The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-15
FOUNTAIN GOATS
.eting in the Heart Of
~ Cascade Range.
GREAT GLACIERS GRIND
,u,,rosts Abound Among the
||.,-spIenders Of the Scenery
silver Greek Mines
. s,oe.or in ssohomish Ere.

- 7 started from choaoha2su ~
"a he famous Silver Creek
-s.s the intention OF killing a
yast. exploring some OF the
- s,ding q mine worth at least
The first two We accomplished.
mt off Til next time as II
s.ss .sue we were there 70 do the
-. .r,s. Willie is II. but thinks
-ssu il comes 10 hunting. We
rsesboard 70 Illman's ranch on
.s.sa-,isb. twenty milesseast of Sno-
Here We packed our outfit on the
- sarsed up the trail afoot, intend
- the horse pack TO the ranch at
- ssyorsHnity Reaching the mouth
= sreek. we had supper with Scott
-. sho keep an accommodating
ans point. il being sort OF head
- so- the prospectors who throng
-..x,ains In that vicinity. Mr.. But
-. the remark that he wanted TO
- tie Troublesome, large creek
Z...~ss,es into the Skykomish two and
~ aiIsg above Silver creek. So !
- Tia, We go together. He ac-
=. cd se made arrangements TO start
frrsing.
800 ap our outfit and divided the
-. and blankets into two packs
-. ding the gun. For cooking uten-
taok two large tin plates to bake
- ,ss lry meat in, and small basin
= sour IN. For provisions. coffee.
.ssye pounds OF -four and about
zs.sa6s Of bacon, mixing baking pow
- al salt with the -four before we
- vh;ch made less work and saved
- .srh: ard trouble OF carrying cans.
omrx also, two cans II. Il. beans, one
.kxh nr5sed 10 be sour. but We ate il
q a. sane. In addition To these srti-
9 v,re our pair OF blankets apiece. a
- AZ and TAO prospecting picks. We
s zxder way about o'clock and followed
s IA Cady trail as far as the mouth OF
y Troublesome, where we took 10 the
ID following along it, west bank until
! !, ass 10 where il forks. Stopping there
! <sSr dinner We made what the boys call
sse -eoagh-gods" 10y mixing stiff cake
!. bsking il In front OF the fire., boiled
- coffee and toasted like kings, for we
Z saat they not always have--an appe-
kiaas would digest piece OF grindstone.
H. sesi fork OF the Troublesome comes
= ne main or east fork OF the Skyko-
~ through a rock slide. making ii an
nsrr-onnd current. After dinner we
arsd M tie east fork. which here COM
|nsced 10 Justify its name, for the farther
eye ven. the more troublesome it be-
80. In fact the accumulation of broken
nAsr, rocks aud the dense growth of I'M
1khrush which covered the bottom of the
lsrh. made il almost impossible 10 travel
1l0ng the efeek. The mountains here de-
soend ailaoss straight down into the creek.
while rock sides and snow slides follow
esch other al shor. distances on each side
n the stream. Atthe top Of these slides
- rpcks rise parpendicularly. In some
1ces fo- thousands of feet. We travelled
ing the mountain side for some distance,
ndtben followed up long snow slide for
~ bal 'nllc, al an angle OF abou; 45
rts. The simplest way can describe
nd those slides Is Ia compare it 10 a
11sse fil or embankment from one half
tsnie in height. composed of rocks from
kE:e Of your fist 10 the size OF house
ksNr the slides are strips OF timber or
~ brush, which in places are utterly
Ensable, owing to their having been
1shed and matted by the weight of snow
ksiniey. The timber on these mountain
- is mostly white fir aud hemlock, with
occasional larcb. white pine, cedar OF
NJ, among which grow three kinds oil
- huck;eberrieS.
Altr tolling hard over rock slides fol
ssas four hours we made along the noun.
ts side, intending to reach the stream
rsnmp for the night. After travelling
Y1ars two miles in those four hours we
= considerable difficulty in getting out to
esstream and were obliged To climb w
NJ acliil of solid rock with but little foot.
~ and very little brush 10 hold on TO.
Den we succeeded in reaching the stream
IFahd sigh. was displayed to our view.
s1sek here tails from one ledge to an.
NJ In jumps of from SO 10 coo feet for
nas. We estimated the fall TO he about
- ieet n that distance. Where we came
''es stream there was 4 fall al about 800
: last above US. and as we found a place
psi ten feet square which was level, we
DE camp for the night. We had no
'se ihan laid our weary bones down 10
. when 1t commenced 10 rain, and rs We
: no other shelter than q hemlock tree.
ara leaked considerably. we were slightly
inp before morning. As ii was raining
<aeIt day, We looked around and found
esllefing rocS under which we made oar
Hss quite comfortable until noon. Bat
restless spirit within rs would not LET
e SUI while the unknown was ahead
as 30 after a hearty meal of dough-gods
: Bacon. We shouldered our PACKS and
Y header into the Wet brush. Masses
sagled willows aud hucklcberry brush
vented MS from following near the
ssm so We followed cur old stand-hv
side. After ascending 81 the base OF
Perpendicular wall. We skirted along
saasavoring To reach the gap where the
an came through. expecting there 70
: spasS, but our hopes were blasted
Z Stream came through a gorge abau;
sfsy feet wide and some hundreds high.
opping over a fall of about City feet. and
'ss's was no possibility of our crossing.
'aoashi our expedition had arrived at
a'sf end. After studying the situation
'sae We concluded 20 turn back aud try
s.ae up over a ledge about a quarter oi
-ae 10 our rear. to which | had called
0oFs attention while passing, and after
's'ai attempts we managed 80 climb up,
: We hardly dared 90 look back, as the
! sea' was ABOUT torty-iive degrees for =
: Alter surrounding the ledge a slide
asoat no feet brought Us TO the SUNNI;
! high ridge.
.-e Before reaching the summit oh.
.'ec huge mountain goat climbing ur
s's Us, and asking Butler for the gun, |
- head on him. but did not
- OWING 70 the imminent danger o.
! ,a's TO take trip down 10 eternity If
: SUBSTANTIALLY happened 20 hit him. f.,
vivid have been impossible for ns 4
! s ..l. OF his way II he had rolled cowr
a. ! scrambled 60 the top as fast a,
s'A'.'fo OF the country and the size a
PACK would permit. hut he was ont q
ssat when I reached ,hA o., al