The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-18

ssas nns Jsts ct hues prusnea4erv 49,,
- sowAros The valley ths square eorner
carve The eye resss graseful1v - : 49,
TO- eoonosd crest, oFoeo viii Rrnen anA
neofher, ~ which Dinssp poau over e -
scum fof6 81 d. Dauk Frow heIo~ -
smaller giacier the van q the bestn . :
e1!n = granite - tAs rlght, gnela On tho
~. from which huge fan-shaped snow
e c...s sIlesenes INTO the valley. its surfaces
snd broaen b. hoi1ows, where the sn0v
nae meated from around roea. Half vav
Up The clt1k1 and only . Ten hunAreA eece
Shove the top of he snovdrsft s number
g patches Of paia yellow ten where the
rsnn Mining Conpany's camp Il pssched
Ga ls0ees BLASTED out Of the rock, q the
castles ~ old STOOD On thu heights ana
gnardsd the vaKeys. Tns erest snow
ortft The sfAc1srs. Cadet peak, ths eraery
summit and the nearer forests are an
fastnfuIiy Ssdected on the surface Of me
!akes even On clear moonllght night. ana
nad they eyee. could eaxe on their uir.
rosed beauties. - lovely woman . 90
eaeed 81 doing. From the ciifRs and down
ehe Gosyes cascades leap "a Riietenin9
Spray e ted the iaka.
1tA1ng UD SDevAsan.
A~e> 49, 0D~Cb0C3e UG4u On bo0Xl0R 00 0I
M basin = - mere corner Of parndiso
compared With that seen from the SUM
nit Ct it, rim. To DO this you must cross
the valley 10 the foot o1 the great snOv-
drsft ana either climb u Or ride on the sled
which hauis material and supplies 70 the
Penn camp above. Tia wr1tar elected 70
ride. just to try . nsw sensation A donkey
engine on ledge above pulls . cable
around pulley attached to tree, which
conveniently planted itaslf In the right
paace. By this means Il drags . sled up
over the snow and then along : track
made Of round poles and extending from
the head Of the drift over the rocks 10 the
nat isdgs where the air compressor has
ossn erected The sled was loaded with
writer lay nat on the load and hung to the
cable With both hands. one IT each side Of
the sled The surface OF the drift was not
even By any means, and the sled sIoped
drDe 70 oue side. then the other. This
caused al the strain Of hanging on to
come upon one shoulder IT . time, and the
change from one TO the other came I'm.
expsctedly. swinging ones body over SUD
denly and Jerking the shoulder TO which
the strain was thus transferred But 1T
tie thing like that II nothing 20 Z man
Injured to climbing. and was Infinitely
preferable to walking on hard snow.
packed almost 20 the consistency Of ice,
GAEC0tHR
Case OF slip. The boarding house II
built against the face Of the cliff on .
isdgs little above that on which the air
compressor and donkey engine have been
planted. and the ascent In made by swing
ing up . rope hand over hand. with the
toes resting on botches cut In the rock.
a 0FasA Panorama.
From ne camp . trail siExags up the
mountain. sometimes by steps In the
earth. at others BY steps on the corners
Of the cliffs. and over . hard-packed
Now look back and feast your eyes. The
air II clear. Tue sun shines from blue
sky and brishtens All around. the fresh
breeae = cool. but not cold. and you can
scan the western horison while catching
breath after the ascent. Close before you.
TO the right. u 9loanS peak. square
block with another Of triangular form
oct upon Il. well set on by the dark green
meadows sloping from the sharp backbone
before and beyond II. Just visible to tho
right Of G1oans peak. In the Tar distance.
bur towering above all other mountains.
h me treat white cone Of Mount Baker.
To me left Of II stretches . ridge. over
topping the nearer ones. and from mis-
rises another great peak. its summit cleft
In twain with . broad streak OF snow
boldly marking the tire o. division. That
distant ridge II Glishtly dimmed BY mist.
but every detail OF the two parallel for
eat-clad ridges In the foreground - easily
traced.
Now turn around and walk over beds
Of short. curly grass and heather. to de-
ecsrd among rocks on the opposite decliv-
ity, which fronts on the valley down
which flows one prong Of the eauk's north
fork. few minutes bring you TO
broad snowdrift. packed hard a. Ice ana
equally slippery beneath. but newly coat
ed with several inches frozen crisp only
the previous night Tho fresh snow gives
foefhold hut when YOU reach the other
aide, you Ind the edge Of the drift 30 steep
that no fresh snow could lodge on u. ana
only by cautiously digging your heels
ana your stick into 1t can you
avoid = fan ana q side OF several
hundred feet 20 tho rocks below.
Then you cross a rib Of the mountains
ridre OF rocks rrotruding between two
notwithstanding on narrow iedges
onlv wide enough for your toes to catch
ana hanging on by your hands. Down be-
low. on ledge nswn OUT OF the en-
perched like an eagles nest. Is the black
smith shop where rho men who did the
frat work on the Forgy claim sharpened
4heir tools From here YOU scramble over
Z xulch In each side OF which a hole has
been dug. exposing a broad vein OF min
erai. In whieh red oSidised ircn ana nine
rars,onatss furnish the prevailing color.
into II several broad feeders OF the same
character run at an acute angle from he
summit
Broad Rivers OF Ice.
n 1. an ample reward for the labor or
climbing which has so far absorbed your
attention 10 fully tast you could not look
srx,,,od Seated on this esnincnce. fuiiy
& 600 feet above the sea. you have an un-
INSTRUCTED view, not OF one range. on, or
range beyond range, lmmediafesy on
level with tho eyes. Only rev kmab.
neeey clouds sail high against the blue
va.,ff ~ heaven. and the narseionsly pure
AIR permits you 80 see In sharp outline
sverv ridge and peak TIL the farshess eats
cf, The hue horizon. Myriads Of jagged
ro.n,s r.se heavenws~d. like the tips Of the
raves In a choppy sea. while the white cS-
carse or r,Aciers and snow fields might be
iikened 70 the waters OF the ocean iashlng
themselves into foam on htddsn rocks.
rhe alternate green and white OF ihe
syrnry,its gscam In the bright sunlight I'm
strong contrast With the dark frost-eiad
a,oo<s below 20 which thus early Ia the
morning the rays have net yet pene'rssed.
A lorsiiy eagle nies far overhead. gazing
ss,,or~,v down at the insruders Into his
VIA wide domain
Ir,rneAsassiy 80 the sers II the awful
.,c,s 81 4 glacier. formed by TIRE union OF
. r.rsber Of rfvusets Of lee whlca 81 the
Sen-x~. heading under Cadet peak. IL
snrests thousands az feet down the mcin-
tain. US fresh coat OF snow shinmerins
wsth iirhs. rs even surface sashea by
e~ev.~~~s in CARING down which she eye
sos.s Itself IN cold blue depths Some are
hundreds OF feet long ard are in SERIES,
taxing a ssr~sx course some fork cns
sr,-n one another. al threaten death 20