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

nkzDG s. 8. fNGRAHAM.
- i.st q september Of the game year
Esnrnoue and Wilson. OF the United
/ etnfu esoiogical survey party. claimed
thsy reached the summit. but mas
sach - they could never give an ac-
erx:e account Of what IL looked Hike.
4 i generally believed that they never
nn1ly vent all the way up.
===s story OF tho First Ascent.
~ following interesting account of
- s.sf successful ascent of Mount
f,irier appeared in the Daily Pacific
rl,suue, published at Olympia, Monday.
luSuxs 2 1870:
sGen. Hazard Stevens. Mr.. p. B. Van
ffunp and Edward T. colman lot Olym-
~ al the Sth inst, and proceeded un-
u he guidance OF Mr.. Longmire, Of
ysim Prairie. by the old packwood trail
10 The NisquaIly river for 100 miles to
1<ar Prairie. a small rnarshy opening
HIxsea Nlsquaily and Cowlitz. and about
treaty miieS.sorth, or south by west. Of
1zizssr. This was the nearest point to
gtleh the rail led and the trip thus far
~ been an exceedingly hard and labori-
~ one, taking five days OF incessant
I'll and climbing among fallen logs and
nib hrush. on a trail almost. and In
may places quite iIIegible. The tourists
ssse On foot. with pack animals carrying
tspsizioHx.
Altar securing an Indian Guide named
Euizkin, Mr.. Lorsgmire left the party at
1esf Prairie with one pack horse. and
MsnrnHd home with the others. Nothing
MI bis thorough knowledge of the conn-
NJ would have enabled him 10 penetrate
p tbs point, and the party arc under
urA obligations for his kindness In
ftaing them thus far. Taking each
ttons forty pounds OF provisions and a
shasket, tbs party started from Bear
FS'Eie and crosses the intervening noun
uaEs 70 the base OF Rainier. Mr.. CoIman,
1oxessr. being unable TO keep up. left
- party soon after the start, returned
y Bear Prairie and remained there I'M
thfir RETURN The trip across the
nounsain was one or excessive toll, re-
Curing fourteen hours. The Indian guide
hsaxed a general backbone between
ne waters of the Nisqualiy and cowilsg.
W. vas obliged 10 climb up and down
pssks several thousand. feet In height,
saa &eruss lofty ridge after ridge until
= Fngth. descending an almost peTpen-
sralar steep for 200 feet. they reached
he southern tributary of the Nfsaually,
aeaaHfui. clear stream. and the only
eng Nhose waters are not OF milky
Nnse hue. They were now Mt the base
:. kasnies, which. with the wide spread
spass occupied the country To the north
iss n area Of twenty-five TO thirty miles
ssrasA
The Perm or tho Mountain.
The upper half OF the mountain Is
sseeeaiagly steep. almost perpendicular.
vi shs lower haig Is composed Of long.
kfsaaai gently sloping ridges raalating
.'vaf tho mountain. with deep valleys
ss'sefsa them. The upper part or the
ssa.aiaaa Itself and OF those ridges is
ss'A eontinuous field OF SNOW and ice
:. -.s nl'.ss wsese. eac.ist where 1t Is broken
Y faeky ridges. Pre- lower eiopes. six
y seysa niles wide, are beautiful. opea
.a'ass covered with the brightest grass.
- saest brilliant flowers and dotted
ss.a gfoves Of tSlsam FIR. Patches and
ssss u saow oecupy the depresslons and
sas,.
ahe Start Prem snow Line.
4asy navel 10 the soathermost OF
s=sss r.slges. established a camp on The
y q the perpetual Snow line. az the
- esssai eg frs. spent a day in carefully
sAs''aissag saaa fixing upon the !sne OF
and on Wednesday. the nth.
q $500 ar AZ ., IA. With ice poles. an
: iss feet Of rope. long spikes IA
sAfas Boots large eaapeea of wafer. a
- Hags. ana q brass plate Inscribed
= Is ssaeis nanes Thev .ook 40 COATS,
- cS provisions. gte s~zs fve
ssFS over snow acids very ,ssts.
- assd gradually inclined n: an anele
: aoest y desoces. and Was made IN
'ss oes'gS They Ghen climbed np =
- fsese q r0el.a for sea yards. along
sf2e a issifcct rTecirsce. Tee 90
&C. = msa air up7n a narrow ledge
-. So WEB lesssg sebrss. taen Tor sc feet
=. asseafsd aimast perpendicular By
-, - sssteT FORMED p the junction ef a
-. ssec+F4ee Ra3 iee fields profectfng
- ne crown % tse mountain. cr;sisS
- 80 u tee See and ctlnelnx 20 each
-. .sNas T<ssut % rcyk. The nexs 10
j. vas ma5s wholly upon The ssea2
by cattlaE steps. ana zha re-
- y tAc escent was made without
80 a's3elisy ovev perhaps enc ana
- = fi'ils-s * sfgew. IA tz,e fields. aer,ss
SfeF&ssss. cne * which they
!. 'sSsasea by :hrsvssns The rope awHana
So. ssaaesssasSlrg t3au8cle % Tee ard
- ap II iae higher ss,1e a. the
saa'e y t-eg ly thar .aeams.
III" samssft 80 Herr eaar.
Party ars, ascenaea the aeusn-
-, : sqashwevtora peak. Thgs Is a
- fAeessl'Heiy steep. sFarrosw rsssxe.
e.,,- SIS ear frsm ths gaaia ,ssssne or
=. S5sosf are mgse. Tgse s{saxe sd
@.sFd nlore 5san ie er - gee,s az
- 90 isa, AID lie sizes seoasess
saoas perI.ea 4s:sl.arg.'. Ii VS.