The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-08-30
To Badger Lake.

+ While those who were unable to leave
town have been enduring the swelter-
ing August heat as best they could,
others have been making the most OF
the cool, rarifed atmosphere of the
mountains, and from time to time dur
ing the entire heated term various par
ties have been going and coming from
the various resorts. We venture to say,
however, that no more enjoyable time
has been experienced than that of
Messrs. D. S. Dufur, VIM. Young, II. II.
Riddell and Frank Menefee. who, armed
with complete camp equipment and its
complement of guns and fishing rods,
left q few days since for the high mount
aims in which 15-Mile creek has its
source.
A day spent on the road found them
esconeed in a snug camp on the head
waters of 15-Mile, short distance from.
the place where the body of the outlaw,
Hays, was found. a short time was
passed at this camp, when they moved
a few miles further into the mountains
to Ramsey springs, preparatory to
trip over the range to Badger lake.
H. Gihons and F. Pundt. and later on
Frank Klein and Otis Savage came in,
all bound for the lake. Here also the
road ended and the camp outfit had to
be packed on the backs of horses.
Sunday afternoon they moved up to
the source of Smile. The aurora bore
alis of that night were seen very clearly
from camp, and in the clear atmosphere
of the high mountains presented very
beautiful sight. On Monday tramp of
few miles brought them to the summit
of Mt. Gunngewhack, at an altitude
/ of nearly 5000 feet, and scrambling mp
over the deep snow banks that cover its
summit they could see the lake, almost
at their feet, lying in a very deep, horse
shoe shaped canyon, about 5000 feet be-
low them. The view from this point
beygars description and is certainly one
of the most magnificent in all the Cas-
cade mountains. After a short time
spent in resting and admiring the grand
scenery, the steep descent of Gunge-
whack was commenced. 1t was tedious
work for the pack horses could move but
slowly, as misstep might cause a severe
accident; but all went we'll and the lake
was reached about the middle of the
afternoon, and very pretty camp made
on its ehore. A number of grouse had
been shot on the way in and with plenty
of lake trout, and the provisions taken
in there was no danger of famine
though appetites were enormous. The
first night spent at the lake shortly after
retiring, the measured tread of some
large animal was heard a short distance
from their beds. Thoughts of panthers
and other fierce animals at once rushed
through the heads of those hearing it
and rush was made in full dress fol
the rifles. While the beet shots in the
parry were endeavoring to get shot
one rushed to the fire and threw pile
of dried fir boughs on the Goals which a
once burst into q fierce blaze and th'
cougar at once fed without givini
opportunity for shot.
After couple of days fishing th'
party retraced their steps up the steel
sides Of Gunngewhack and camped a
High prairie and worked their way b,
easy stages hunting and fishing down t,
their headquarters at Ramsey. wher
they secured their team and returned t
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