The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-21
NEWS FROM TACOMA.
EnAeayorers Witness the Departure
-sorne Mountain Climbers Take
Their Bseycles-Thur.dayt the En-
petition VIII camp In Paradise
fnrA-hed Fire and photographic
signals From the Mountain


Special Dispatch to the Post .rnseilEgsrcsr
AA0pMA. July 2g.-The Mazausas 20;
a~ay N good season tnls morning and ca
TINS are well 81 their way to giant ka4-
fier, whose precipitous and icy sides 1hey
hope % scale. reaching the summit either
Tuesday or Wednesday next. The start was
made from the Tacoma hotel and vas WIZ
Messed ~ q large crowd ~ people. inclua-
iFS about 100 Endsaworery. who naa 5ast
arrived
shanr of the climbers wore knicksf K
ers with heavy golf stockings ana sweat
ess. making a picturesque sight SoIHe
carried kodaks others scsentinc instFG-
merits and all had pike poles. There were
several wfEe.als in the party. TX being the
Intention OF the hikers to rsde a. Tar as
possible on their silent ste.as me ma
jority were conveyed from the transfer
office on Tenth street 30 the depot IN the
sonz picnic wagons used by the company.
As the occupants rode away they were
given "a rougiug cheer by tho crowd that
had gathered. TIE party Included
Mr. and Mrs DumIniIt. Portland; "al-
ter Fierce. 2eualelon, or. j ScA"e1gafI,
Tacoma Sax Aeclntgck asf4on coiisse;
Parker. seattle Mrs. j. +. Sweenay, Seat
tie. r. W. Cushman, Tacoma Judge and
Mrs f. y Parker. Tacoma. Miss Angie
Rice Tacoma Miss Anna Parker. Port
land Leslie cullom. Tacoma T.. e. Kirby,
Salem. Or. Samuel and Norman Coliyer,
Tacoma; Cot. &. L. Ferry. Tacoma Mrs.
Il Middleton Portland: Prof Edgar MIC
cIure Eugene or: +. s Grant, Portland.
Mrs McAdam Oregon CITY; w. q. Steele,
Portland. r. .. Little. Portland. Jennie II.
Smith Portland. a. j Johnson. Astoria;
Ellen Mcbride Portland: Winnifred Wat
son, Portland; Or. and Mrs. ". Il. Knapp,
Portland. a. ;. Pattulo. Portland. Miss
Jenkins New Bedford. Mass: IL G. Ans
ley j. II. Eaton. j. J. oahafn and Rev.
Earl NJ. Wilbur all OF Portland; G. T. Par
sons. Chicago, Miss c. +. Alien. Portland;
Miss Cite. Portland: Miss Vidal Marshall,
Portland, II l.. Pittock, president of Ma
zamas Portland. Misses Helen J.. and
Kate pittock Portland, Miss Maggie Mar
shall, Portland.
The party expected 10 make Eatonyilie
tonight pushing on "Wednesday 10 Long
mires. where another stop will he made
for the night. Thursday evening the MD
zama camp In Paradise park. viii be
reached. AT this delightful spot a rest
will he taken until Monday when the
real ascent will be begun Monday night
Will be passed at Gibraltar rock an eie-
walton Of i2.sa feet. The next day the
summit win lac reached.
On arriving at Gibraltar rock the tri-
angle club viii signal TO Portland by
means of red fire. This signal will be an
swered from Portland heights. Ii will be
Impossible to see the light In Tacoma as
IL viii he set off from the east side of the
mountain. Should the party reach the
summit. OF which there is no doubt the
signal light To this city will he fired at
oclock Wednesday or Thursday evening.
photographic messages Will he flashed
from the summit to Seattle and Portland
Tuesday evening. With favorable atmos-
pheric conditions II is expected that the
signals viii more nearly attain perfection
than any yet attempted.
Among the supplies carried by the party
were five parakitcs. manufactured under
the personal supervision of w g. Steele
M Portland. An attempt will be made
10 raise these kites from the summit an
experiment which is looked upon with
greater interest than almost any other TO
be tried. Attached TO the kites will be
scientific Instruments used for registering
the pressure OF the atmosphere There
will also be n specially constructed cam
era. with which it IL expected 20 take
bird sieve views % the summit. 4 twelve
foot nag VIII also be raised above the
summit by the kites
Prof. Edgar Mcclure. OF the University
Of Oregon. at Eugene. is one OF the best
known and most popular members of the
expedition To his effort Il due tbs, cor
rect height of Mount Adams. his figures
being accepted by the government. Prof.
Mcclure has charge Of the elevation de-
nariment OF the scientific end of the ex
petition.
the reception rendered the visitors a.
the Ferry museum last night was an OK
ceedingly enjoyable affair. as n brourb,
together not only members Of the expedi-
ton. but people who are Interested gem
orally In the doings Of the Mazamas
The reception was douhly pleasing from
the fact of ifs being so informal Rfcx-
cling costumes were strictly IN evidence