct feet down The mountain into the ereyices
below. M. Michcr feeling qaiie sick de-
eiicd to Feturn IA camp soon after We
passed the snow line. the remaining four
decided IN reach the sumit II possible. but
nc soon realised the danger We had TO en-
counter. We crossed one glacier about
THREE hundred tees wide and 50 steep tba,
ne had TO cut steps IN the tee with hat
have sone idea about this when they think
ot docking down almost pcrpenaicalAr
decVna OF eight thousand feet while
travelling over such placcs. and In
sld st3A mare ~ the dAueer. rocks were
constantly falling down from the top ~
the mountain some III Wh. ch We barely Is.
Csped, After foar hours and quarter
hard iosi sc arrived ~ az impossible bar
riws. Ira perpendicular wall ol see. 81 least
forty iset bksh. Nc uerr uow within about
80 feet ST the summit There were high
blocks ot see. As large as common bedrooms
laying al aroWa8 as. thst hat sirors,qsi
ir0m above. AMI Others irpmeslta tsly over
oug heads that lookc3 A. though she iszst
breath NJ az would bring Uasm down ug,ou
oar heals.
The scenery from this - M nn rea can
describe. NrAad and magnificent dces nos
hsxin 10 eyrrcsa 70 The whele was one
wtsst pAnogamA Standing upoa a ~.
hess ghaa tao seei Wide ard p fss fe~f
shoyu the valley, auA rassoe ug~,a thix
grand SCENERY the feeling ol the s,extatn-
car Ne better imagined ghsn expressed
Looking 81 sae AoflhursG ~ csu.I g.ssk
siowu uroa ghe c.ouds - taeY hovese~l over
tie rseiG5 o<ean. Al.s 10 tAr EortA stands
MI Ean1eE ~ al rs grandeur. - }s - shea
tts sapsJ3ougy to M Sd He'ens
The ar eeag hshs Aaa sozae~hat ,ss4'
rult - breathe SO did uci tAsrv }ar- -
sasay iAs wee. hsss hsrAa sAe dcsceas aad
ii TIE Ascsat Wa danreroas. the ae.eeas
va deoh.y - tee san hAvlax tsasr.i TIE
snoa anA lce unUi he whtis surface w.
slssest seevs ~ water ia snanv r. ses.s
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