The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-03
Amid the stupenaous in Nature.

Amid the stupeEdOus IN nature.
After leaving the main party near Rus
sell camp we made the trip down TO the
beach stopping at Camp Independence
on the way down. On our way back,
while crossing the Malaspina glacier
about ten miles from Camp Ingraham,
strange sight.
at was at s:i5 O'Clock in the morning.
and we were resting from a hard CLIMB
since about 10 O'Clock the night before.
We had chosen this time to make the
climb because IL gave us hard snow. IN
the daytime the hot sun wonld melt the
On On Iii i; ..r,o.n,a-a -. c,a.r - :, cav
possibly be. In fact. there was not
cloud in sight and not a breath of air
stirring II was simply impossible 10 cal
culate distances. You would see little
raise in the snow and think II was 100
you might travel an hour or even TWO
before touching the goal.
1T was about time for sunrise, and
was looking around at the mountains IN
their rugged grandeur. and the SKY, with
It's limitless sea OF light blue. Mount st
Elias. Mount Newcomb, Mount Augusta
and Mount Cook. each more than 1000
feet high, their hoary heads capped with
snow and their great sides scanned with
Ike mighty sentinels TO bar the path OF
the most coura geous adventurer.
The Seward. the Marvin or Mer-
others that have not been named, lay be-
fore our enchanted eyes. IL was one or
tire trip: as grand as l expect 10 see dur
ing my life. II was a panorama so great.
50 grand. so wonderful In its massing, its
groupings and colorug. that the languages
Of all ages and all people could not fur
nish figures Of speech equal TO an ade-
quate description. As one looked about
him he could not but feel how mighty are
the works Of nature. and how insignificant
the mountain climber must appear stand
ing on the blanket Of almost endless white.
The City With Its Temples.
Il looked to the north and was thunder
struck to behold magnificent city, ap-
paremtiy resting on a ridge, which IS an
extension from the massive west side OF
Mount ST. Elias. IL was in truth magic
city. silent city. Every detail OF street
and buildings was plainly visible. but not
q sign of life was to be seen. / called the
attention OF my comrades 10 the strange
sight. and found that they saw everything
exactly as l saw It. If ii was imagination
or my part then there were four other
magma lions that fell into the same cham
nel as mine. This. however, IL hardly pos
AT the right-hand side as the city faced
rs were what looked Ike two Chinese tenn
pies Next to them. and occupying The
ing with massive columns and huge
dome. Everything about the buiulng
was massive. II lowered above al other
structures in the city making them ap-
pear dwarfed. Across the entire front. at
equal distances from one another. were
these great columns. extending from the
ground 10 the roof II was impossible 10
distinguish either doors or windows
The dome appeared above the roof,
which had a gradual slant. The dome was
first rounded out. and then came 20 point
at is upper extremity.
AT the left o. the temple. or whatever
IL was. was a group Of buildings having
the appearance Of business blocks. There
were about six Of these blocks. They were
square having rows OF windows denoting
about four stories. They had fat roofs.
Zach % these buildings was set flush with
the street. and made harmonious picture.
with short even spaces between them.
Next came what appeared 10 be a
church with a tall. slender spire. and at
ire extreme left I think there were three
buildings that looked Ike factories Only
a portion Of these buildings was visible,
ard il appeared as II the city extended in
that direction much farther than We could
see This completed the picture that WAS
rlaced before our eyes.