The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-24
ON THE MOUNTAIN.
The -Post-Intelligencer Ex-
ploring Party Heard From.
CHANGES ALREADY OBSERVED.
The Face OF the Glacier ffhbed ard
Ragged by Great ivaianches-
All Well.

Azother message b. homing pigeon vas
reeesveA yesterday afternoon from Ehe
Esoaz-I8fesii Eeneer Mauas Rainier explor-
Ing party, showing il % &c fairly on the
mountain. with every member well ana
fan q energy 70 get 70 the summit o. as
near e as possible. No mora serious ob-
stacIss have been encountered 50 FAR zhaa
swoiisa mountain streams and 10 cals
weather 70 speak CT Tire first definite
Information IS also g1vea sabstzntiat.ng
the reports published n the Pos;-IngeIli-
geneer AZ TIE tine q sheir occurrence. OF
serious avas4nches and their effects on
rAe appearance OF the north side % ne
mountain. The message. telepa3nei TO
this city from Pgyaiiup at 40 yesterday
afternoon. is as follows:
PuyaIlup Sunday. Dec. - 1894
To The Post Intelligence, Seattle; A
second homing pigeon. liberated by Major
Tngraham at SD this morning. made gts
appearance az its home loft IT Fred s
Meeker's residence in Puyallup al
o'elsek this afternoon with the following
message neatly inelosed in a goose quill.
attached by very fine wire 10 one OF the
pigeons tail feathers:
Sunday. $50 a. n. Carbon Glacier.
glacier after dark. having experienced a
hard days tramp en- snow shoes ard pull
ing The toboggan loaded with the outfit
The snow here Is four or FIVE feet deep.
but The weather Is fine and last night the
Thermometer registered Is deg. Fair. be-
ing the coolest night yet. The sky has
been clear and starry every evening.
The tramp up the Carbon river has been
sci
torrents and the Carbon river many times.
in all twenty for1ings being made. Two
members Of the party were ducked in the
ice cold water. Many foriinss were also
made on the following day and yesterday.
Although ge have been SIX days ia reach
ing this point we consider that under the
circumstances we have done very we'll
When day dawned this morning a splen-
did scene burst In view. Directly above
US rose the Carbon glacier. presenting a
sheer perpendicular front Of 3u0 or more
feet. while above Il lowered IdDasty cap
from the side OF which the glacier 80 ings.
Lioersy cap does not seem 20 be more than
a mile distant. but in reality the glacier
is fully three miles LONG.
II is evident that great avaianches have
taken place on this side of the mountain.
he MttDtE race OF the EiALltI - llQbtL
and ragged and greatly depressed. saow-
Ing where fhe snow and ice have torn
loose to plunge forward. leaving perpeH-
dicutar banks OF snow eco feet in height.
Owing TO binding snow storm no
pigeon was liberated yesterday
We are now proceeding 10 cross Carbon
glacier on our way to st. Elmo's point.
from which place the route to the summit
can be Investigated.
The bird that brought the message yes
tertay is q fine specimen of the homing
pigeon. being blue checked hen enc and
a half years cid and bred from long line
of recerd-bearing Parents. Her record
number ia N-550 and among some % her
recent performances vas a notable fly last
August from Victoria 70 Puyallup. in a
dense smoke perisd. in the remarkably
quick time Of two hours and Is minutes.
the distance being l5o miles. This bird
made its appearance today. locking but
little the worse for the journey into the
mountain with the party ol mountain
climbers.