The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-05

Especial Dispatch to tie Post-In.eilIgencer.
s3ss TACOMA. June 4.-Wtls O. Steel. OF
4 Portland. one of the most prosninen, and
II moss active members OF the Aazanas
sswas In the city last night en- route 10 his
home from trip to the East, where he
& has been IN the interests OF the proposed
s Asrcnt OF Mount Rainier by has society
this summer. In Conversation with a re-
porter for an evening paper Mr. Steel
nkif:
ne mountain elimbers OF the East
look 20 the Maxamas 70 take the lead in
Inc lutu r. The secrstary Of the Appa-
that our society had accomplished more
N three years than any other similar or
garizasion In America. and ! believe he
'Mas 1ignt. The fact that We carry out
Enat wc undertake. together vita the
FknowlsdEc that we are III earnest. has
Given us an enviable reputation among
7 the scientiac men Of the country
The prospectus Of the tris, for NJ. which
e being Issued by the Northern Pacific
IoHpanys Will be out within fsw days
; = week IT the farthest-ana wiiI be i'm
mediately put In general circulation. The
! snrst ed1tlon consists Of i5.a9 copies. and
moro VIII be furnished II desired. This
pamphlet contains air necessary lnfornaa-
uon regarding the trip TO Mount Rainier.
sncauoaug distances. dates OF events, pro-
xramu1e and expenses OF the trip.
While In Washington Mr.. Steel made a.
sepcclaI eRort to induce number % gov
eminent scientiftc men to Join the society
~ this mountain excursion, and the re-
suits OF his request from the heads Of
departments were extremely gratifying.
Everything that the agricultural and geo
! r9oG1onl bureaus can do for the benefit Of
the 0A1AmAs will be done. Instruments
! have bsen loaned from the weather ba-
! xeAu Tor making experiments. and In adj
! 0ltton to court.sies of that character ex-
: 4onded the club, the following scientific
I men have been detailed to Join the Ma
Gnmas In Paradise valley:
Prof. I. G.. Russell. OF the geological
] survey and Mount st. Elias farue: Henry
: Gannett and II. u. Goede. geographers
..sof the geological survey. Prof. j. 8.
8 piller. geologist; Prof. b. w. Evermann,
] achthyoIogist Of the United States fish
= commission: Gen. Roy Stone. of the agri-
: cultural department at the head of the
good roads department and also presi-
i 0Ant Of the League OF American Wheel
xmen: Prof r. v. CovilIe. chief botanist
OF the agricultural department and Gu
ratoT Of the Smithsonian institution; DR..
b. =. Fernow, chief OF the forestry de-
& partment: DIR. C.. Hart Merriam, chief
biologist. and Prof. Bailey, assistant BIZ
4 OloEist. Other distinguished men and
8 women are also expected. among them:
4rof. a. B. Bickmore. OF the American
Museum of Natural History. who has
charge o. the lecture course OF the edu-
scational department OF New York state;
DR.. Lyman b. Eperry. OF Oberlin college:
PROF. George Frederick Wright. OF Oher
lin college. an eminent gcoIogist: Miss
MH1orence A. Merriam. a well known or
uithoIogigt. who has In view a book on
4he birds Of the Pacific Northwest and
0iin d. Wheeler. IN charge of the ad-
yertising Of the Northern Pacific railway
Ne huA crtv zs.tt hs hoe
llat the newspaper man stated that 1t
locked as II the government had support
"a the Maxamas quite euphaticaliy.
1t looks that way" he replied, land I
an sure We are going to have very sue
cessfuI expedition. Are the Tacoma peo-
PIE interested In our movement"
Being assured on this point the enthu-
slastic mountain climber began on an
other OF his hobbies. namely. parakites.
He went East to experiment In scientific
Kite flying with view OF making an at
tempt to raise a tandem of kites above
the summit OF Noun. Rainier While
there he consulted Wogiom. Lieut.. Wise
ord Prof. Marvin. the principal kite men
~ the country. aid went out on several
expeditions To practice sending up kites
onder their supervision. Upon returning
% Portland Mr.. Steel will manufacture
y number of kites. preparatory To maxi
Nc the experiment on Mount Rainier
Attached - the kites Will be instruments
pr recording the temperature. velocity
- the wind. pressure Of the air and other
Information valuable 10 scientists.
Speaking of Prince fnlgrs trip 10
Mount ST. Elias. Mr, Steel believes /,
marks new era IN American mountain
caring. and that In the future tourists
al over the world will direct their at
fnntion To the Cascades. Sierras and Sell
1trks, rather than older better known
ond more accessible peaks az Europe
II - the intention OF the Mazamas "a
eve . reception 10 tho prince upon his
toturn from Alaska.