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

- Nth which the lecture va Illus
-se6 The subject was one On which
~ Ingraham II entitled TO spsak with
.-ssnrsfr. his frequent ascense Of the
s~,asain Aavssg rendered him familiar
- n ~ varied features and shifting
ssssee. IN beginning his lecture he thus
~ ~ hcw he srst saw Mount Rainier.
~ NV tbs Impressions then made upon
~ IA Seepenet nnEl they had becoms
- q his life:
~t1n one goid.n August day IN ths ysar
- asooe upon the crowded deck Of IN
-esan s,eamer, slowly crossing the Straits
p ruea. TIE atmosphere was clear, .
-, circumstances then. for ~ that period
y - history OF Washington the annual
&raings o. the siashsngs OF the sturdy
1870 that mark his conquest Of the
rssts we're not a. frequent and extensive
- nov. TIE s.snt.ng rays Of the morn
- nm kissed thousand wAveletD ~ they
5000 attendance upon the heav.ng sweii
- ~ Pacific rolling n from Cape Flat
~.
- Maine. with beautiful images Of forest
a. AXE mountain and shore hardly van
eIhed from the ret!Da OF youthful eye.
had read Of the land Of the West. I
- heard OF tn. forests OF Puget Sound.
-, for 81 that was not prepared 70 see
~haf I saw on that day without excsama-
1Isns Of wonder and pleasure. Around me
~ers picturesque islands and 3ufting head
hnaa Stretching from the approaching
eAore. a. far az the eye could see. except
vhere backed by mountain ranges THAI
3 fsrmed 4 fret-wor7s against the sky. were
nsxniacent forests Of Or. cedar. spruce
! ~ hemsock. never dreamed Of even by
T. imaginative brain OF one from the old
f1as Tree state.
she Oiymplcs. nrst seen of Cape Flat
eery. we're rugged and beautiful. But had
m not roarned among the peerless White
nauntains Of New Hamrshire2 Had ] no.
creased the rockies at an altitude almost
eoazI to the height OF the best OF themg
q arr view widenea and extended. there
rose " before Us \ peak that ala challenge
~ admiration The snow-whife dome Of
uouns Baker pierced the sky we'll on
eur por, bow. Never had gaxed upon .
shsng 20 purely white and grand.y beau
tsfui.
Amidst that ever-changing panorama
Il nature the hours went swiftly by. The
{ Cd steamer slow as she was. was nearing
: he American side OF the straits. Mar
Yywsione point was rounded and q long
stretch Of blue water far TO the south
cyened 70 view. In that direction all
eyss were turned. What stupendous pile Il
that that seems TO leave the very waters
edge and stretch far toward he xenith7
Everything else around and above SEEM
Il TO dwindle Into insignihcance In its
rressnee. Mount Baker hides his dim
hished head behind a receding headland.
ana the Monarch OF the Mountains takes
his place IN the center OF that grand
ecens. king'y and serene.
"Is II TO be wondered at that the brave
English sailor. Vancouver, who rounded
that same point nearly hundred years
before. paid the highest tribute 20 his sti-
pertor ofIicer by naming that grand and
beautiful mountain. Rainier. after his
admiral,
For hours that afternoon my delighted
eaSe rested upon that magnificent monn-
nens 10 the forces that took part in earth
J kri!ffhg. saw the shadows OF evening
slowly climb from base 10 summit
saw II crowned with crown radiant
With purple and gold. long after the rays
os the setting sun had hathed the tcpmost
peaks Of the clympics in yellow light
lad ~ last found my shrine OF worship.
Henecforsh. o Rainier. all ,ny devotions
shan he 10 thee, Thy spiendor and thy
significance shall weave a golden thread
into the web OF my life, Thou shalt be
NY Inspiration and my idol!'
Ter came the series OF no views. pro-
ys&N1 fAFEF tAfNas NcfePH cy ~ @srs-
candle electric light All OF them were
interesting and many OF them were ar,fs-
ualiy beautiful. In one. huge glacial
esbas giowered in grim solitude and awful
Majesty. In another bed % violefs and
onsmones showed with tropical brightness
- the very border OF the snow line. Here
RrsIp az frs afforded a scene Of quiet
woodland beauty. ana there A picturesque
enrade lesping with foaming restiessne~s
Yrom peak 70 peak lighted up the someer
eaeksroust like pencil % wavering RAYS.
A. earh OF these views flashed across the
e'reer ~ fingered for n moment with tam
fassins fascination. the lecturer comment
- briefly pointing out now the steam
rsver inside the crater, anon some inter
stfirx object on the far horizon: now the
srunk az tree whose arctic comractness
~ growth showed Ia. an inch ~ thickness
srssch seventh wears az 'ts llss ara anon
shs Hrnre ~ gallant youth descending
fr>cirlcs 70 rescue tho los. aipen-tock o.
'asr maiden. sfto~ether the lecture and
ne views rsase such = combination ss a
ecok-'cycv ginds In s0r-e trea srred volume
Where 'hc nrs ~ the ie,terr-r~= v,cs with
ne lsr,s ~ the enr-sver AZ The last pic
ssre. "Colurthis's Crest" showing the ex-
srere summit ~ .h- r>onn,sfn. the acme
every mountain climbers ambition.
1sssf Slowly '-nn TIRE scene. the lecturer
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"a a''Nn- afd seTTra AND rNEatfd-
"a rV'efshce sne admiration OF ne
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