The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-07-14
THE FLAG WAS PLANTED.
Astoria Bieycllsts Celebrate on Saddle
Mountain.

Saturday night and Sunday morning
a large number OF Astoria wheelmen
started out for Saddle Mountain. The
trip In a long and arduous one. even on
horseback or by vehicle. The man who
tramps Il is the best on OF all excur-
sionists. Sundays party included: Jas.
Stokes and his two dogs: F. l.. Parker.
Tom Bryce. Walter Stokes, II. IL In
gals. Jay Tuttle. Jr., Z. Ferguson, Paul
Badollet. Guy Stokes. Mrs. Stokes. and
Miss Nora Niokerson, three young la
dies from the country. whose names
could not be learned. Mr. ~ Waite,
Mr.. Mccroskey. Mr.. Stevens, and Thad
Trullinger.
Messrs Parker. Bryce and ingalls,
left Astoria al I O'Clock in the morn
ing. and We're the only ones who made
the round trip in the same day All
hands met at olney for breakfast, and
Saddle mountain was ssached in the
early afternoon. The Stars and Stripes
We're planted on the summit at 2
o'clock. when a photograph was taken
Of the party. Before returning. rec
ord OF the event was written on a piece
Of paper and placed In a fruit jar, to
gether with other records found on the
summit, buried in the earth. and the
spot marked appropriately, During the
trip bicycles could only be used part
OF the way. and for the round trip.
thirty miles were made on wheel and
twenty-four miles on foot, The return
60 the city was commenced. at 2A5 in
the afternoon. and Astoria was reached
at s:l5. Several OF the excursionists
fell by the waysIde and did not reach
the city until Monday. Walter Stokes
came TO town in a farmers wagon.
and Mr.. Walter Robb was considerably
under the weather and had to lay up
for repairs. All said that the trip was
an exceedingly hard one, and would
try the nerve and endurance Of the
very best. All OF the ladies OF the par
ty reached the summit Of the noun
tain and exceeded some OF the men in
endurance. Parker, Bryce and ingalls,
carried on the palm. having made the
entire round trip between 4 a m. and
sl5 p. m. Sunday. They are not anx-
ious to do II again.
one Of the gentlemen graphically de-
scribed the beauties of the trip. While
aascavalns, .ha ,,,ouptaip tho urallr vro {
most delightful one, for the most part
under the shade OF evergreens, From
the summit Of Saddle mountain a view
par excellence is obtained. For hun
dreds of miles in every direction a
magnificent panorama of nature is
spread to view. To the south and
west the vast mountainous country of
the southern coast, stands out like a
clear-cut cameo only lost TO sight in
the shadows OF the distance. To the
north and west are seen the towns of
Astoria, Knappton, Ilwaco, Fort Ste
vens and Fort Candy, like dots on a
map. In the northeast snow peaks OF
the Cascade range are clearly discern
ible. The Nehalem Lewis and Clarke,
Young's river Grays river, and the
mighty Columbia form silver streaks
across the beautiful page Even the
jetty and the railroad bridge could be
sighted. Tongue point, Cape Disap-
pointment and Tflamook Head were
all clearly seen by the enchanted Wis
itors on the mountain peak.
Descending for the home trip, a
spring of pure, clear water was discov-
cred about one hundred feet below
the crest of the mountain, where all re-
freshed themselves. The romantic spot
known as Devils Kitchen was visited,
but no savory meal was forthcoming.
Yesterday many of the excursionists
were seen to have q peculiar gait, a
sort of n llmpity-llmp manner Of walk
ing which they claim was the regular
Saddle mountain walk. Not one was
found. however, who was sorry to
have made the trip.