The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-17
A STRANGE DISCOVERY.
WONDERFUL MA6NIFYING POWER OF ICE IN A
WASHINGTON TERRITORY MOUNTAIN.

WONDERFUL MAGNIFYING POWER OF ICE IN
WASHINGTON TERRITORY MOUNTAIN.
Recently a party OF gentlemen, comprised of
Walter Marsten. Ed Post. Charles Kennedy. v.
Sam Fulton and Il. ijab smith, left this city for
the coal backs located about twenty miles from
Trout lake. Washington territory. The third
n ght out they oamped near the famous ice
caves in that vicinity, and not being pressed
for time the party re ,olved TO explore them. A
half mile distant from the caves is a large fs-
sure through the bas4lt Kennedy said that he
had visited the spot last summer in company
with DR.. Miller, at which time the fssure was,
in places filled with ice. aud in others open to
an Questionable depth. Now comes an almost
Incredible phase OF the par VS. exploration
EARLY In the succeeding morning." to relate
the adventure III the language of O member of
the party, Ken edy and found the assure so
eabors,eiy describe by him the preceding
evening. it being completely filled with ice of
singular earness, presenting surface of gem
cific ocean near Panama had been instantane-
ously frozen over. Ne travel led several hun.
dredred yards along the edge of the assure, ad-
miring the prismatic rays reflected from its sur
face, when was startled by a sudden cry from
h nnedy. who wss intensely excited. / ap-
preached him, impressed that he had become
insane He had dropped on his hands aud
knees, and with an abnormal expression depict
ed upon his face, his eyes were intently staring
iuto the crystalline depths.
Following his wi gaze, ! beheld at an ap-
parent depth of twenty feet the face and shout
ders OF G ,gantic woman, with eyes wide open,
and a beau iful complexion. The face, as near
as could Judge, was well proportioned, the
we could see OF ii, about the neck and shoulders
was CONSTRUCTED of rich material. The rest of
the body was indistinct owing to some flaw in
the ice.
The face seemed about six feet in length. the
features appearing strangely familiar
Nothing was said of this discovery till the
next morning, when we all visited the enor-
nous assure, taking with us a crude mining
outfit. and resolved to dig the woman out of the
Ice. The first dag we reached depth of four
Teen iees, pat were determined to recover the
THAT night we pondered upon how the woman
got there, and when Did she belong to pre-
historic race? But, then, her attire was so
much like that of the present day. However
who knows but what she was contemporaneous
with the mastodon. whose bones tell us of
their pr historic existence in the Northwest
We ell tried to sleep, but in vain, SO excited
were we; and we sat smoking about the camp
hrs all that blessed night, specializing as to what
the next dsys research might bring forth.
"At the nrst streak OF daylight labor was re (.
sumed, but we had TO work cautiously as the
fne ice had obscured the body from our view
BY noon depth OF twenty-one feet had been
in the ice shaft
about o'clock. Kennedy, who had been re.
markaby quiet while At work. requested to be
placed piece of ice a foot square at nv feet:
then he threw himself upon the ground, rolling
over ard over In the most alarming mann err
IN reply TO my anxious appeal to MIN for an ex-
PLANTATION OF his Strange conduct he on pointed
to The chunk of ice he brought up Examining
II saw piece of Cardboard Embedded in it
winch proved on one side be 8 advertising
card with the picture OF beautiful woman on
II, ana bearing 81 the bottom the following
leg nd: Use VISIONS Robertine for the
complexion, The most eel ghtful toilet article
ever pro need
How did il ct there? Perhaps thrown in last
summer os some tourist, covered by the winters
icr snd casting five men two DAYS TO recover.
Imply because the ice by its varyiug nsisy
and peculiar shape had magnjfied the nic,ur.
hunarel- 0 q q ient it a natural appearance"
Portland 0reooHi7n.