Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-23

this by noon, the trail not being both
impossible and impraotlcablo at the
same time as usual. We had under
ftood there wns but one pass through
this range near here and the chances
al lo,ing II In hls lowering weather
was good, oyon II we conld now get
through n all, ~ the Indians said wo
could not Tho 3iEt was rainy through.
out. The forenoon we iordcd
swollen glacial stream that required
over half an hour to ma across its
many swift channels, and In tho after.
noon late came 10 the largest OF them
all. fun mile In wldth,a halt.hundr0d
chAnnels, and rapids 80 deep we often
had 10 sciKe the same pole TO eight our
why over together, an undertaking Of
over an hours severe labor Our legs
woro numbed with cold, So We went
into camp, building n big fire. That
night we were literally drowned out
By tho downpourlug rain. So NJ . a.
m. We made fire under a tree, warmed
some tea, put on our soaked packs,
weighing hfteen TO twenty pounds
more, and siurted. The dense brush
was ''wringiug wet" aud we
wero glad TO get into the
10y streams waist-dcep 30 escape
81 perpetual shower baths, That even
Ing We sent up signal smokes again, for
II seemed little brighter, aud think
II nm oSncting Indian or two had come
along about then they could have
named their price as packers. The I'd,
tho bush was so wet we decided
20 strike for the river bottom to our
right, preforrlng iti gravel bed aud al.
tornAte wadings. It's bed was fully two
miles wide, and we could sec that II
probably determined NJ its head the
mountain pass through which we must
pass; and chat night we cAmpcd where
" came out from under uu enormous
glacier OF the great range. The cold
wind OF this Icy river was chilling to
the bone in our damp condition. Tho
Sd our course lay across this glacier
tho podestrianlsm being perfect pun.
ishmont ON tho MORNINGS, while tho
white Ice was little better II was
nearly ten miles over this hunmoclSy
highway, but We made Il that day and
cnnpcd on stream which we believed
and afterwards proved TO be tribu-
tary OF the Copper. Glaciers were
everywhere, and at noon, the It'll, We
luuehed Mt the foot OF one
of unusual size. While lunchiuy
the doctor remarked there was
q large grizzly bear picking
huclSloberies ON ridge some 2iO yard.
away. RUSSELL with The Winchester In
hand, started over 10 intercept him and
at abouthalf way got his first shot. The
rear sight had boon raised, In some uu'
known way, aud the best chance was
thereby lost, while all the other ahoii
nj the flying beast were equally in
eNoctusl The river bursting out irom
under this big glacier gave us orr hrst
6crllus ropulse, II was not very wide,
but deep aud icurfully swiitnud wors,
than all, carrying huge blocks of ic,
that would have been utter destruction
20 encounter We rctuccd our steps d
milo and crossed the main stream In,
stead, All afternoon aud night W,
could hear the laundering OF mighty
uvalunches that shook the ground lilS,
no many earthquakes. We were nov
In the very heart OF the hcayics
range Of our continent. The 9TH CAV,
us moranc under foot again ant
more rain overhead again. We though
We had encountered every concciyabl,
Obstruction known TO Alpine climbing
during that summer, hut we were nov
lreated 70 u combination OF rouude.
slippery houldcrs ovcrgrown witt
twisted black'ulder brush on the stcc
mountain slopes that took the fir.
pN@ei while we took for tho river bot
lon, intending 10 wudo down Il q
eSwn. We got hardly shrce,uuartai