The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-12-25

light reflected from the sky by the snow was
not sufficient to make the return to Camp
Mazama in Paradise park safe one however
easy 1t might be by daylight. Neverthe-
!ess' quite number neglected the advice Of
the more prudent and continued the down.
ward journey, so much did they dread a Sec
ond night on the mountain. For time they
made good progress and then they lost tho
trail and became bewildered, although they
could plainly see the beacon fires brightly
burning in the camp below. They scattered
out IN all directions, but go where they would
they found Icy slopes too steep for them to
descend, yawn1ng crevasses ready to swall
low them up, and masses Of lava rock which
threatened them with destruction should
they lose their footing and slide against
them.
Professor McClure's Destruction.
In this search for the trail Professor E. S. 4.
Mcclure Of the Oregon State university, who
had ventured some distance below the others
on steep slope, was suddenly seen to throw
up his hands and disappear. Not cry was
heard, but dull sound like the crashing Of
rocks came up from below and then all was
still. His companions shouted to him, but
received no answer. A dark object was seen
q few hundred feet below, which was sup
posed to be mass Of rocks, and it was be-
lieved that the unfortunate man had been
precipltated into this and killed. It was i'm
possible to get down to him and equally i'm
possible to reach the place from below in the
darkness. Leaving three Of their number to
mark the spot the others continued the search
for the trail, which was finally found. -
= The three volunteers stood on that cold
and desolate spot all the remainder of the
night-a comfortless and sorrowful vigil
with little protection from the rigor of the
chilling wind, while the others continued en-
to Camp Mazama and organized an expedi-,
ton to go in search Of the body at daylight.
Guided by the sentinels above the rescue.
party found the body in the rocks and bore 1t
with much difficulty down the mountain.
The skull was fractured and the neck broken
and death had been instantaneous.
Bitter Night.
The night spent in the crater by che party
that remained at the top was a cherries one,
the alternate freezing Of the garments in the,
cold wind and thawing in the steam being far
from agreeable. In the morning, however,
they were we'll repaid by the glory of the in
describable sunrise and the wonder Of the al,
most illimitable landscape that opened out TO,
their vision in all directions. One WAC has
not viewed the scenery from a mountain -op'
can but family appreciate the immensely Of
1t, how everything is fattened out and
dwarfed. From the top Of Rainier Tie eye
sweeps around in circle whose circum--
ference lies in British Columbia, Idaho, Ore
gon, and the Pacific ocean, a circle with q
diameter of nearly 600 miles. At points within
it other great snow peaks thrust themselves
high above the surrounding mountains, SEEM
ing larger and grander by far than from the
lower levels. Great masses Of clouds hover
over the valleys thousands of feet below, while
not sound Of the distant world falls upon the
ear, save the occasional rumble of falling
rocks.
The signaling party remained on the sum-
NIT till about noon, endeavoring to establish
heliograph communication with Portland,
Tacoma, and Seattle, where instruments were
kept trained on the mountain, but no answer
ing fash was observed. Finding it impossi-
BILE to accomplish anything or fly the one
remaining kite, they started on the return
journey, and reached Camp Muir safely
little after nightfall. Here two young mem
named Ansley and Rogers, being anxious to-
get On early start the next morning on theie