The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-27

sunsse VIA 'h@ -
-.-.rseIeS Feat - They Went
u.-an Foot Had Never
100 rrexden - The italians
Reeehee the Summit
s~.ss and corses and Glaciers
.x~r Than Those Of the Alp.
..~-~,tses In Climbing the Last
.~.a Feet - The Princes
e..~rssisy-Bsek 30 Civilization
-. distinguished Italian gentlemen.
pvsr~p I.uixl. wso achieved the
- g s-srssssble feat Of scaling thu
49, = ues.nt 3. Eiias. = rHe south
- ~ Alaska. are IN tne city On
81 sar.e 10 Italy. Taey are, OF
80. srsssix pssAsed A. Ire success q
60. - s..rss~tas Iux. Their delight does not
80 49,, go ssssf In any b0gish exuberance
.rsF1s bursts o. enthusiasm. al
- roy are young men AID have sc-
49, res.,ssS feat which vii place them
fe'ss -. famous men ~ the world. They
-. : ceosiy. because they SCI Out 20 ac-
- the undertaking Eith 10 icea OF
Sssr~~ they have many times CHE led
- s.f.v ranges and peaks q the Alps.
- sare OF the party have sealed The
ess-ssus range. They we're thersf1re pre-
s.,sx Il every way for tae'r recent task
a ~s.e con9den. q accomplishing Il.
!. ~ss summer vac7fton 20 these hardy
.,zs,ssf<--ore whlca COST the generous
800 probably - eco for Il was his am
f:.ar 10 climb the lofty peak and MS
-. shas made tbs historical event pos
a. r. nrlnce does nog do anything
t1r.,rss Besides his four friends, Lieut..
80 AZ the Italian navy; ChevAiler
1890 G.. Gonesia. president OF Sactisn
- a he Italian Alpine Club and pri-
- tasrstary Of the prince: CnevAlter
$3.50 sel.a, famous as an Alpine
r~ser ard Or. Tiiippo &c Elliptic.
-z.1Ir renowned. be brought four expert
- Italian guides straight from the
.-~e.s dsfsfeg Of the Aosta. These guides,
tsase they sneak French. are frequently
<raksn for Swiss guides. but they are
st.sr r-ossing the continent. travsrsing
Z !. b~asa xaisrs of the Atlantic and
~.Ssnr the long railway Journey TO San
1900 The party arrived In Seattle
: fte II last. They were still thou
s - niles OF more from their journeys
~ Hsys they secured the services of
- vueran mountain climber. Major r.
4 ,sxrahr1. with a party OF ten porters
: rztkers Everything that could pos
a. bs provided for the comfort or the
sres<,s Of bis party had been provided
& ths prince. The yacht Asgie took them
i Yaku,at bay from sitka- There The
"a jesrrey was begun on June q,
All hat tAe party did IN tia next thirty
- days until they stood en- the very
s.sss Of the highest point OF the snow-coy-
"a mountain would iii a volume II Is
rrshah,e thai Il Will be handed down In
rx.ture BIZ one OF the Eve distinguished
rns,Ierr. Tor. although none aspire to-
es.3 deep scientific knowledge. all are
NAY educated ren and all speak and
IN b four or Eve languages. As the
ury gos ID on the Hitchcock range and
~ approaching the base Of the mount
u sa6 followed nearly the course OF Prof.
I Russell, Of the national geographical
erRY. on hls unsuccessful attempt 10
mach he top in 1880. Instead OF going by
w II The Agassiz glacier. as Russell had
tuea they struck out and followed the left
nah Il the Stewart glacier 10 the point
uh0s Russelfs FIRST expedition or several
4arS heffs had gone There they turned
~ followed the route OF RgEselrs party
sria ended. and they went on over
raEnd thar had never before To mans
kscwisfxs been trodden b. human foot
D. Philippe speaks English ffuently. and
h entertained and instructed Post-Tntei-
txsrcsr reporter for a half hour yesterday.
n priace's suite az the Rainier
Cfssd embraces about ten rooms. and they
ssrs n much confusion yesterday as a re-
81 II gapaching the mammoth trunks
srTisd slong. II Is here that the members
q ihs party doff the last garment con-
ssFset With the climbing OF the mountain
saa resume their usual hablIIments. The
rncs himself does not like 10 be Inter-
ksed having been misQuoted IN an inter-
va shes by a New York paper. He Is,
xssFsr ely ard genial. and one would
AFsT asl!sse from bis unassumsng' ap-
Fzaaee That be f. real duke and the
sssskv of resgnlng king.
sne PRICE made this trip 20 Sc. Elias"
Nd IT. Phtlfppo. because the Cafca s4Is
ssarsans are no longer new and the
AaaiaTas were inaccessible on account OF
sssgss n India.
has DO the mountains here compare to
= Aiasf We'll they are much the same
FasFA arpesrance-that Is. In the ap-
s7s.anes OF the Alps IN winter-but there
&c very noticeable difference. and that
re proportions. These mountains are
1 arssr and grgnder. Peaks ana
ss sha slsrsers are six. eight and ten
- = large N Alaska as IN the AIRS.
- = mere snow. OF course. here. too"
ssscrr' u s0's''
se lndesd. But NE did secure samples
- seh snf rocks at various places ard
Is. 70 out what they are when we get
- We found 70 fossils above the
saseeA range. however 81 Efias has
.s'sr and has never heen a volcano.
49,. afcsnf = easy ard Gradual ard
~ ~ No technical Difficulties IN getting
49, sop of course. after We pa SEED thA
- attitude We haa ~ 30 aIowlv.
-. - nsts every fifteen minutes. on &C.
- ,s re rarity Of the cir. The last
sr,.,... specially vas very trying, but we
s stayed on the summit for sore
~. - took various observations. MFR.
*. ~ raetogrpaher. tosk sone excel
Is. sassosFaaas, which h viii develop
rave satten hack e. Italy"
~ - g. s ssssnef rem Ma. Ingraharn that
rss-..s .,aAsns we're All thss reached ire
Il A.. 80 saniss ani ncrters remaining
- soua '''lse mites on me
llsi nrssented each raeker wsth
ess.ss .s~sEd ~ merit. BE slso gave TIA
ss-~ s g re Agwse = present az slaa ans
49, =, sssanfS'sa With ths expedition re-
~. 49, .sisF sits srom the prircely HAND
- Duke Il Savoy.
8<sa tar Italy. ''''af 'oF ne East
esrr~st's neun rtar~.
Vs.. Serrstt rector - s.. Marks
-. FaFe SEATTLE ~. - d. ~ =