, 1890-10-23

VINO nave sccn u 10 Dc uHtluhlcu w
healthfulness and p'essantncssnnywhcre
In the Union. II Is indeed superb.
Perfectly protected hy the high mount
aims on the north and west, the sun
shines In from the eust and south day
after day and week utter week, from
July to December, u cloudy or stormy
lay being very sc.d dom seen or thought
Of Yet II is never close, hot or suilry.
You can wear your woolens or coat
without feeling uncomfortable OF
fatigued with the heat, or you can
leave them of and 20 In your shirt
sleeves without feeling chilly. There
Is at nearly all times refreshing
breeze, tempered by tho so-called Chi
nook wind, or Japanese current, which
comes in from The southwest over the
Pacific ocean, which gives one feeling
OF warmth in winter and coolness in
summer.
AN IDEAL CAMPING PLACE.
The total lack OF rain during the lat
ter part of the summer leaves the ground
dry and perfectly adapted to camping
out. We have now been camping along
the lake fer two weeks. We brought a
nice tent along, but seldom bother to
put 1t up. AS there is very little IL any
dew and no danger OF rain, we spread
our blankets over some spruce bougLs
aud under cover of 'the beautiful
stars steep rs sounlly as We would in
our homes, 5000 miles away. Arising
in the morning without an ache or a
feeling of stiffness In our bouos we can
Jump intOa boat catch three or four
siN-inch salmon trout for breakfast and
cook and devour them by o'clock.
There are already two small boats on
the lake, one of them, the Belle of
Chelan, being run by Pennsylvaninn,
Watkins, formerly an oil gauger from
Williainsport. The boat does not make
regular schedule time trips, but runs Tor
the accommodation of parties as
wanted. 1t is u iull days run for the
steamer to the head of the lake, sixty
eight miles, and 1t Is quite popular
place for tourists and camping parties
to take this passage up, towing their
rowooats behind, and then row their
way back, about ten miles per day,
camping along shore, usually at the
mouth of some one OF the numerous
creeks which are frequently found com
ing down from the mountains
These mountains for the full length OF
the lake and for many miles back on
either side are iull OF large gn me, deer OF
several species, bear and mountain goats
being frequently seen from the steamer
us We glide along. Indeed, everything
seems to have conspired TO make this
HUNTERS PARADISE.
Four miles above tho head of the lake
q mountain stream comes into the river
with a vertical plunge or fail Of 200 feet.
D' D'slring to visit IL shouldered my ri fl,
one morning after breakfast on trout
and sauntcred up the valley alone, tell.
ing my chum, Mr.. Brotzmnn, that h,
might catch some more trout and hav,
dinner ready about O'clock.
travelled but q short distance before
finding fresh deer tracks in my trail
but saw no game larger than rutfeC
grouse, which seem very plentiful, bu
rather difficult to shoot with a rifle,
bagRed one of them, however, anC
reaching the falls in good time had
curiosity to climb up and view then
from above as well as below. Going NJ
the creek found deer tracks so p.entii Il
that | strolled along up the mountain
hoping to get sight at one. The farther
up went the more plentiful became
the signs OF game, and thought il
would be a grand achievement to seal,
the summit OF one of those peaks anC
got closer view OF tho ice and snow
which lies in the sheltered and sha LEI
gorges on the north and west sides o.
the peaks. l was alain impressed witt
the TACT that this is country ot mag
mhceut distances, tor the peak which ap
peared to be only a mile away proved u
he not less than i've, and IL was Ion,
past noon before | reached nv goal.
Coming around n rocky point near tn,
summit | suddenly came upon n larg'
goat, only about live rods d istant. Lev.
cling my rifle fired, aiming ut the fore
shoulder, and he tell at the first shot
Had | rushed forward at once | nigh
have secured him, but thinking he wa
my meat | quietly began to look 10
more, when all of sudden he revived
and began jumping and tumbing towar,
the edge OF the citi, which was but
few feet away, and before took in tn
situation he had reached the edge and
I.. TuMsLED OFF HEADLoSG.
| The first drop was at least fifty feet
and looking over could onIy see clout
of dust and hear the roar of rocks whicl
were descending with my game down
steep slide and so they continued TO z
| for half a mile ut least, where u sligh
bend in the track took them out of sight
| Before following down after him
spent u halt hour going on around tn,
peak, which became 50 abrupt that nc
human being could ascend any higher
| yet goat paths could be plainl,
seen running up from ono mar
row ledge to another, where no man
ut least no tenderioot from the East
would dare to undertake to follow them
/ So making my return TO the scene of IN,
encounter | climbed down the rocks, fol
lowing as near the Iide AS possible Tor
half mile or more, where ~ became les
/ IA nj |
trail of blood, which showed that tn
animal had actually regained his footin
! ana made "A side trail onto another ledg
of rocks, where | found him still stand
ing, making no attempt to run ON m,
approach.
Again taking aim fired three success
siye shots from my Marlin repeatin
I rifle in as quick time as could work tn
I lever and pull the trigger, aiming eacl
time at his head, when lie reelrd an,
fell from the ledge and again wen
crashing down the mountain
CAUGHT rS rRAP
Looking over the situation, | founC
myself located on bench OF the noun,
ain with rocky chnsm both at IN
right and at my left which seemed ut
terly impossible, and, in front of me, Al
abrupt descent of not less than 80 feet
Looking at my watch, | was surprise
tc find that it was after o'clock. wa
out there alone, seven or eight mile
from camp, still without my dinner
and no rations with me except tn
grouse had shot in the morning, an,
no possible way of getting ont but T.
retrace my steps and climb back up tn
steep rocks for u half mile or more il
order to get around the gorge which 5,
nearly surrounded me. To get ont be
fore dark would be impossible. 70 ut
tempt II alter dark would be equivalen
to suicide, so | uooiiy prepared to pu