The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-09

An this we could zee from our tent door, and q
great deal more. for the entire southern. field OF
the majestic spow-coyered form Of Mount Ia
coma. II one desires TO learn the utter poverty
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would not reach its height, nor would greater
Nsy York contain its base; No. .,ro,oa
growth Of mountain hrs, and a beautiful little
lake furnished water. we built q fireplace Of
heather. Silence was often broken By the
roar of an. avalanche. tho sharp crack OF. a
glacier, or the crash OF falling rocks. Often tho
shrili whistle OF a marmot would be heard, for
these little mountaineers are numerous. and
nal T,iIn f ins ~h''f rev often spe we" Weigh as 'n much pIhbn as
twenty pounds, and are considered good eating
Our evenings were spent in the cosey tent tell
ing stories, playing whist. or readlnR.. Some
times the midnight winds Threatened to blow us
faith in our large but light tent to slumber I'M
der such conditions. During the days we made
excursions in all directions. ON one occasion
climbing the divide 70 an elevation Of 5000
feet. Our route lay. along the right bank OF the
G,srRT9nn . G anS ef a., snd ,c we !, made Ssii Z fPssi%l 81, strd dye OF
for the bed or cradle. is In places very uneven,
and is twice crossed by granite dykes, which
distance. the surface Of the glacier would be
badly. torn, but after flowing a mile or more
when another obstruction was met. At one OF
the sharp bends OF, the glacier the crevasses
assumed MsTS Ss "T tbo q mpst s sra snT zee 81 and fs sr2w h g
many places great snow fields, lying on
the steep divides, fed the glacier or
oyerhung the cliffs, ready to drop OH. the
slightest provocntion, We were far above
the timber line, aud the entire length of
the great glacier was exposed to our view with
we stopped for half an hour to push great rocks
over a 5OO-foot cliff. and watch them fall upon
the glacier below. 1t was perhaps undignified
sport for q scientific party. but IL was fun.
Once the clouds. formed below us so thickly
that they looked like n foaming SEQ extending
TO the Olympic Mountains and covering the
Cascade range, with the exception OF It's highest
peaks. II was n beautiful sight, but very disap-
pointing to us, for the Monterey was To be at the
port of Tacoma that evening, and we expected
TO be able to see the effect OF her search lights
thrown upon the mountain from n distance OF
forty-four miles.
Al an elevation Of 5000 feet we got n magnin-
against the mountain slope over 5000 feet
higher than We were. II was fed directly from
the snow cap OF the mountain, and while we
were looking At u n great masR OF snow fell from
is proud position as n great cloud of vnper
down the steep fnce OF the mountain upon the
glacier. II any of our party expressed a desire
to see one OF these avalanches at close quarters,
the writer did not hear II.
We were soon almost in front OF a great fall in
the glacier where II was much torn by its rough
bed and there obtained an excellent photograph
before we were cut OF 10y clouds, which pre-
any further work that day aud COM
us to make n hasty retreat down 20 camp.
we began our homoward journey we
crossed the Carbon Glacier, and ascending its
lateral moraine with the help Of u rope,
made our way against n storm over Into Spray
Park. where we found adeserted camp OF noun |
climber who had left the month before,
reached Tacoma In three days.