The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-25

wore caps. At Tacoma. where the mount
nin-cllsnbers stopped on their Nay home,
they attracted great deal OF attention.
Immediately upon their arrival IN that
city Mr. Holmes took the PARTY 10 Stewart
A Holmes drug store, where all were
regased With ice cream and soda water A
great erowd Of people gathered IN front Oh
the place and wondered az the strange
attire Of the visitors, aud some people IN
tlmated that it vas a party OF concession
aires come from some foreign cline 10 vie
with the Turks at the Interstate fair.
After refreshments at che drug store. the
Marty headed for Chisberg's to partake oil
dinner. for MI were hungry. When they
again reached the street hundred or
more curious people asked:
where did you cose from p
Mr. Hawkins. who had acted as chief
trumpeter white scaling the snow-ciad
sides of the mountain. gave the signal aud
the party shouted ia uniso@s
1--WE are here
We are here
Right from the top 90 90
OF Mount kaiaisfi" q
Then. thinking the crowd demanded
more definite information. Mr.. Hawkins
again gave the signal aud the welkin rang
to the refrain of.
"Nah. no, wahi
Mah' boi wahl
Rainier isgrshami
ial hnl hAF
Even while ut dinner the party was not
free FROM the curious gaze of the crowd.
which continued 20 increase 50 rapidly
that the street became blocked. After
dinner the party was followed 10 the
steamer By large number of people, who
watched the embarkation for Seattle with
feelings akin to awe.
shortly after the party returned Mai.
Ingraham was seen at his home. Hewas
feeling splendid aud spoke quite enthusi
asrieaily of his trip. although this is the
third time he has been to the top of
Mount Rainier for he assembled il once six
years ago and again five years ago.
Bald he:
ours is the largest party that ever sue
ceeded in reaching the summit of the
mountain, and the fact that our three
ladies also achieved this feat makes the
trip one OF double interest Miss Parke,
Miss Hall aud Miss Holmes all stood the
climb we'll, and the proud cl ann of Tacoma
that Miss Fay Fuller bad reached the top
has now lost some of its luster. Miss
Holmes Is only Is years old aud is proba-
bly, the youngest person TO make the
the summit. fourteen of which IL showed
hailed and blew hard aud SO cold that
most OF the party hid away in the ice caves
of the crater. where their blankets and the
escaping steam served TO keep them warm
Others oi Us made our way farther down
in the caves aud stood about over steam
jets and thus kept warm
Monday morning a week ago We left
Camp Of the Clouds NJ O'Clock and
climbed up the mountain until we reached
Camp Of the Stars. and there We camped
for the night, ai the same place where my
party campsd i've years ago. The place is
narrow ledge oycrhangiag a precipice
Those who we're not over i've feet tall
could lie 80 tnll length, hut others of us
had either the option OF lying with oar
knees drawn up To our ehlns or showing
out our fees and allowing them 10 dangle
IN the wind over the precipice. The next
afternoon ~ $50 the party fourteen of rs
-4sueceeded ia reaching the rim OF the
northeast crater. whlch ss the principal
one Ia the mountaiD. This crater is
e.tptical In shape. the longer axis being
about three-qaarters OF mile aud
the shorter half mile, while nom
the lowest point ia the crater 20
the highest point On the rim Is about
loo feet The ice caves are located in the
valley or crater. The depth of the snow
Ne DON'T knos, fog 20 - almost always
showing ar hating there az never rainsl
and the depth - continually increasing.
Under the snow are the ice caves. y htch
reach down O. deptlpuuknoNn. I1le
Steam coming up mests the ice and forms
the caves. la places the steam comes ong
With toeee enough O. pr1duce hissing
s2pnd and ia spots the ground is bare and
warts, the Steam keepinE the SNOW and
ice from forming. There is a considerable
space on the summit from Crater peak to
Liberty cap. fully mile AMI y hail, and
irom the former pesk - Peak Success IS Is
a. least mils.
Immediately after our arriva! nc the
crater we prepared 10 send out the seeond
bultstin by carrier pigeon, concerning
which there IL slight Misunderstanding.
The highest point 81 the mountain Is a
dome OF snow. which We named Columbia
crest We ascendcd this peak and from IL
sent cut the dummy pigeon. retaining
the male bard uutli the actions
81 the dummy sould be obssrred
The bird disappeared down the mountain
and we supposed Is had started home.
Then Ne wrote the secoad buHeun Snd
wired II - the Gaii feathers Of the carrier.
hot she pigeon would not start Out
chased him around ior an hour and finally
he alsAppesrea and | thought be wSs
gone. bat DC waxn'G That night
about : o'clock. after eli had gone
90 bed, wrapped in their blankets
IN the crater. looked up. and
ltfFHTA oA a9SA asAoat tNcott-iNe ie1t
above ms head. aaS the carrier. ] called
- htsn and he lea doWn by my side as II
he wanted - eone la where 10 " a. warmer,
bat he woultn'G allow me 10 catch hsm.
Ike then fles back gn - his perch, and I
thea observed hs was accompanied BIZ Ms
mate, the dummy which had disappeared
alter being turned loose before fhs mate
bird Was liberated The next morning /
caught tie carrier aud he was almost stia
~ith cold, The feEaale bird iaseF camle into
the box ehieh pat oRt 81 temps ia - as
home was tAeD eo0vino~d Ghat 1he ar
st that alttude MAS - light thai the
pigv0R eaa3d rot riss vefGicafEy 10 a sam
Client height 81 Eaks hls course. . We alsi
not attempt - again send ouf the hgids
from the sUnaialE. has waited until ss re-
iurned - The Camp 81 the Clouds.