The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-11
ENrLoEiNt. ANCoUVhR I-LASD
TWO san Francl~can~ the First TO fs>s
Through Its Center.

TWO san t-aDc4~s,&sf~ the Fir-t 20 fa>s
Through Its Center
goe5 rsrt a. Nsrg~aYer s}srsA Is "a
yet Al nnexp}ores cs1HEvy. Two $50
Frzncgscans Rev " " Rotten aid !.
", Lang. eavs recently returned from z u
extended Trip fato tae unknoNa parts -
ne island zNz 20 Saa So EraseEscc Gail
tod th@ story o. wAa. ynsS scEaG-
ut - magnificent csaagTy fcg he
lovers Il r@Eure. s&sa NJ t4aios. but
Jagged. sfos-c4gr~s MONTANA ard sts j
declines Offer atfle seea oLa1sos % psecEs7s
% settle. AZ Victoria Sc laa@@a up Toe
Tezeor4s ss<t b. prsxs0ls sxpsareTs. S9Ns
AoeeVer. 30 ne. pTe.eEd % AsFs psns1-
trAte4 80 Tar ED1o ire .m%er4er IS re s4sa.
sni Ne foard saat sney al5sa snssssPEe-
ssage<s taSuEs IL SsEue eases ] imagine
they mast AavS examined tsee patches -
arabic Lard hey spaak Oh from tAe soF 81
some nv.SReor4ng Taa0ata4n slfh tns al
- > telescope. At r8e had q Nass l&Ss-
Tor Instance. cne explorer SaEs mere -
ans trscg of arabic Asaa, We examined
Il. ana foand X 20 ~ = swamp TIE gov
ernmen; makes = mistake n accep ing IRE
word ~ some o. the explorers @.1ese ref-
or3S ws found IN N1-rars- Most - -"
rivers ana axes !n Northern Vancouver
are very traeeurst~}y marked on ne
maps We are naw preparing maps to<
the admiralty. whsc1 VIII Dc official
ths best watered countries hs ever sA. ln
MS lfe. bat that nowhere IN ne course 81
his sxplorlnxs IN the northern p0F1losa q
the island did re o. AR. Bolton ard traces
Of the precious metals The Only as-coF-
cry was quantities % oeAut4tul - Ole
but that WAS n sueA inaccessible piAces
fha, thsre IS very little probability ina; 4
viii ever - utilized
The party, in addition 10 the gentlemen
mentioned consisted Of two guides from
Seattle both acrG~scxaea - raounfAn~er-
ing and pack-carrying. sn1 e Fleming, 81
Victoria. q nA0sogr aphe-. PACKS Na1A
provisions 20 last two weeks were carried.
zs well as axes. guns, instruments Ios
measuring attitudes, ara cameras. Fn@
distance covered N the wilderness vas sls
miles 30 q TIA, being BY canoe ana FAfi-
The other s0o mites were walked. thronea
dense hrash and forest, over snoN~GoNeFe1
mountains ard 1osn slides Of rocks and
gravel
The start proper was made from Alsri
bay. on tAe east coast. about "a miles
from Victoria. a settlement tAsckly geo
Ced with Indians az the N.mpklscn fFipa,
and with two OF ;he chiefs The party con
trActed 10 be taken IN canoes 70 Nos-
lake. beyond which no explorer had sV@r
penetrated. The only way open 10 up TIE
N.npk!soh river, which has n all fts "a
is ~ each ct them the party had 10
leave The beats and pun The canoes against
stream AT the Junction OF me <i5spkiSrh
with tie Kia-Anch river ne tudfsns de-
clsxad that they could 20 no further. as
The wafer was TOO shallow "a carry The
canoes. They Insisted or being paid for
thu whole distance. however. and wGNn
they aeparts5 stole thirty pounds ~ bacon,
whlca caused the parry % live on beans
ana biscuits fer the next atne days
Tha next move was 20 walk seven miles
through almost tmpenetraaie NIsaceT lana.
with The all az a compass and an AZ. TO
woss Lake. There a raft was built ana
rude oars were constractsa eat Of limos
~ trees. After waiting all day FOR nerce
gale 20 slhglee, the explorers So on. by
night down the weird. solitary lake. where
70 sound could re heard bat Inc rush o.
waterfalls. some os them descending
distance Of AGO feet
A. the end OF the lake steep, recky
ascent led TO a pass ia the mountain. This
va. traverssa for soyue distance. an. then
The narty found an Inaccessible Hah OF
rock over 400 feet ntgh facing them.
There berg 40 valley 20 pass through II
vas necessary u r3~h.-s@our face and 20
return 10 sAa 5iwde from y h@aee The sx-
nlorsrs struck or eass w1ra 20 he coags liz
order % rep!enish tAeiF store ~ pro
visions. for. though deer ard tx we're
seen, they never came within range o. the
rife
y
from settlers. and the party having now
-ross@4 the island from east - west re-
solved 20 strike or soy the soath through
he Connuma Peak country. where Con-
nusna mountain stands. a magnificent
landmark NJ LANG says that from
near view this peak looks Ike mere
needle ard that ne believes Il 20 be tn
accessible Tn nc country surrounding =
yoa nigh; say that the snoN peaks we're
leg or. for there are many We were con
sinuallY going up ara down mountains
and rock slides and decided that ne sEnaIi
amount o. arabic land IA the valleys wss
800 inaccessible 10 De % any practical use
% settlers"
one % the greatest feat. achieved ~ ~.
nsrty wzs me climbing of Central fsrags
and the planting II ,he british sus Amer
f-aa asss there. s.ts fv side. X has gen
orally beer believed that Mount Victoria
e the highest peak IN h. lsiaHd fslt fh-
Lang exploring party has proved from
observations isken on ths SPOT taat Trn-
raj Craxs. sstaats~s in the heart o. ths
island. reaches a hsEher elevation. fnat Of
$50 fact In making fha ascent ~ Cen
srsI Crags the party was a. ore t}une de-
sainea ny fog IN the snow fer two nights
sua a day. unable - see a foot hszore
them
Combining the Journey southwark A.
Aer~f wa rrArv reached by wsv OF
Buitie's take. sn1 thus ended re FIRST sr-
psorinx exp~-dition tsst has -~er been
taken right fhresssh n. heart % Central
Vancouver thoaEh two years sgo Nj
Bolton explored me interior ~ Central
Vancouver