Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-12-26
10 TIE ALPINE CLUB
Wmiam Nye Accepts an Honorary
Membership as Follow&


Wuiam Nye Accepts an Honorary
Membership az FoIlows
r. Halls with Joy This Opportunity q
Acuus mt Himsef with the Mountains
yyc Also Has Under Consideration m
Arctic t:xp~siition-The Fate Of Man
who Tried ts jump ~ Y1wninE Chasm
~ It Yawned.
ICopyr ght, 1856. by Edgar ". Nye.l
Itave the honor &c hereby acknowledge
the receipt Of the following communication
OREGON ALPINE LCB,
PoRTLANp Ore, March IS. 1850.
"EpGAR W. ME, Dedr Sir: l have the
honor to inform you that at regular meet
ing Of the Oregon Alpine Club held Tuesday
evening, March II, you was unanimously
elected an honorary member.
every respectfully,
Nv. u. STEEL
corresponding Secretary"
It Is almost superfiuous for me 10 say that
have accepted with pleasure the honorary
membership thus conferred by an aspiring
and deserving organization upon one Of our
most phenomenal literary de Osits
The objects OF the cub. as gather from
the constitution and bylaws inclosed with
the notification. are, first, TO utilize the
large, smoolh mountains Of Washington and
Oregon for climbing purposes. Also to
monkey with the fora and fauna Of that
region.
have accepted with illconcealed JOY that
am, and may continue through life, to be
an honorary member. therefore, OF the Ore
gon Alpine Cub. / shall also take occasion
at an early date 10 accompany the club, by
means of a horse and wagon, 10 the summit
e
hope 10 become Sd robust that can walk.
Once could walk a great deal. At one time
l went 10y this means qnite distance, TAX
ing views of watcr-tanks and side tracks
along my route, using great care to get of
the track the trans went by. IN this
way | saved enough in one summer to en-
able me 10 make the same trip on the fol-
lowing summer. But in later years, wealth
has engendered love Of case and Il slight
tendency toward luxurious dishonesty and
repose Of manner, winch 1T first would con-
vey the i,'"a of refinement.
now hail with much JOY this opportunity
to climb "A few OF our most desirable mount
aims. Which one shall we tackle first! How
are your glaciers This spring! Have You
got a good noiSelcss acicr with remains in
its How did tue fora and fauna sand tho
wint r, and will they be on hand this season
when we get ready TO go!
Inoiicc also by the preamble which juts
out a few inches from the constitution that
one of the objects for which the club was
ORGANIZED was .'to make known to tho
word that, rs accnter for visitors To radiate
from. Portland possesses unsur assed ad-
vantages " l will cheerfully JOIN you in
this especially. Certainly. have never
radiatei from a city which gave better
satisfaction than Portland has II did not
believe that, would not thus publicly so
state, over my own brief but widespread
signature. Portland, as {; visitor 5 Radiator,
IL and must ever remain unsurpassed.
You also aim 10 make the club u high
authority ON mountains and their habits,
mountains IN their homo hives, half hours
with mount airs. mountains washed fellows,
together with suggestions "a 10 what to do
Cor their cold feet ard throbhing brows,
social habits If the mountain AMI its hesii;l-
ton in calling upon Mahomet, although
the mountain was there first, Mountains AS
par n's, mountains as forefa: hers. mount
Ains as mouse.brcedcrs, etc, etc. , ad Gait"m,
rs the papers put it.
All these objects coincide with my views.
and though see that the club has taken
the precaution 10 give NE no vote whatever
Gpon these matters, Can not be pr vented
from enteri, g heart and soul into ,lis
glorious work. AS soon as the weather is
suitable you will see me start up Mount
Hood with an alpenstock and theatrical
trunk containing al that one need possibly
want and want 10 possibly need
on such u trip ! have already pur-
chased an alpeustock IN Omaha. 1t BE-
lougei TO The csta, e Of q man who climbed
the golden s'air. via the Ma'terhorn, three
years AGO. The alpenstock has quite a lot
Of notcheS already cut III it. which gives
me "A good start He was never recovered,
it is said. He tried TO jump across u yawn-