The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-07

the summit and 10
conduct experiments that will interest
sh, world Of science. The height OF
enc mountain will be determined %
she most exact calculation oossrVa-
lions will Dr. taken respecting air cur
rents and wind velocity. mammoth kites.
laden with self registering instruments.
will De sent upward mile or more from
the summit. carrier pigeons viii leave al
Intervals with tidings OF the party and, II
the atmospheric conditions are favorable.
the helfograpa will fash the news directly
from the mountain peak into Seattle.
No one In the Pacific Northwest needs
90 be told that the Mazamas. or noun
fain-clinbing club. every year make
visit 10 some one OF the famous scenic
localities OF the Coast. The organization.
which numbers several hundred members.
takes iis name from the mazama. Wild
goat found in the mountains. and the
motto. "Nesika kiatawa sahaie," is the
Chinook jargon for We Co Up" The
president Of the club II II. J.. Pittock. OF
the Portland Oregonian; the first vice
president Is Miss Fay Fuller. OF Tacoma.
the second president and also gen
srAI counsel IS Daniel ". Bass. Of this
city and the secretary Is Rev. Earl N.
Wilbur, OF Portland
II f. safe 70 predict that the ascent
OF Mount Rainier viii attract more az
she history of mountain climbing. and
the MAzamas realizing that fact. have
already begun preparations. The plan
O. 10 have fhs anniversary meet
Ing In Tacoma the evening OF July 10. and
20 leave the next morning in time 20
camp at Paradise Valley. July p. Or.
william n. Knapp. OF Portland. chairman
az the outing committee. announces sew
erai departments of original research.
5ref. W. ID. Lyman. OF Waiia WailA will
make an especial study OF glaciers, NJ.
" German. OF botany: Prof. Edgar Mo
aiure % the University OF Oregon. will
measure the elevations os all points OF
interest: A. J. Johnson viii look after the
forestry. c. Hart Merriam. United States
biologist. viii probably act In the same
capacity: q. Prescott will ny carrier
pigeons with dispatches from the summit;
W @. Steele. OF Portland. will experiment
with a tandem OF kites obtained from the
government. and Is confident OF flying
THEN 20 a point AZ least a mile above the
summit. or nearly four miles above the
level Of thu sea The kites viii carry
scientific Instruments. cameras and ths
American nag. Seattle newspaper men
expect 90 accompany the party, and 70
s'wirc'' bulletins. by means OF the hello
graph into their Office. sixty miles away.
Furthermore, ths Mazamas are trying 10
induce the United States weather bureau
60 aend representative 10 Investigate the
feasibility of establishing a permanent
station on the mountain. Especial atten-
ton will - given this year 20 the crater
aud the ice caves made hy hot vapoE cur
rents from the interior OF the earth.
Year by year the fnountain-eiimhers
have visited noteworthy points among the
mountains % the Pacific Northwest. and
row scarcely peak remains that has not
been visited BY some member OF the Ma
"a
one Of tho great achievements OF the CLUB
last year the visit 90 Crater lake. IN ore
gen. invited general attention. and In 1876
the expedition ~ the summit OF Mount
Adams. establishing the altitude Of that
peak ~ fe go feet. brought forth extended
comment. on that occasion also the hello
graph was given It's first long dtsfancs
test and during an Interval % clear at
racsphere q message was flashed success
fully frora Hood 20 Adams ana back
sgsin.
Pat Adams vita It's u 49, feet or Heed.
with its u.ES fees. or any ems ~ the
numerous peaks o. TIE CsscAGes. stands
eniy "a a piguiy ~ the side Of Rainier.
sna as the elevation increases 50 ths task
az climbing the mountain becomes mere
esfscuit ard dangerous. To pass ~ a.
srsaem the glaciers the crsy&ssss the ice
fields aud the Thousand sud one other
obstacles That strcw The wsy Of tn. noun
cain climber. ore Wili nnd on Rainier the
giant rick Gibraltar that thrusts its
erHEs .auarsly across the pathway 10 the
summit On enc side H. tas eiiE. more
than 2psn feet hlsa. OF It's sther a sheer
seSes-f. and the NaEsms vno reaches
TIE summit 90 Rainier must have etunx
clos. in against ths rock ard pieksi his
~av with cautious stsps eioaz an un-
sertafn path for disthnc- q N0 feet. 4
nstassep here means risk q Ilfr q stone
falling from above nay pick 81 ths ad-
~enturer knock hin eve- tAs grade and
star. him down Tire glacier 20 TIE MIS-
sgAnv to and crushed and uAnxted N a
few seconds az the bottom ~ some
yswuinE er~vaSse. nobody kaows hew
many Thousands % feet beloS. one Potns
o. particular tries the nerves % the max
psrganceA and that hstis spot slonx Z
Gibraltar has caused mere than one man
e. back aut and - forege ths distinction
q standing on top % Mount Sstnier.
Tners have been many narrow escapes
On tae mountain slae. LIST summer tso
~ party 90 8ve ~ which Batley y MIS-
the xeaioKtss. N&r : member slipped into
a crewaxse. Bat the3r casaraufoas kel4 =
srsn foossnE anA araw theEs cut ~ means
q tha hne In August. ~. n party made
up % iona Nuir, the noted seoSoztst.
Prot. Chsrles t7psr. DAa3sl ". Sass.
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