Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-08-25

WI H& 9N~Sy> tain has been or
CA\G0 ganized in Port
land, Ore. Accord
ing to the Chicago
News, they have named the club
Mazamas, after the mountain goat
found in the mountains of Oregon and
California. 1t is the purpose of the
club to visit Mount Rainier, in Wash
ington, sixty-fve miles southeast of
Tacoma. This mountain was discov-
cred by an exploring party of Captain
Vancouver on May 8, 1892, and named
in honor of Rear Admiral Rainier, of
the English navy. 1t is the largest and
highest mountain in the United States
outside of Alaska, and is often called
the Mont Blanc of America. But few
persons have so far succeeded in reach
ing the summit. The first lady to sue
coed was Miss Fay Fuller, of Tacoma,
now first vice president of the Maza-
mas, who assembled in 1889. In all Ma
zama outings scientific research is a
leading feature. This year q special
effort has been made to secure the CO.
operation of the scientific departments
of the government. So successful has
the club been in this work that the
following gentlemen will participate
in the outing: Professor I. c. Russell,
geologist; Henry Gannett and r. U.
Goode, geographers of the United
States Geological Survey; Professor B.
w. Evermann, ichthyologist of the
N;c1, ~, n.
lessor F. V. Coville, botanist of the
Agricultural Department and curator
of the Smithsonian; DR.. c. Hart Mer-
riam, chief, and Professor Bailey, as
sistant biologist of the Agricultural
Department. 1t is expected also that
the following will be assigned in time
to participates: Mr.. j. S. Diller geol-
ogist Of the Geological Survey; Cen
eral Roy Stone, at the head of the good
roads division of the Agricultural De-
partment, and also president of the
League of American Wheelmen, and
DIR. B. e. Fernow, chief of the division
of forestry. Other distinguished gen.
tlemen-and ladies', too-are expected,
among them being Professor A. S.
Bickmore, of the American Museum of
Natural History, New York: Professor
George Frederick Wright and DR.. Ly-
man B: Sperry, of Oberlin college;
Miss Florence A. Merriman, the writer
or ornithology, whom the MazSmas
have invited to prepare work on the
birds of the Pacific northwest, and
Olin D. Wheeler, of St. Paul, MINI. The
clubs president, Henry L. Pittock, will,
OF course, attend. On Monday next, the
18th inst, the members of the club will
meet in Tacoma at an informal recep-
ton. At o'clock on the morning of
the Goth they will leave by stage for
Longmire's Springs, siXty-fve miles
distant, where pack train will be in
readiness to transport freight and such
passengers as care to ride to Paradise
Park, seven miles distant. Paradise
Park is located at the line of perpetual
snow, on the south side of Rainier,
and is well deserving of the name. 1t
is said that 400 varieties of wild flow
ers have been found here and the bot
aniZing is not yet finished. The gla-
cial system of Mount Rainier Is the
greatest of any in America outside of
Alaska, and some of the finest glaciers
will be in easy access of permanent
camp. The leading feature of this
years outing is scientific kite flying.
The highest ascent ever made by kite
was less than 10000 feet, but the Ma
zamas propose to ascend to the summit
of Mount Rainier, 1859 feet, before
beginning their experiments. Among
other things the club expects to get
are photographs of the summit from
above, and to fly, the stars and stripes
nearly 10000 feet high, or four miles
above the sea level. If the conditions
of the atmosphere are satisfactory the
club will communicate with Portland
Tacoma and Seattle by heliagraph.
AS Portland is ITO miles distant, Seat
tie sixty and Tacoma siXty-fve, this
itself will be an interesting expert
ment Carrier pigeons will be sent off
from Paradise Park and the summit.
Fourteen days will be spent in Para
disc Park, during which time numerous
parties will be organized for the many
points of interest, including glaciers,
rugged peaks, deep canyons and mig
nificent waterfalls; also for botanizing,
for the study of geology, rsineralogy
and other sciences.