The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-04

round surface. ana after reaching the mid
die suddenly think OK home and mother
and make the remainder OF the journey on
their stomachs. while the waters roar be-
low them in vain efforts "a induce fall.
Tradition has IL that Lieut.. Omen used TO
drIil his men on that log IN order 10 cure
them OF any dis posltiou 10 look right or
LEFT. Bat this party had horses 20 get
across, so ali went up stream 10 a ford.
and crossed in safety. Roland Hopper
tried to walk the log two or three years
age wish a heavy pack, Wien he was par,
Nay across the pack shifted ana for mo-
n1ent Il was life and death balance act
with HIN. Finally re effected com
promise by embracing the Jog. Hopper
saws he is glad he was not one OF O SelFs
soldiers.
After four days Of almost iucesSant rain
camp VAS broken aud the party made SIS
way over rough country 20 the headwaters
OF the nuekabush. This point Is called
the second. and sometimes the main. d.
vide. II is the point that separates the
rivers which flow into Hood canal from
those that wcnd their way Down the steep
western slope to the Pacific ocean. On
clear day the panorama that stretches It.
self In all directions before the eyes OF the
adventurous hunter IL so grand that ono
insoluntarily says to himself; "oh. that
might be inspired with figures OF speech
and powers OF description that would do
justice 10 this grand and inspiring sight"
Within a quarter OF q mile Is the nacka-
bush glacier. a sight In itself worth miles
% travel and from lts base creeps the
stream that finally loses itself ia the salt
waters OF Hood canal AT the icft hand,
far away can be seen Gray = Aarhor.
while down below stretches The beautiful
country Of the Cusniauit Indians. To TIE
northwest Mount Olympus towers its
: An Fsss al IA fsssre OF
ne sea In the northeast another mighty
sentinel. Mount Constance. blocks the
Way. raising itself into the clouds rs x 80
rival Mount Olympus Close a. hand lies
lake Narrnot. whose waters are cold as
ice: ard in all directions peaks, some
large. some small, stick % HIS oArrscfs
against the snauisitive hunter
The r,.alr divide is about $50 feet above
the seas level. bat from St more 81 the
rus-se4 beauty % the Ctympics can be
seen than al any other point when the
party pitched camp near Lake Mar:slot
aud commenced the construction 81
90 bin they were compelled 70 cts down
into deep snow hanks Before TIE ena OK
a week however. much % shis Rad cisat'-
reared ard the valleys became trans
formed as n ny magic into gardens 81
PARADISE A. tae f1rt vsvs ~ The sun bEAt
gFSan the sRcw ara drove IL hack fo@E bN
foot RIGA luN0riant grass made us az
reArance and grew iAe mushrooms the
valleys for there are valleys up there.
fairly sraaneA under he burden % Wild
aexsvTs. There wcala De immense PATCHES
Of red here blue there. white s9gnc~ asrS
~tze and yellow further on pr tre~s hs9
s{xanpsa red ara ia Their place could fsc
found ALASKA cedar and shrubs AseFfnS
the three weeks snat the party campea ia
this country ~ n0Ssrs. valleys, staesers,
mountain ts~Aks and btE game. taF
Weather MAS not AM there Was no eas1
fer heavy cgcthtns- Ths moonlight niEhts
we're WONDERFUL 70 behold and Reid ess-
earss sars % fsaconstg0ck smith one even
ing sc Saw a shadow strAuFN skcA2tf
arraxs lfs surface lie icoksG sfs9 9ookes.
80 rsshk.s.4 Nsx EFes ard FGctsfsi tAeFy
harder A herrsoiS ia@a catered Ais rst7e
sic yelled Is ht~ csn3F@rters 90 come asa
isog at the nsass wonderful sigfs tss@
heavens haa xet ssowu shef- Sosise GRE
remembered ta~t tAsSe wAs "a % Al