The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-15
BACK FROM RAINIER.
Five of the Mountain Climbers
Return Home.
NO ANSWER ToTAE HELIoeRAPH
Evidence of Big Avalanches-signa
From Adams To Hood-Adams
1000 Feet High.

The Mount Rainier party 81 nine under
Maj. E ;. IngTaham, safely mas1e tie
ascent July 10. but dsd not succeed in eS-
sah,sshsng communication with any of the
neighboring peaks. The only change
noted in the mountain was that the snow.
instead Of being level from one side to the
other, is at least 100 feet lower. The first
news from the summit WAS brought 10
this city by Rev. 5 Dell Johnston ". Ar
not Johnston. Everett Smith, F. W. Haw-
kins and Frank Fredericks.
No Answer to the Heliograph.
On Tuesday, july .. the party started
for the summit. spending the night az the
Camp OF the Stars. PARTLY up the slope of
Gibraltar. where a strong wind added 70
the customary misery of a nights odc
dns's ON the rocks. The following day al
safety reached the summit That morning
haze and smoke had been increasing, and
by the middle of the afternoon the only
peak clearly visible was Adams. The party
az once slgnaled with the photograph, hut
up 10 late in the afternoon had received
no response.
Mr.. Smith returned to the Camp of the
Clouds with s. Dell Johnston and W. Ar
not Johnston. and the others remained on
the summit the balance of the day and
night and Thursday and Thursday night,
beginning the descent on Friday On
Thursday another attempt was made 10
s-sraa Mount Adams, flash being kept
up for an hour. but without success.
; Hood, Adams and st. Heiens, plainly Wis
ible for a time. were soon obscured from
View by the haze.
Changes In the Crater.
The party explored the crater and peaks
on Thursday, and noted change in the
amount of snow in the crater from last
year. Instead OF being level from one
side 10 the other. there is a depression in
the center of about loo feet. Columbia
crest and the rim of the crater is just
the same as last year. A trip was made
around the crater to Columbia crest, and
from there TO the immense snow field be-
~ cen Liberty peak and Crater peak.
Near the latter a copper plate was found,
bearing the inscription OF a Mr.. Ba lex.
of Oakland. Cal. and Van Trump. who
were Ahere in August. 1892. A short dis
tarce from where the plate was found a
snail book, rolled up and put into an eye
glass ca Sc. was found under "a pyramid of
lccse rocks. with the names or DR.. Bal
ley, Mr.. Taggart and one other, who We're
there in July. 1892.
The party is the first one that ever slept
two nights in the crater, and is the larg-
est one that ever climbed North peak. The
trip from Camp Muir is described as being
very severe this season and very danger
Gus. In many places steps had 10 be cut
in the ice with the pixies, where last year
there was soft snow. This change is very
noticeable. The descent from the summit
10 Camp Muir was also very hazardous.
Maj. Ingraham and the balance of the
party will be home on Tuesday.
A Fall Down the Mountain Side.
While nearing the summit Mr.. Smith
cost his footing in some unaccouniab,e
way and started tImb.ing down the
mountain side to what looked like GER
tain death. Fortunately he squiIule1
about and landed wsei a terrible thlsmp
against a large boulder the fall being
broken by bundle of Blankets tied TO his
back. He was Slightly stunned. but pluck
lily continued his climb to the summit
Mr. Frederick also experienced a slight
fan While going around the Beehive. but
escaped unhurt When near the summit
II. Z. Holmes lost his footing and rolled
down the mountain for about 100 feet.
Beyond slight shaking up he was unn-
jured.
In ascending Rainier the party reached
LongTnire's springs on Sunday. The road
has been improved since Fast year, ami
along Paradise river the climbers follow ID
a new tran from the springs TO Paradise
valley and report It as affoVs1fng an easy
grade ari a wonderfully picturesque
view wefe worth THE enklre trip. The two
most afti-a Ctfve IScinss are Crater and
Nsr'ada fats. The park is now at its best,
most of the SHOW having been melted in
the previous week by strong chinook
winds. and flowers cover the valley and
meadows IN the usual luxur'ance snd We
rsety. TIE springs are IN excellent comb
tJcn for tourists. Altogether the trip 10
Paradise valley offers a most beautiful
and larf que vacarrcgl experience and sew
Grad parties are a'gUafy camping. Two
reeiaauran.s have been established in the
park at about 5000 feet ami are prepared
TO beard those mot otherwise provided for.
Pigeons Arrive without Messages.
The hcrning pigeons released by tho
PARTY have an arrived safety at the loft
sn Puyas-N.9. bift gpcrie carried A message.
c 10 was released with a message from
the Camp Of etGe C'1casCs on Tuesday and
Fl arrived Ehe same DAY. Two more were
taken 70 the summit one 10 he set free
thu following day ard the ether on Thurs
Gay The MoUrt Saker birds also ar
rived without messages. and what became
OF rf1eTn IS a mystery.