Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-08-06
UP and down MT. BAKER
The Four Mountain Climbers
Return From a Successful
Expedition
Mat McGlade Valves Exam
ination and Gives Bonds
Upon a Charge of Rape
Statistics From the County
Assessor--Decision in Tide
Land Contests

The party which left here July 20
to make the ascent of Mount Baker,
returned Thursday evening well sun
burned and thoroughly tired out and
report the complete success of the ex-
pedition. Among the party were j.
M. Edison, B. B. Dobbs, Ed Hoffer-
camp, and L. P. Palmer, the latter of
whom gives the following account of
the trip:
"We started by way of Sumas, July
20, and were gone fifteen days, making
two ascents of the old monarch. The
first was failure by 700 feet, we be-
ing that distance from the summit of
the east dome at o'clock of July 27,
and seeing the impossibility of descend
ing on that day if we reached the sum-
init, and the improbability of being
able to reach it, we returned to camp,
arriving there at 1910 o'clock at night,
finding it necessary to tie ourselves
together to descend and avoid crevasses
and light matches to keep on our trail.
We then concluded to change our
camp to the head of Glacier creek, a
most beautiful spot for camping, and
although lower than our former camp
by 500 to 750 feet, we were favored
with a journey not more than half as
long, and one that had been tried and
found all right, being to a great extent
the same route travelled by the Lowe
and lngraham parties. On the morning
of July 3lst at 4'45 we began the ascent,
carrying packs containing ropes, axe,
mountain grouse, Jelly and other eat
ables, arriving at the base of the
mountain, or dome, at about 1875
where we were met by wind blowing
a gale, causing timid suggestion from
one of the party that we had better go
back because the wind would be
worse on the top of the mountain. No
attention was paid to it, however, and
we spun up the mountain, defying
wind, snow, ice, lava, rocks and mud,
arriving at the summit of the west
dome at 1l:45 a. m. with hurrah.
We went to the east dome and found
the stake, twelve feet long, driven
down by the La Conner party last year
and found afterward by the Ingraham
party. We attempted TO dig it out, but
having only an axe to scoop snow with
the work was too slow and
cold so we tied bottle contain
ing our names and date to the stake
as a record of our ascent. Mr..
Dobbs took photographs of the crater,
the other three members and the La
Conner stick and then we hurried
down. The reason the people from La
Conner did not see the crater was be-
cause they did not get far enough over
the brink of the dome, il being neces-
sary to get within four feet Of the edge,
and very easy to overlook the crater,
although 1t is about the size it has been
reported to be.
We intended to go down to the crater,
but it was blowing too hard and would
have required three to six hours more
dangerous work.
The descent was made by tying our
selves together and turning our faces to
the mountain and going backward for
about 1000 feet, cutting steps i'm the
snow with our feet. The balance of the
descent was without particular Incl
dent and we arrived home pretty well
worn out, though not as badly sun
burnt as some previous parties.
Mr.. Edison is voted the greater share
of credit for the success of the trip. He
never wavering in his ambition and
led the party in both ascents.
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