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soda springs. spoutsng fo-th shefr spark
Ing water. Here IS found TIE Foo %
Sloan. and bath taken IL ctEs crystal
water. as Il cones t-eE subrerraaean
Depths. buhh7ing ard sI>oaTinx az times It's
aqua pFra OF igk@warn temperature. IS \
sensation thai g thrilling ana delightful
Nc TWO OF these springs are alike II she
chemical properties OF their water. The
ha hs are very pleasant, ard The water for
drinking agreeable 20 the taste AL even
Ing waE spent IL aSmi-ing tie object Of
our expedition. The ola residents CRATE
fully furnish any information as their
command sn9 questions are piysd thick
and fast This Is tire last night We shall
have the chance 20 sleep on comfortable
bed before our return. and without the
toll Of elrfs& esesa seeks drea inland early.
feongn3lre springs is the er1 Of the second
days Journey. and Is sixiy-fve miles from
Tacoma with an elevation 81 1855 feet
Early the following morning ali were
awake, ard baggage OF every description
Was loaded on TO pack hor~is and our
Journey behind ,han commenced over the
4eysn-rnsIe trail 70 Paradise valley. As
babe farewell 20 friend az the Springs he
replied I'VE VIII meet II Paradise.
Each member Of the party afnot WAS pro-
vide6 with aipenstock and = Hight lunch.
Some OF the ladies' rode on The horses The
trail Is very step al times, aad al inter
walls a rest IS taken We note the many
varieties OF tees about US. and among
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descending required greater caution tina

descending required greater caution than
the ascent, but easy breathing was In our
favor: still. rest would often have TO be
taken. With feelings OF great JOY We ar
rived at Camp No-Carnp, no one missing,
and there found the scientific party. name
Is, Profs. Mcclure and Mitchell, Drs.
Amos and Connell. With advice TO them
that they should not attempt the climb TO
the summit that night. We FASTENED down.
ward. around old Gibraltar, and witnessed
an awful avalanche on the way. At 6 p.
IN. Camp Muir was reached. and were We
not happy. for here, encamped for the
night. was the remainder OF the MazaIna
party, waiting FOR the morrow. when they
should undertake the same work that We
had accomplished. ffty-seven strong. As
they lay there in sleeping bags. their
painted and eourt-plastered faces exposed
10 view, ii was sight 20 behold. After
many congratulations from the Mazamas,
and Inquiries 20 the conditions found.
we hade them good-by and trudged down
TO the Nazama camp. / reflected over the
days perilous adventures and reason
seemed 20 foreten that an accident would
occur with that large party. yet I prayed
that II might not be. To my companions
called attention TO the light hearts and
happy voices on Camp Muir Would II be
so tomorrow night? The morrow came.
and all the day wives and daughters
watched the ascent of dear ones. praying
for their safety; yet ali thought and hoped
for the best. knowing that stric. discipline
was TO be enforced and the best care taken
against accidents. At In the evening we
noticed the party coming down and near
Ing Gibraltar, and reminding one of a
snake. In its long line of 500 feet swaying
from side TO side. About the campfire with
Us that evening was the veteran mount
sin-clinloer, 7. 3. Van Trump. All were
happy. as We believed no harm had come
TO our friends. But before the midnight
hour alarm went through the camp, and
before dayhreak II was known that Prof.
Edgar Mcclure had surrendered his life.
losing his way In the darkness and falling
on the rocks below a. Sphinx peak Prof
Mcclure was aiding science when he met
his death. and indefatigahle in his efforts
for the success OF the Rainier trip above
the clouds All who knew him priced his
friendship. The Mazamas returned 10
their homes in various states heavy-heaTt-
ed that one OF their number should he
taken from them. II is the sense and
wish o. many that Camp No-Camp, at the
top OF Gibraltar. be changed IN name 20
Camp Mct lure, In honor OF one who laid
down his i;fe on the 9Th day OF July.
w. y. RAY.
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sarssd again TIE normal. Only SO sse-
more, bays; stick i or we rsasf was
the word % are member Of he party. II
another half hour wa had reached ina
srnau rocks aosut the crater, and X MAS
TWO steps forward AID one paeAWarus toF
shs rocks and gravel gave bat EseEe hokc-
/ lay DOWN Eat. ard vita the mo aarss
graSpsng my A1psn<soei,- peEged Sl2hg =
foot 81 tine White thus ascending
cow-zde was accidentally cst n Snr 4aes
by ire spike Of an a. pens scck, ana oiees
covered the snow. Tire party VAS s1r@s-
Cling apart. and nDw and then ore would
he seen 10 close the eyes. breathing signs
~ relief AZ lis n m after hope had
been given up. weary. sick faial ana *
hausted, | staggered on the lATge TocAs
81 ne rfra o. the crater. failing 70 ne
surface. and areathei The greaFes1 1iaA'aA -
20 a divine Providence that my 1sease
Eps could frame. / asked Tor prahus
again. and this ts-ne Il was given ne WITH
strict Instructions 10 but iroisten ne llis
With IL. All rallied shortly. and vita
hearts full Of praise. that old song 'has
s.ies the soul. the heart. The oeoy o.
every true American was foasea en- ne
air az the summit Of Mount Rainier A
look over the pauora ma before Us Vas IN
iulged into the north, the SOUTH the
east the west
The magnitude, the grandeur OF shat
scene. None bur The mountain peaks were
prominent Here could pc seen Mount
Adams. Mount Hood. Mount St Helens,
Mount Baker and Mount Olympus Puget
sound was bur A little creek that enptles
into a river. Oh for sight OF Seattle.
yonder queen Of the North. the South and
the West. but. alas, this was not 20 De
accorded The Inspiration At THIS great
height was extreme. and The thought
"wha. Is man. that Thou art mindful or
him. With our victory won. and the
cry Of Excelsior given al our success,
having partaken OF a little food. at lo
.. n we bid farewell 10 'the Old Man or
the Mountain in the steam caves and
started downward. The course We found
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DIR. SWEENEY on RAINIER.
Personal Experiences in Mountain
Climbing Told I'm an Inter-
cssinx Nav

That mortal accidents do rot more often
occur in large mountain climbing expeii-
lions Is providential The Mazamas have
heretofore enjoyed immunity from such
saddsnlng fatalities as that which cut
short the promising career OF Prof. Edgar
aact t0re on the hazardous SLOPE ~ Mount
Rainier. The votarv OF science cheer
fuily exposes himself in its interest 70
almost certain death. and such as be
usually FORM part q mountaineering ex-
redttons- But for the majority this pen
atty or possible disaster * incurred in he
paF~Gt OF pleasure or for the vain boast
OF having stood on the icy summit OF
ofty peak The protective influence
which has given thu MazAras such IN
bounded confidence has apparently been
Withdrawn. and The violent death OF one
OF ths-ar number has given each perlious
esca ape or the past deeper significance,
Ihe number OF narrow escapes Of in
oiVlaual members of the expedition which
mas Just MADE the ascent OF Mount Raj
nler would take too long 10 recount.
FrooShlv bu: few Of rhe raoUnsaireers
~scaTf-7 moments when they felt that !
continued residence on terra frrna was
reduced 20 the possibility OF a delightful
chance The imminent peril in several
Cases was such as 20 attract the stten-
ton OF al. ARA only some forfuitoEs cir
c1lmst2nceS prevented a serious ending.
Dr j. +. sweeney, Of this city. returned
Friday from Langmire camp. Mount
Rainier. having been among the first IN
reach the mountain LonsIrire camp was
the retreat or those who attempted The
ascent % the mountain with .u-ss1cc@sa
and Or. Sweeney learned retaiss OF N
the happenings on the siope. hls medical
knowledge proving CT assistance many
times The doctor left here with TIE
advance party OF eleven. headed BIZ 81
ward Curriss- He arrived az Csrnp 80
the Ciouas. az elevation, Of almost 8 eop
feet. July Is. and there awaited the cor
Ing o. the main party. Finding thar
his Two children were in5uriously affected
D. tAe aign altitude. Dr.. swsecsy
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refnements may tend 10 a practical de-
feat of the government benevolent pur-
poses.
The notifications are made In six rules,
and former rules and decisions IN conflict
with them are set aside. The most i'm
portaut change is made in the following
rule:
Il. Every applicant for pension under
the second section Of the act OF June 2,
lsss. should state that the same is made un-
der said act the dates OF enlistment and
discharge. the name or nature OF the dis
ease, wounds or injuries ny which the
claimant is disabled, and that they are not
due 20 vicious habits; provided. however,
that the omission of any of these aver
ments shall not iryalida.e the application
(the intent 10 claim pension being mani
fest aud the declaration being executed in
accordance with law). hut such application
shall be subject 10 anne ndment by means
OF sIppisme affidavit in the parttcu-
lars wherein Il is detective
Rules 2 5. and s. the las; two relating
70 vicious habits and increase claims are
largely rsitsraiions of present practices.
Rule makes essential notifications and
Is as follows:
Should a wound, injury or disease not
Specified In the original or anendatory de-
ciaration. but discovered on medical ex-
animation. be shown 70 have existed at The
time when the original declaration was filed
and II Is found not TO be due 10 vicious
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Srerargs band escorted 10 camp By ex-
Congressman. Ge s-ys ard aides. playing
King Cotton Oh Sunday morning re-
lsrsoa4s services were held. led hy Eaw.
Joel Marta ard ReT. Earl " wIlhar.
ard q eo-r service followed II the even
srg On Naz5zy morning ~ o'elcek,
wifn Gre Others. constituting an advance
ra-ev. We started cur under the guidance
Of ire stars 81 Our trying tou~ney AL
were s1g.irrred with aipTrseo1ks Cog
ssAs heavy casksj shoes vaEts or IN thar
sfsserce trs face was eI-he< covered with
rTtfshae- adhesive plaster or theatrical
r-@sse -as--, fer the burning rays OF .he
sun reflect fro-n the snow 10 tie fssre.
leaving 4 In highly unpleasant and dis
agreeable condition SiulskIn fails was
raa~hsd ard passed with safety. TIE
cs..ar sky and bright appearance Of me
stars ard crescent moon was Indicative
IF a ryl~aSanr day. AS We reached the
rocks ne vsrit4ble oasis in the snow
.ssla~ the cry Of the ptarr.gan could be
heard. and soon We had a sight o. that
p~etry Write mountain bird. They are
never found below the STOW lire, and are
very tame, knowing no fear We made
excellent progress through the Snow rs /.
was in coed condition. and reached Camp
Ewing ce66 fest s,tisUdel IN safety.
With only short step here TO fiji cur
lungs with air. We proceeded reaching
Camp Muir Just as the morning sun was
ps~rtng over the hills r was then s
O'Clock Our small rations were exhibited
ard we took small bite with tea IL
was growing much warmer. and any VA
necessary garments were left behind. I
had dressed with plenty o. Eniercioth-
ing and but little overlooking. seeing tina.
] was not encumbered BIZ any pack, and
that 4 tag Of identity was on my person.
From Camp Muir the climb became Of
q periloas nature. over rough rocks. NOV
ing with almost every step. and starting
on fall not 70 end until many thousand
feet hesoy. II was on this rocky cause
way that the first trial of endurance vas
placed and ere we reached Gibraltar
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RELIEF To PENSIONERS.
Changes In Rules sweep Aside Tech.
nica,tties and Pitfalls

WASHINGTON. July s.-A thorough
revision OF the rules governing the adtu-
cicatien OF pension claims under the sec
or6 s@,tion OF the act OF June q 1890 has
been made by Assistant Secretary ~ -ha
Interior Webster Davis and svsar~nv
notifications IN the present practices ara
rlle result The new code Y is said win
furnish a safe. speedy and uniform svs
TEN % adjusting a large class OF cases
Assistant Secretary Davis holds thar .ha
very nature % the pension cases forbid,
the application Of the strsctness and tech
n'eahty OF court proceedings. and thar /,
was not the intention OF congress "a hedge
me administration OF the laws with rhe
difficulties and pitfalls o. any system az
special pleading whose techn!cailties ana
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habits. IL shall be taken into account )
same as II formally specified IN the a.
nal application. Should Il be found. ~
ever. not 10 have existed At the time N
the original application WAS dikd. but M
a subsequent date. prior 20 medical exsa.
nation. The degree of The disability OF tha
applicant. being below the maximum raj
ing. may he Increased accordingly from ths
date when such wound or injury was In
CURED or disease contracted provided the
degree OF disability from all consribatory
causes il thereby enhanced 10 a sulslcieni
extent 10 Justify a higher rating. Shout.
II be found impossible 70 tx the exact a.
disease contracted. the higher rating 81
con- mence from the date Of The certin6
OF medical examination showing liz 81
euce"
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Only s3i TO ST Paul and Chicago. 81
equally low rates 20 all Eastern pciass
over the Northern Pacific railway. Iichfn
on sale July y &c L.. and Other defn
Write for particulars or call at Nofshn
Pacific offices, Seattle.
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PROPRIETOR. Guide to Yaksa,

With new up-to-date map engraved y
order for this publication. giving al n
tances In plain figures. Explicit dlrc
tons. route 20 follow and supplies nec4
sary. Price. - cents. c. II. J. Stols8
berg. &C First avenue.
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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-08-21
A Chance Fer Somebody.

L. NJ. Keenan, OF Ola, S. D.. has ar
ranged to send a consignment Ct 300
marriageable young ONE to Alaska
and the klondyke early next spring
with Fhe idea that many weddings
Will ensue Immediately upon their ar
wal, He Will pay their fares but
expects TO realize 1885, 900 bv his
scheme' counting on the liberality OF
those whom he will furnish with
wives. keenan, is said to be a strict
Presbyterian. who will countenance
nothing like improperly in connec-
tIoA with his enterprise. 4 clergy
man is TO accompany the expedition,
and every woman going along is to
pledge herself not to leave the river
steamer on which she ascends the
1ukon until she is married.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-08-21
The Stockton Misauito, Etc,

The Sfockton Mail, through the
medium OF Editor Francis, makes
light of the APPEAL editors troubles
win the sage brush flies.
MI. Francis is an expert in the mat
ter Of the English language, but not
an authority on insects.
With all OF the faults of IT," Nevada
fly he ia an ange lOf insect ~. COM
pared to the wretched Stocht-n mis-
quito. The Nevada fly attacks one
openly and fights on the square The
Stockton misquito is q sneaking
affair at best. When he lights and
bites his presence is not felt. You
read your Taper and smoke YOUR
cigar and you are happy and couten-
ted when all the while the pesky LITTLE
~skallawags are injecting the poison
into your system.
Then ne pest flies aud in about ten
minutes you feel a sharp sting of
pain and slam your hand down on the
spot with a burst CT profanity, for 10
ON 'Nboih hlS / ~ liI ltdtlID0
uHder the circumstance. aad YOU
think you have mashed the misuuito.
but no he ia sending his boring ma
chine into another victim four of five
rooms away and the d fool don't
know it.
The whisky of the town is put up on
the same architectural plan. You run
with a speedy crowd all day and fill
up with the itsiduous booze OF the
Stockton bars and still you don't get
drunk Next day when you are
endeavoring to behave yourself and
mingie with he good you meet with a
terrible set back. The hOld-Over
whisky begins to work ard you make
a specticle of yourself in the presence
OF people whom you have persuaded
to think that you are a mar free from
guile.
Stockton a never be a great civ
until 1t imports a new strain Of mis-
quitoes and attaches q hair trigger
an mex to its whisky,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-08-21

1t tried hard all day yesterday t,
ram. The weather people predic
local showers tonight.
Mrs. J. NJ. Dormer, formerly O.
Carson, lett San Francisco a few dav:
age for Klondyke. She was accom-
panied by her two sons, Will anc
Chauncey.
Miss Ida Francis desires to state
that she is now the proprietress of the
Alta lodging house and not Mrs.
Gracey as stated in yesterdays AP
PEAL. The house has bee0 thoroughly
renovated.
The Middle Of the Road Populists
continue to howl against fusion with
the Democrats, but an alliance with
Hanna 5 pocket book is not regarded
with any particular aversion.
John Rosser came down from Lake
Valley yesterday where he has been
camping with Sheriff Kinney
len a loads of silica from the
hills ten miles from Virginia CITY are
being shipped to New York. It is sold
there as electro silica in small! pack-
ages and is said to be the best polish
ing powder in the world.
The Sand will give another delight
full open air concert at the Capitol
square this evening.
Miss josie Kelly, who has been
visiting in Virginia City has returned
to this city.
There wes great excitement in the
wheat market at San Francisco yes
terday prices are booming.
HUH McIntosch, while at work in
the Z. q G. mine on Wednesday,, re
celVed a serious cut on the left elbow |
from a rock thrown out by a blast
Chronicle.
u Grand Jury in Reno Wednes-
Gay found a true bill against an In
dian charged with assault with intent
to kill.
Inc lone Gold Mining COMPANY
ana James Cheek, shipped some high
grace concentrates and rich silver ore
over the N. G. Monday. The concen-
rates are the property of the former.
and the ore OF the latter .-Austin Re.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-08-21
The Annual Statistician.

L., T. Mccarthy. editor and p~roprie-
Or OF the Anuual Statistlrian and Ec-
onOmiet. is in town taking orders for
his splefdid work which grows in
popularity every year.
1t is the most absolute authority on
statistics ever compiled aud puCa!nc
worthy OF note ever escapes the pro-
prletor. He has added scores Of new
features to his book. For the first
time 1t gives to the world an article
by DR.. Charles De Medici of New
YORK, who presents a new and start
ling theory on the squaring Of the
circle.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-08-21
Undertaking Their Finds.

Chicago, Aug. 2O.-C. NJ. -Jttetnn
Of the Seattle Post-Intellise: r,r, who
IS visiting in Chicago, sa,- me con
dltIons Of the Pacific Coast tpmind the
old settlers Of the palmy days OF Cali-
fOruia Ia 1919 He has a number Of
specimens Of Klondyke gold.
Il believe" said Mr.. NattlotO".
that without question $50, 900, 600 Of
the yellow metal will he ia en- from
Alaska Dext year, and it is confidently
believed hat the steamer Portland
which is due to arrive in Seattle on
August 25. will briug So 900. 900 in
nuggets.
"One peculiar thing is that the
n upon landing seldom r will
ing to tell the truth in reference TO
their success. Nearly all of them tx
pect to return, and for this reasHn do
not give the facts as to the mons Of
gold they have in their possession |
asked Il miner how much gold he
had secured He -eplied that he had
Iliee y lpbl DOuS tDu collars, when
the truth vas he had abO1t S1l2, 600
worth with him. Their idea seems
to be tn It if they underestimate the
mount IT gold they have found it
will have a tendency to keep o-h.r
people ott,
"Oniy about forty square miles of
territory have been thoroughly pros
pected, whereas there are hundreds Of
square miles Of territory which it is
believed contain god in large guam
titles. The surroundings are the same
as those Of the ground which has been
gone over, and the c1uditlons are the
same. Nevertheless, people should
not attempt to % TO the gold fields
this season, but should postpone their
trip until next spring, when condi-
lions will be favorable to travel
and prospecting.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-08-21

The Bay Conference Of San Fran
cisco has decided not to give DR.
Brown another hearing. One stir
ring OF the mess was about all they
could stand.
Fifty years ago a lady 10 Ohio made
a Vo" because Of some love disaD-
pnlntment, that she would rot speak
for fifty years. She kept the vow and
now that the time is up she ATTEMPTED
10 ak n is unable to make an ar
tl%cnlation. AS she has been accus-
TONED to keep quiet she probably
won't mind a silence of a few wears
longer.
Lem Allen has been up in Virginia
City exciting the C~omstockers with
specimens Of quartz carrying wire
gold that goes 500, 900 to the ton. 1t
one .iom Ol,nghouse Canyon.
The horse races over at rass
Valley have turned out rather tame
affairs. The second ace OF four and
a half furlongs was run ia l l
which is slow enough time TO fit them
all Tor the entries 10 the lace for the
position of pack horses on the Chill
coot Pass. That one horse should
make such slow time is sufficiently
extraordinary, but there was also
another who cane in second.
II anyone suspects that w. J. BRYAN
is not as popula At as he used to be. wa
reler him to the dispatch from Butte
states that everybody went to
hear him instead OF going to the horse e,
races.-EXaminer.
Jake Werner, the Carson Valley
rancher who was f1immed out of s4so
by Dave Harris, has commenced
suit against Harry Corbett to recover
amount. AS the money was sent
oy Harris and returned to him il looks
pretty slim for Mr.. Werner.
Eva Bedford, a member Of the demi
nond Of Virginia City, vas robbed q,
$500 worth Of diamonds Yesterday
She claims that the Chinese CHAMBER
maid lie the guilty party.