The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-05

snow line ne2. will remain fresb for
very long re-i0d beng continually frozen.
ard whenever anY Of the party chances 20
kill an arctic grouse the lardsr viii ae inst
that much ahead
Tsg EowTK TO sE Fof19wEp.
Fron S4sttss the party wjil leave over
tire Norfhsrn Pacific for Wike.on. and ~
the latter place czyUses viii Re engaged 20
carry the outfit 10 thu snow line, trip
that Of itssif will occupy a. least tao days
aud half. the distance being aooaE forty
miles. Thus the route from Wlikeson
viii De 20 Carbon river. thence 20 traser
lake. NJ the bass OF the mountain From
Crater laks toe psrty vii 20 I'D vast
Snow field 30 Observation point. an aAts-
tade Of 1000 feet, beng the highest point
one can reach on the north side Of LIBERTY
Cap. The point Is directly a. the head OF
Puysilup glacier and precisely be-
tween Seattle snd Liberty Cap, overlook
ing the whole north side Of the mountain.
II IS the intention 20 follow the old Bailey
Willis trail. located in Iss3 By Mr. Willis,
and descend along the entire north side Of
the mountain until point Is reached 5000
feet lower than Observation point. and the
ascent is agzin commenced and continued
across i've miles os snow fields and GA
cisrs. the trail leading across Carbon
glacier, then second snow field TO Win
throp glacier: across this glacier. through
~ Emo pass, into Inter glacier. Here,
again, the attitude Is i00 90 feet. Here
the party will camp. perhaps for several
days. and, in the event the face OF the
mountain has not undergone any great
changes and the weather permits, the
ascent to the summit will be attempted.
following the trail up Inter glacier and
then crossing Blaine glacier and ultl-
msteiy reaching the crater, 1900 feet
above sea level. Il Is believed that great
deal will depend upon the hardness Of the
snow and its capability TO hold mans
weight; the Canadian snowshoes. being
heavy and hard TO handle, would easily
tax the strength Of the strongest men.
In descending, the party will follow
White river four miles below the mouth OF
the Winthrop glacier for the purpose of
visiting and photographing Jupiter's
Flume, a canyon aboa. half q mile long
and q hundred feet deep cut through solid
rock. Thence the return will be by way
Of Carbon glacier. along Carbon river to
the earth again. The present exploration
trip will consume two weeks or more and
IL IL expected that 81 least ten days will be
spent above the SNOW line.
VETERAN FOR THE LEADER.
Ii would be diffiaulE to find a man more
capable Of conducting an exploration OF
tls,s kind than Maj. lngrsham. lie is
thoroughly familiar with the mountain
and knows the location of almost every
creyasse on the north side. His expe-
r.ence in mountain climbing cannot be
exeelled, for he has been on Mount Raj
nier SIX times. and three times he has
climbed TO the summit. The only winter
trip he ever made on Mount Rainier was
In October. is3s. when, accompanied by
Rev. r. &. Smith, he followed down White
river from the mouth OF Winthrop glacier
TO Buckley. In 1890 he and a Seattle
party made a trip up Mount Baker. but
the weather was SO fierce. the wind. snow
and rain so binding, that they were driven
back before having reached the summit.
The following year ne tried again, and
that time. in company with three others,
ne succeeded tn reaching the summit.
ssowsHoEs ARE KKEpED.
Some difficulty has been experienced in
securing the i've pairs OF Canadian snow
shoes, 1t being impossible TO purchase any
in this city. Any person who has them
aud is wiling 10 loan them TO the party.
or who can tell where they may be OBJ
tanned. Is requested To notify the PosT-IS-
TELLIaESeKR or Maj. Ingrahsm.