The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-06

IN elpenstock Ia the other and having q
pack on his back, hove in stghe down the
railroad track, approaching from the d.
rection OF Carbonado. Around and about
him the air appeared blue and murky.
and on his near approach the chiltieG
and tinid natives took to the woods.
Boyd had come to place where the
trail branched and. taking the wrong one,
went TO Carboaazfo instead OF Wllireson,
which necessftated an additional walk OF
about FIVE miles before rejoining his COM
panions
DIR. Lessey's Ics-Coid Bath.
DR.. Lessey proved himself one OF Gods
nohlemen: always ready and willing TO
do all the work in sight, and his merry
'san right" 10 every move proposed viii
long be cherished by his companions, on
this trip. 1t seemed impossible to pro-
pose anything that he would not immedi-
aioeiy accede 70, no matter whether 1t
caused him inconvenience or not AT
Miners camp. when the mercury In the
Thermometer was playing around In the
vicinity OF zero, the doctor was seized
with the insane idea that II he had
bath he could travel easier. AMI 50 he
Immediately stripped to the waist and
ran down to the river before breakfast
and proceeded to make himself fam liar
with the water. He came back in about
FIVE minutes nearly frozen TO death. just
as the major was preparing TO photograph
him, having in mind a cut to be presented
to the readers of the Post-Intelligesicer
labeled Rainier baths" The major s'ug-
gested that the doctor go back and do it
over again SO that he could place the
photograph in his private collection. Les
sey said, IAN right" though with some
hesitation, and he trotted back and once
more showered the icy water over his
body. This second experience was too
much for human endurance. and two
members of the party devoted the rext
half hour to bringing him around BY rub
bsng him down. thus aiding the circnIa-
ton Unfortunately the photograph re-
fused to develop and the major did not
get the picture to place In his private col
lection after all.
The Majors Morning wheop.
When the party arrived at wiikeson on
the following day they were q hard look
ing set and there appeared a disposition
on the part of the landlord OF the hotel
to show the guests to the cellar, but he
finally admitted them. A bath and supper
improved appearances and all retired
early.
When day dawne3 the doughty major
awoke suddenly. and thinking he was still
In the mountains. gave vent to his ac-
cdstomed woodsman's yell. The ne,ise
awoke every one in the house and the
startled landlord was soon in the hall
with a frightened look on his sleepy face,
very little on his body and a shotgun in
each hand. The major did not repeat
the offense ana no one knew who ths.s
guilty one was, but the landlord swore he
would lick the man il he discovered his
identity.
Seattle was reached the same morning.
and the men looked like Ward McAllis-
ters compared with their appearance on
the occasion OF their arrival at WiIkeson
the previous day. The return homeward
was the signal for an enthusiastic recep-
ton, and the event of the expedition will
be an epoch in the lives of the explorers
which will never be forgotten.