The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-10
PUSHING ONWARD.


KNOWN (Ou0tfy.
On the Sans Poll Trail, May 3-Here We
are encarrped far up in the wild canyon q
the Sans Poil. after ride yesterday Ct
about fifteen miles through some of thu
grandsss scenery even in Washlngton-a
state aboindlng in the giories OF nature.
The rain Of Friday was followed by a high
wind. which swept away the clouss and
ieft the sky clear ard starry and the air
cool. When we turned out at 6 o clock yes
terday morning il was again cloudy and
there were several furries OF snow and
han. which melted as fast as it fell. but
which caused &esSrs- Bright and Nicely to
hesitate about starting. A prospector hates
to start In storm. though he does not
finch when one catches him on the road.
However. by 2 O'Clock the sky had cleared
so much that packing was begun. and soon
after 10 we were on the trail again.
After riding over the level benches which
form giant flight Of stairs from the sum-
NIT Of the mountains TO the river. We
climbed far up the side OF mountain spur.
Looking across the canyon we could see
the great knobby ridge with its crest light
~ covered with snow. Beyond this the OPP
pos.te wall OF the canyon--for the sides
were fast developing into walis-presented
a bench about 80 feet high extending for
several miles. though here and there
broken by a bold rocky promontory jut-
ting out from the heights. On the h!ther
side the walls were growing higher and
sleeper. the benches higher and narrower,
and the crest more rocky and prec.pitous
Sometimes the volcanic rock had taken the
form of perpendicular parapets, at others
II merely broke the ordinary slope with
rounded buttes from which the decay Of
ages had eaten away crumbling masses
now surrounding their base. AT times the
opposing wall On the west broke away
enough 20 cpen a vista OF higher and more
distant mountains OF every conceivable
SHAPE. the SUBMITS OF the highest ridges
being ficcked with patches OF snow. So
the tran wound on. either along The mount
ain SIDE. where glance downward showed
the river several hundred feet below. stin
and deep or roaring In rapids. or fell upon
rich stretch OF bottom land. In one fertile
nat stood on Indians log house. surrounded
by an Irregular stretch OF cultivated land
IN another the poles Of an abandoned tepee
The timber was growing more dense on
the mountain sides and ar began 10 appear
mingled with the pines. The bottoms were
tangled mass % brush. which reminded
one forcibiy % the Puget sound valleys
hazel. wild rose. hawthorn and snmac be-
ing tangled among the auaklng elm. which
preiomlnatct The yellow clusters Of bloom
OF the Oregon grape frightened the ground.
and great sprawling punches OF rhosoden-
dron showed that the state flower -four
ishes in these mountain recessss.
As the little cavsieade advanced up the
valley two parties Of prozpectors were met
SONG back from the reservation, one OF
them showing specimens OF frv, milling
gold ore in which specks of the precious
metal shons. Two other parties were met
going up the canyon with wen-Ioaded pack
horses
AZ The end OF Ave miles the canyon per-
ceptteiy narToxs. the walls grow more
rreciI'itoas ana the RIVER flows between
mere strips OF bottom land which the Gun
light cnly reaches during q few hours st
midday. The traii leads among p,r. and nr
saaline- which brush the horses sides and
w!ndfaflS al times obstruct the wav. though
the animals step nir,hiy over them. There
have been slight showers Of haii hitherto
but the sky now clears and the midday ss,r,
shines straight NJ the canyon. Then comes
Chamber along a steep rnckslide where
the animals have 70 Pick their way among
great banidsrs broken on from the cI3~s
above A. frequent intervals great bluffs
% black rock covered WITH srigh, STAINS %
rvf and yellow Sat out from The main walls
Ike he towers ef a medieval castle. Two
streams are crozssa pouring down from the
eass through canyons narrower and as csep
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