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tho SUNNI, after dark as a signal to Tacoma,

tho summit after dark As n signal to Tacoma,
Seattle and Portland that the expedition bad
gage In Photograph signalling to those cities the
following day, The remainder OF tho lfty.two
who succeeded in getting W, started on the re-
turn Journey almost immediately, MS II was inn
perative. that the passage OF the leo slope and
cllffs and q ibraltnr be made beforedurk,
Camp Muir was again reached In safety. and
here prudence required that thoy should spend
a second uncomfortable night, since II was now
after o o'clock and tho uncertain iight reflected
from The sky by the snow was not sufficient to
make the return to Camp Mazamn, in Paradise
PARK, a safe. ono, however easy 1t might be by
daylight. Nevertheless, QUITE a number neg.
lccted, the advice OF the more prudent, and CON
tinued the downward journey, 40 much did they
time they made good progress, and, then they
lost the trail and became bCwillered. although
y iSf Gu GTfls Plank IA Ike Soc Ss lSS SSHSSn T them. oF fioy
where they would they found icy slopes
Ing crsvassos ready to swallow them up and
masses OF laya rock which ihreaiencd them
trail Prof. E.. $. Mcclure Of the Oregon State
university. who had v%entured some distance
seen to throw up his hands and disappear. Not
. cry was heard. bat n dun sound like the crash.
was still. His Compan, IS shouted to him, but
TE sS SSr no .spsT .G; 4 h.t Lark S 1Siss was wss seen snn.
posed to be q mass Of rocks. and it was
believed that, tho unfortunate man had been
preciPitoted into this and Killed; 1t WIS i'm.
possible to reach tho place from below In the
darkness. Leaving three OF their number to
for the trail, which was finally, found. The
three volunteers stood on that cold and dcsolate
less and sorrowful vigil, with I little protection
others continued on to Camp MnzSims and or.
Body at. daylight. Guided by the s]entinels
above. the res,ue party found he body in the
mountain. Tho skull was FRACTURED and the
neck brokon, and death had been instantaneous.
that ahT re n,whr spe an the im i ,on G wa. r c Sy ,Hs po onS
the alternate freezing OF the garments In tho
cold wind and th9winE In the steam being far
bic sunrise and the wonder Of tho al almost iiiimit.
In all directions. One who has not viewed the
scenery from a mountain top can but family mp.
ERr n,seSsa the out im sns dTap Of T. 4 FROM svG .Ss ,Gn IL i
whose circumference los, in British. Colnm::
circle with q diameter OF nearly 800 miles. At
points within il other great snow peaks thrust
tains. seeming larger and erander by far than
from the lower levels. Great masses OF clouds
hover over the valleys thousands Of feet below.
while not a sound of the distant. world falls
upon the ear, save the occasional rumble Of
falling rocks.
The signalling party remained on the summit
till about noon. endeavoriny to establish hello.
graph communication with Portland, Tacoma,
anG Seattle. where Instruments were kept
trained on tie mountain, but no answering
flash was observed. Finding 1T impossible TO
accomplish anything or to fly the one remaining
kite. they started on the return Journey, and
reached Camp Muir safely n little after night
iatl. Here two young men, named Ansley and
tho tiSSs' next ssi morning Snslo on s IL iE'' w an ihn homie, ''d de:
cided To- attempt 10 go on to Camp Mazama,
AS the Mcclure party had done the night
before: Though ignorant Of the sad result Of
that, foolish effort. tho older mountainecrs
but IN vain; The result was that they nearly
Mcclure was dashed to death they both lost
their footing and sped down the Icy slope at
depths OF a crevesse. Fortunately 1t was not
wide enough for them to 20 down out OF sight.
Ansley, when he recovered consciousness. found
himself about ten feet below the surface. pre-.
wore wedEed into the crevasse. He managed to
cut himself loose, and by cutting steps in the
Ice with his knife succeeded in getting out.
Rogers called to him that he was being choked
face and Ansley had lost his alpenstock and had
no rope. IL was impossible to render him any as
sistance. All he could do was to try to reach
camp and send out help from there. At q late
Camp MaEama. and at once a rescue party
started out, toun the crevasse in which Rogers
lay, and with ropes drew his almost lifeless
body to tho surface, whore he was restored to
with hot drinka. Though much brnised. neither
OF the young men was seriously injured. and
their escape from death was almost miraculous.
Thus ended the greatest feat Of mountaineer.
scientinc data gathered by Prof. Mcclure by
his observations on the, summit were found on
letin issued BY the Mazamas.