Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-03-29
ITO BE CoNTINUED.J
she CLIMBED MOUNT TACOMA. !
And Used the Crater For An Oven In Which
to Warm Fer Toes.

And Used the Crater For An Oven In Whic,
to Warm Fer Toes.
A quiet young girl, with demiblond
hair, a square, firm chin and pleasing
features end manner, arrived at the Lick
House tho other day from Tacoma. The
young lady was Miss Fay Fuller, daugh-
ter Of Editor f. n. Fuller of that city, and
she lately performed a feat so difficult that
it set the people OH both sides of the con-
tinent talking about it. Jt was no less
feat than the climbing of Mount Tacoma,
in Washington. some 80 miles to the north
east of Puget sound. in the Cascade range.
1t was formidable undertaking In
more than 40 years since the county was
settled no woman had ever attempted it,
and only few men had accomplished it,
while many had failed. The mountain is
a grim one, towering II 49, feet high, and
with glaciers extending far up from its
base. 1t is said by many experienced
mountaineers to be the most difficult of all
American mountains to climb. The plucky
lady was willing to attempt it. The Rev.
F.. G. Smith. X. II. Parish and W. o. Ans
den were with her, and Leonard Longmire,
guide Of Yelm, undertook to pilot them.
The ascent Of the first 900 feet was
made on horseback, amid dense forests
through natural parks. known as the Low
er Gardens OF Eden. This took four days.
Then it got SO rough and wild they had TO
take it afoot. 1t was perilous in the eX-
IRENE At Ia 900 feet the wind blew
hurricane over the snow and blue green
glacier Several crevasses had to be cross
ed, some of which were large enough to
drop house into.
When tho summit was reached it was
found to be a bout two miles across. Stand
ing on the top, the adventurou. climber
could see below them two large craters,
looking like immense bowls, with a CEN
trail, common rim. The big crater was
three fourths of mile across. Both were
filled with snow and ice, with the rim
around the bare rocks rising in places 90
fecr. The steam kept the rocks bare. Com
ing down from the summit, wherc they
could hardly stand, because Of the fierce
wind, they took shelter in the crater and
examined the steam jets. These looked
like a row Of boiling teakettle. along the
ridge. The party sat on the rocks and
were soon damp with the moisture and
parhoied by the heat and it was as obi
gatory as ever to move on again.
son the eastern edge of the big crater, !"
said Miss Fuller, tive entered an ice cave
between the snow and the rim OF the era
ter, and there. with steam beside us, We
spread our blankets, which seemed light
enough now took off our shoes, bathed
our feet in whisky and began the night
After having reached the summit began
to feel sick from cold, exhaustion and the
sulphur odor, and for some time suffered
from chill and nausea. Some of the gen
tlemen We're tired and very cold. Eating
had no attraction for me, but some ate p
little. Mr.. Smith melted some ice in cup
/ over the steam aud made some beef tea
from extract Of beef.
1.-Two blankets over us seemed little pro-
lection. Through the small opening ia
| the cave we could watch the stars and
| meteors and hear the awful avalanches
roaring down the mountain sides was
the only one who could sleep. When We
woke. our shoe. we're frozen stiff and had
to be thawed out in the steam. The blsn-
kets were icy"
! 1t was more perilous going down than
up. Miss Tuller's exposure caused her
lips, nose and face TO swell badly, and the
skin peeled on, but she feels we'll repaid
by the trip.--San Francisco Chronicle.