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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-01-18
CLOVER.

II. S. Chaplin died of old age Tuesday.
Mrs. Chaplin is in very feeble health.
Miss Amy Blodgett has gone to Man
chester, N. Fl.
Alison Anderson has bought the stock
OF general merchandise of G. w. McGaffey
and taken possession.
The Congregationalist church held a
reunion and church meeting at West
Glover this week.
Mrs. Emily Phillips has closed her
house and will live with her son, c. S.
Phillips.
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STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF ToLEDo,)


FRANK CHENEY makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm of F. 7.
CHENEY & Co., doing business in the city
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and
every case of CATARRH that cannot be
cured by HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence. this 9th day of December,
a. d. 1886.
- A, w, GLEASON,
SEAL Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimon-
ials, free.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
lss Sold by druggists, Toe.
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PASSEMPSIC.

The Y. P. S. c. E. will hold a pie sup
per at Judge S. J. Hastings, on Friday
evening, Jan. rs. All are cordially
invited.
F. G. Stevens has bought the farm
owned by John Moore of st. Johnsbury
Center and will move there abont March
1st,
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RYEGATE.
Oar Butter at the Head.

Jersey Hill Creamery last year took all
the prizes at the Dairymen's Association,
including the gold medal. This year
John X, Miller took the sweepstakes
premiums on everything with the gol-
den medal in his possession. South Rye
gate stands ahead in the butter line.
The reception given by Mr.. and Mrs.
George G. Nelson last Thursday evening
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At the sum OHM. ..... ........... $2491 90
The premiums were...,"............. 1392.54
Net t..................,.......... S1Oes. +6
You zee this man did not have to die to win.
Zone fact is worth a thousand theories"
Any one desiring Life or Endowment As
surance can get a statement of what such
policies are being settled at this year by
writing the General Agent at Burlington, VT,
giving date OF birth OF person desiring policy
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Insurance in force.................. $932,5
169,O66, O39
Surplus OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES" 32,366.T5o
AGENTS WANTED.
w. n. S. WHlTcoMs,
GENERAL AGENT,
BURLINGTON. VERMONT
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McTNDOES FALLS

Mrs. A. F. Andrus visited her father
at Lyndon last week.
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Subsequent Developments showed that this
bird arrived home FRI an hour. g0sng a
distance OF about forty-three miles.
Wet and Tired. bnt Net Dfscoa-as~i.
1nasmuch as ft would ssare been folly
fcr the nen 10 dry themselves after each
sording. they dill not permit The incua-
yeatence q wet ciothing 70 deter PRO-
gross. ard so kept steadily On tne snargza.
Within few minutes after sunset lark
ness settled dawa uroa the little band
ana tizey found themselves without a
camping place. al wet and somewhat dis
heargele1- There was . arixxfing rain
mixed with srow. ard altogether the
night was Of g nature 10 make enc de-
pressed. Mai. Ingraham endeavored 10
locate dry place on the bottom for
camp and succeeded In doing 50, the
place selected being amEsss q ciunp Of
tall dr trees on an island. Owing TO the
darkness IL Was impossible To tind any
dry wool. and consequently ali were co1n-
PEELED 10 turn IN wet ard cold ard with
out any Light. The n1en made th4sr sup
Per of hard tack and bologna sausage.
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tfss night and Sc MS wstaal the saoss
comfortable camp Of the whale srsp The
following day FIVE miles were, made ard
the party earnpei that night In a cinmp
OF trees about elgas raisss fruna the bead
OF tsae esnyos- Here plenty &c good. dry
wool was fonnd. ard al succeeded IN
getting their clothing and blankets pretty
dry before turning in sor the night. The
following day was the 15d Of December,
AMI the msn succeeded i. in getting five
miles nearer the goal. whsn darkness
overlook them they made camp on ne
bed OF the river IN a small grove Of cot
s0anrood trees, and slept quite well al
though the therncnseter registered In the
vicinity % zero. X showed IA good deal
that night and by morning tie snow had
reachea such a depth that il became
necessary 10 use the snow shoes. ara this
proved very nearly the hardest day for
the party. 4 great pars o. me out:it was
loSsslea on the tsboggan and three men
dragged II over the uneven isssou bumps
along the river bed and when fsrdings
were necessary the ;eboggaa was some
times unioaaed and the outfit carried
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across on the shoulders and then loaded
again on the opposite bank.
Ample Eviaenee Of Sic Game.
The delays thus occasional were xexa-
tieus In the extreme and taxed the pa
tience of the men TO a great degree. DR.
Lesseyand Maj. Ingraham preceded the
party several miles. aud when. two hours
after sunset, the men dragging the to-
boggan reached the place selected fer the
nights camp they found lire had been
started and the evening meal about pre-
pared. The days exertions had produced
tremendous apppetitss. antls after supper
the men sat around the fire and spent the
evening in discussing plans for The foiiew-
Ing day. Coming up the canyon there
was abundant evidence Of game deer
bear, mountain goat and rabbit tracks
in all degrees of freshness being seen on
every hand In the new SNOW. But no time
was taken for hunting. the party pushing
ON In their desire 10 reach tie COLA. When
camp was made on this night Il was silt
showing ard objects a hundred yards
away could not be disoerned. In fact,
owing 10 the inclenlency Of the weather
il was only occasionally that 1t was pcs.
sible to gain glimnses OF the towering
cliffs and snow-elad mountains on either
side of the canyon. At this time IL was
known that the party was quite near The
Carbon glacier. but just now near could
not be ascertained. a supper Of no.
coffee and beef steak frlesi on the Goals
made the hungry men feel that they had
enjoyed a repast III for kings and the
next hour was scent in dsylng clothing
The wind blew cold that night and chilled
all, ana It was the first night that any
OF the party were troubled with sleep
lessness on account OF the cold.
An Insnisin -e.as.
The morning was usherca in without
cloud and al daylight the first man astir
was the major. He had no sooner poked
his head oui from under his Blanket than
he shouted exeItciiy:
THE mountain. The gls,cier.'
The whole camp WAS astir In mo-
mcat. Looking to the east, the canyon
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the horses had some difficulty IN making
tho animals walk along rapidly, for the
trail was at best uneven and hart 10
travel. and night found the party at Car
bon river. having covered a distance of
but eleven miles. At this place camp was
made for the night and the packers de-
serted the expedition, alleging that it
would be impossible for the horses to go
any further up the river. They also vol
unteered the cheerful information that
the men would find The country in such
broken condition that not even they
could get over II.
At the Carban River Canyon.
Carbon river is a swift. roaring stream.
and the outlook certainly was unfavor-
able. especially as the morning was ush-
cred In with rain and a little snow. Camp
was broken early. and the six men ar
ranged their packs. seventy pounds to the
man, which were carried on the back.
much after the manner that soldiers
knapsacks are attached to the shoulders.
The major, In addition to his pack. car
riei the pigeons. which, box and all,
weighed thirteen pounds and a half The
old trail followed the windings of the
river on the left bank for about three
mites and then grew 50 blind that it
could not be traced and the party took
10 the river bed. 1t was hard work max
ing progress over the cobble stones and
general debris along the route. ard 1t was
necessary 10 ford the river many times
In all twenty-three foriings were made
on this day. The river would wind in
and out and the men would tramp along
until they came 10 places where the
stream ran snug up against a blum. and
then nothing way open but 10 wade. and
in they would go. The water. springtng
from the ice and STOW. was bitter cold,
bur after two or three fordings had been
made the men d5d not stand on ceremony.
but wen; right on as though wading in
ley water 10 their waists was an orii-
nary occurrence In their daily existence
About s o.clock the party reached place
where the river narrowed and attained n
depth that was over a mans head, ans
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aumss OF horses travelling over il. two
O snsse animals were engaged and packed
on the morning Of the issh with all .hey
coa8d carry, while the excess ,uxgaxe.
amounting 20 80 pounds, was divided
among the men, ard an early start was
made.
naf morning at wflkeson can hars.y
0s forgotten BY the members or TIE ex-
petition TIE air was crisp and bracsrg
ara made all feed fresh and adequate Il,
tils undertaking. though none had a very
clear perception OF what was IN store. for
never In the history OF the state RAD m
expedition ct the kind been ATTEMPTED
n me dsaa ns winter. The hardy miners
and tssila rustscs at the little town shook
fnetr heads solemaiy wien the nature OF
fns expedition was explained To them. ana
when the six ssien flied over the ar-riass
nll above the town. following the rough
ira1i 1nto TIE mountains IL looked 10 the
oniookerS more like IL funeral procession
taaa an exploring party. But ALI were
happy and did not propose 10 cross any
rivers until they came 10 them. The two
men VINO had been employed 20 attend 10
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T1IE Exp1oKERs. FIRsr vIEw or rIIE voLcANo

seventy feet high, eighty feet wide and
90 feet deep In the cave the noise OF
the angry waters as they tumble cut Of
th. base OF the great stream Of ice Is
6eafening. out inspiring. The climb ~
the face of the glacier was accomplished
after an hours persistent work, and from
here q batter View of the summit could
De obtained. Liberty cap did not appear
over 100 or 500 yards away, but the major
assured the party that the snowy white
ness OF the frodnfaia sides wsss deceptive.
that the gradually rising glacier was 10
itself five miles long and shs summit of
the mountain was fully eight miles away.
In all the dead silence Of shs white, bean~
tffuI mountain the soistmde seemed
strange, for one felt that il would be
the most natural place in the universe
10 flnd foreign bat great people living
above ia all thinking strange things.
por3aring oyer wise problems. Worship
Ing tn. true 0sod--csit or touch with the
fa;bles and weaknesses Of the lower man
klna In general. But there was no sign
az ufe: no sound save the whissisng Of
keen wind about our haif-frczen ara
The Echo Cifns.
while proceeding up the glacier the
men were compelled 10 wear their SNOW
shoes. for there was about tenfeetof new
Is fallen snow. through which 1t would
have been inpossible TO navigate with
OFT there clumsy but absolutely neces-
sary pedal attachments. Abous two miles
up ths glacier. as the men carefully fell
their way upward. avoiding cr@vasses and
making t-eir way around cliffs Of Ice
which had been fhrowa Up b. ayalancsss
as various times. they feusd themselves
nearer TIRE southern side 81 TIE glacier.
ard wken they called TO one anofAer II
seemed that a hundred yoless answered
thesa Thsy were all hearty set sissf
Esfie sAsggs w0aid not move thessh bEig
fhis phenomenon certainly I'D SURPRISE
exsn K {; d5d roc disturb. them When
ore called bis words xeald be answered
several times and eorssnus ringing until
tse f5ycs q The Soasss died Array IN the
distance. The major. seeing hgcks OF h.
eusry, calmly ann9sncez:
*.rne Echo CGins..'
Tsse cliffs are about TO feet high ard
hafs q mile tang. ant the glacier skirts
tne RISKS e1osesy- ,yae echo from fte@e
cliffs Is Remarkably distinct ana clear and
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very ssroag. sivsag pegfscs echo q soar
words.


sversskrr by = snow Storms.
About noon the top Of tie mountain
directly ahoTe became ehscure~a and. A.
most without warning. The little party
found saey had been oversaken hy a fierce
sssou storm ard laoored TO set 10 the
timber liae on the left sI1e of the glsessy.
Though they worked assStnouSly Tor four
hours there was no timber in sight. and
i WIS next IL impossible TO see twenty
feet ahead, bur the explorers perSisfeatiy
Kept gong, feeling their way carefully
alatsg hedges 90 Ice ana avosElng creyasses
% unknown depth. The rsuie oAesan had
an upward tendency al the while. and
sosneslFses the men aseen<ied ridges that
went up At angles or % 10 81 ssegreea
Almost AZ dark DR.. Tessey. wac h<se-
pessea 10 be n the lead aad hsi Just
reached tie top os Sos foot Aammocs.
Snoutei:
Timber Is below ASP
Camp OF thc Sanga's shsxerx.
Reaching bis side the men saw about
SEQ or coo feet directly beneash thsm. at
O sharp angle, a little group az sir and
pine trees. They did not stand on core.
s1sany. nut, sitting on their snow shoes.
slid down the side og the laammoek and
dark almost Immediately and the wind
began 10 howl and blow Hereby. Ths
party sooa became chilled to the bono
and dag a level place ia the snow uasser
the trees and made an effort 10 shield
themselves from the wind. The major
found sufficient wood to start a fare. and
a brief meal was prepared. Sleep Mas
out Of the question, but the men wrapped
cred 70 imagine they were In burning
hotels. or ether nsce warm places. thus
hoping TO dalude their chiyeg.ng selves
into the belief that they were not fresss-
ing TO death but were quite comfortable.
Two members OF The party suffered in
tenscIy from the cold, and one OF tho
boys shsvcIed and chartered 70 surh u re-
maTkshie degree that the gold Iilling out
OF one Of his teeth was ratified cut. Hoy-i
che largest member of the party. who
stands six feet six inches tail ard weighs
2zs piuEds, while strong and willing. and
good companion, felt The cold more
keeniy than did any of the rest, and an
asmuch as he had been Familiarity called
the Congo Giant. on account OF his size.
this place was by common consent named
Camp OF the Congo's ShiveTs." During
that iirst nsght on the mountain tlaeya
were many thiass 10 keep a man awake
besides the cold. The men believed they
were the only living things In all tbs
space about them, but for over two hours
the bowling OF a solitary half-frozen TIM
Der wolf kept them company and added
to their pesce OF mind, while In the dis
lance the rush and crash Of avafanches
coming down the PERCEPTIONS sides OF ths
mountain could be distinctly heard
Happiness with thu Hreak or Day.
Happiness reigned when the day broke.
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came % an abrupt termination, and be-
fxeen = riff In the nsoanfain@. outlined
as s4eilease1s Ak remt IN rse clouds,
lowered aonnt Rainier. q. seemed aaEseet
% the SKY. IL vas : great surprise. the
r.aonn,asn was RIA sesfic iff ali 10 rugged
grandeur. snd the ren issTe Tor few
minutes lest IN wozsferrEsnt. The saaaEse
Of the Carbon river az the asoush % the
Carton glacier, was not over nalf 3 srfie
distant. Tae CarlAaa gsanaer extended
f-aFa .Hs side 81 Liberty zap. the highest
Tsesk On *sse north side Sc Ioe mountain
.nat * visible from ssss5ife. sseusnS aFa
sow0xsss the EsaeE AZ graceful angles uat4
il sAerggeA alaAsst wgthla r5actG From are
TOP Of Liberty car. far s.lsss feet doEnward
tie aseaatasEs - asEnes'. perpendicular
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snent and many were the expressions
OF Csosispced from the people gathered
at the depot: and there were numerous
predictions OF disaster, for few believed
that all. II any, OF the explorers would
return to civilization alive The Nom
hers Of the expedition were we'll equip
ped with Arctic clothing. scientific in
strumsnts, such as asseroid harometers.
self-registerlug Thermometers ard cam
eras. and also with ample provisions.
etc, while an important part OF the
outfit consisted OF Canadian snowshoes
and a toboggan, the latter 50 he used
for carrying the larger part Of the out
fit into the mountains. THE outer cloth
ing consisted 81 eiSht-ounee duck. coal
ed with unseed oil and dried Heavy
woolers underclothlng was worn. and
the feet were encased in two pairs 81
heavy woclen socks with an outer tsov-
ering OF heavy boots, while. when
SNOW shoesng. msecassiils wera to h
worn. From the head - the HRS the
nl4n were dressed In hscSe-fiGtinG
hiouses Of oiled material with q sood
attachment, the garment being spl3s ~
the neck 10 allow the wearer - get in
and OUT 81 il easily aud II the same
time allowing no room fo- tie rain sad
cold 10 gain entrance. Oh the hands
were worn heavy woolen naittens. aTia
all the men were provided with alpen-
stocks ~ aid IN climbing. TshUs
equipped, the expedition left Seattle az
noon December II. ana the fist step
was mad. a; Puyallup, thirty miles dis
fant. where Mai InErahasn secured tbs
seven ssysiing pigeons which were - l,s
the far4y's tosaly nseans 81 eo1ITauns-
eating with the outside world = stop
~ a few hours at this place was seces-
sary before 4h7 train To the little coal
mining town Of wilkeSsn, from whsssa
place use tramp 70 the mountain was
40 be commenced. arrived. TIE party
reached wsiSeseu. thirty miles away.
the Same evening after dark. ard pro-
cee<iea ~ take q rocd Nights rest be
fore .he work os the following day.
Tae Ftrss Days Tramp
FROM w1ikeson east 20 re Carbon river,
yssven rasses distant there IS a very gSssa
rseyntasa trail kncSss as fae Sgzscoatf-
.s.,n,al trail. over which el@i ash gold
.,rasr~sctars have Tor years fouEssa tssesT
way - she river. up wsssea they rsase
annual excursions "a seAxch ~ fortunes
The trail ee.ng safticieniiy crsesepsa u
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-. :. .e's'as o. the party were minute and
-. and demonstrated beyond the
$50 OF doubt that the mountain
80 s. = ? 70 state Of eruption. not. how
- - = me ex:eat of causing the tremen-
u - Nsasanr''es which alave swept bare
s4sse north side. II has long been
- sa@i Mount Ralnler was a Snioald-
-. - ssleaao. bur that fact does not en-
81 ssplasn IT'S recent umusaai activ-
), &a'eF Il $. fnsraham. header
- sxisedition. Is inclined 10 the be-
81. 'ass me ayalaaches are In no way
lk OF the eruption. but are
= 80 oae 10 the great accumulation
49, sTew. which 50 increased the
IS u ne steep. rugged sides OF
IA ansain that the rough surface
~ g AFFORD sufficient footholi for
~-tst snx'1Eshent mass. There Is a
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Il. II. BOYD.

and slept well In spite OF the unfavorahle
conditions under which they had retired.
Owing to the many difficulties of travel
the party made but six miles during the
day. All things considered. however. the
days work was all any one could expect.
Explorers at Dismal Camp.
At daylight camp was ast:r and in a
short time u dead log OF Alaska cedar was
found and a fire started. over which a
breakfast of relied oats. ash bread. steak
and hot coffee was prepared, and. MAX
ing a hasty pretense CT crying out. The
men proceeded up the river with light
hearts hut heavy packs. Before leaving
one Of the boys cut an inscription in. the
bark of cottonwood tree, naming the
place Dismal Camp"
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rushed through the close canyon. lined
on either side hy aIsnost perpendicular
rsoGn tales. Il appeared as though tAey
had reached an impossible peat. 51s MAJ.
Tagrahasn armed himself with 3 camp AK
ara IN two hoars siase Ass. cas trail
around The bend on the face 81 tha bluff.
shrough tae Hn1er5rsssa. CT sufficient
wss&A 10 permit ssse party fe proceed .
zsssrv 5pea territory. Ahessf isacn on this
say tAe raatos liberated enc = tfse pigeons
asta a snggs si4ssSa gs making known tie
progress 0f TIE pass ~ 10 tAaE sia.ae. TIE
n7rf was 1ibxrAses FROM lss n lie river
bed and Agsasss Ssrenessasssy seAEs-S sss-
rxrl II seasad Ssrsaes aasss se sut as
asearz.svx az a Insight * sssSat - seet. ard
thea ~ aaSsea CT u = bee s@s tex s.os1e.
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three naisss fran Dismal camp, the party
came 70 the junction CT Canada creek,
wAseh reataes tbs grand canyon OF tire
Carbon river after series OF waterfalls
down the SIDES OF preci2stSus egsfs II
WAS necessary % feTs this stream, aa3
II proved Of ssneaa depth ard greaE swsst-
Tess that two Of the party Were duoked.
eaca4 taxing camera 70 tie hossFYl with
sIui. thus leaving bns one ga.a3uFea GEN.
eTs Ia the Gutfs. ard thereafter this ose
was guarded With great care
Ahsgt swo Euslss beyasd Canasa vreex
tsse Fsarty cane upsa log s4ssn buElt Oh
s.se ss3s Of sss asaF oa she Iets nank af
the rtve-. and said ~ rs o@nevi hy gosl
srosfseStoTs. who sasa claim hack In
&c EsS21tssa. 5sere camp vas zz1as for
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aud everything atpod out with remark
able ciaaTnsgs. IT was then dseosersst
that the camping place of the night was
on q glacial sasand and the little eEurnp
of trees 4n which the party had faken
refuge wAs the only timber 10 that height
within 800 feet. The altitude OF the Camp
of the kongn.s sihiyers Ii s,sE0 feet AZ
Hoon as possible the men got their ousft
together and started on their Way 10 the
mountain proper. whaa they rounded
the hunn.oek OF the glaeler ana came IN
View OF tire sssOzsntain. they cguid zee more
plainly whore the mighty aydIanehes had
come down. wAieb were ia reality ffe
cause Of tho changes IN the contour &c
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Tn. start for tn. Mountain.

After the first sntoxica:1on of so unex-
pected scene the men prepared q hasty
morning meal OF ham and coffee. for the
major informed them that they must ear
& they expected TO explore the wonders
Of the great old volcano. Before starting
a second pigeon was liberated. Although
il began to Storm the bird spent little
time In piuming himself. but he did make
several Intellectual attempts to pluck the
message which had been wired TO his
tail. In a few moments he scared from
view. and IL was later ascertained that
he arrived home in good condition. bring
Ing the message with him. An early
start was secured. and In an hours time
the party were at the foot of the glacier.
and two members entered the cave out
Of which the Carbon river rushes on It's
way to mingle it's clear blue waters with
these OF the salt sea- The cave Is about
100 feet wide and fifty feet high, and in
side the roof is arched like that of an
ancient cathedral, the room being about