The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-07-27
NEWS AT THE METROPOLIS
Doings Of the Week as told bv
the "Gazette's" Special
Correspondent.
PORTLAND, July 25. 1891

PORTLAND, July 20, 1871.
The most interesting event of
the past week was the organiza
lion of the Mazamas on the sum.
NIT of Mt. Hood July 10Th, AL
though the spectacular features OF
The event, the red fire and smoke
failed 10 materlalize, and were re ,
served for special .Rort on Mon
lay night, the enterprise was a
complete success. The record is
being made up and will probably
show that 200 people were on the
summit b'tween the hours OF
3:O5 and 4;3O. To these may be
added score who have gone up
since and are entitled to become
charter members of the Mazamas.
The movement to organize noun
TAIN climbing club first assumed
tangible shape last March. when a
number OF nlhusiasts met in this
city, appointed committees, pre-
pared circular, and began Or
ganizing an expedition. Chief
/ among them Was W. G. Steel, who
has a claim al Government Camp
and has done the major portion of
the planning and active work of
the expedition. The result was
that on the day previous to the as
cent about 800 people were as
sembled in camp at Mr.. Steel's
place, 5000 feet above the level of
the sea. coming chiefly from points
Ill the Willamette valley. That
afternoon camp was removed to
the timber line, $500 feet higher
up, and all slept upon little dry
patches of moraine in the midst of
the snow. about mile above the
snow line. AT o'clock in the
morning the bugIe sounded to
arouse the camp. and the various
parties ate their frugal breakfasts
and started up the white slope,
stretched out fully two hours from
the first to tine last in'the time of
starting. At 4 o'clock fully 250
people were on the mountain side
headed for the summit A fierce
thunder storm was raging in the
mountains below and to the south.
and about O'Clock the edge Of it
enveloped the mountain, and the
climbers were pelted with hail,
saIuted by heavens artillery and
nearly blown from their feet.
Many turned back, but the ma
jority persev cred. About 8 o'clock
the syn came out and thereafter
the day was warm and beautiful.
The most difficult climbing was be-
tween Crater rock and the sum-
NIT, especially the passage Of the
crevasse, but all who ventured be-
.yond Crater rock reached the top.
The thermometer at the top reg
istered al degrees and raw wind
was blowing. About 8 O'clock a
party of twenty two eli /. bed up
the steep north slope from Cloud
Cap inn, on Hood river. The Ma
zamas was then organized by the
reading and adoption Of a. consli-
tuition and the election of the fol-
lowing officers; President, W. q.
Steel, of Portland; vice presidents,
D. N. Langille, of Hood River, NJ
Wilbur, of Portland, Prof. Chap
man, of Monmouth, and A. Ii.
Johnson, of Astoria; secretary, G.
Fl. Snoles, of Portland; treasurer,
F. @. Little, OF Portland; historian,
Miss Fay Fuller, OF Tacoma; ex.
eculive committee, Mrs. MrIlvaine,
of Buckley, Wa-h., and l. L. Haw
kins and E. g. Stuart, of Portland.
Three carrier pigeons were re-
leased on the summit, though but
one of them has thus far reached
his loft in Portland. Next year
the Mazamas may 60 to Crater
Lake. Every person of good
moral character who has climbed
a snow peak, is eligible to member
ship.
Suit has been brought against
the estate of W. S. Laid by Susan
E. Hitler, widow of his brother, J.
W. Ladd, for about 81 100000, on
the ground of deception and
fraudulent conversion of the prop
erty of the complainant by w. S.
Ladd while acllng as the manager
of his brothe. s estate. It is ad-
mitted by the attorneys of the
Ladd heirs that Mr.. Ladd pur-
posely deceived the complainant
as to the ownership of certain Sc
curities, with the object Of facili-
tating it's conversion into other
forms, bat it is claimed that the
books were correctly kept and that
complete and honest settlement
was made with the widow. It
will be difficult to ma Ike Mr.. Ladd's
many friends believe that he de-
frauded his dead brothers wife or
that he was guilty of conduct that
at all reflects upon his integr ty.
As a business man he sometimes
drove hard bargain, but it will
require strong proof to fasten upon