The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-29
UP AND DOWN MT RAINIER.
HOW n PARTY SCALED THE GIANT
PEAK or THE Case ADEs
RreH, Summer TO the Bieakest sort OF winter
Poriious Ciimb-ILrs Lines on the Icy Slopes
Glorious We've from the Mountain Top.

APoriIous C~iimb-LireL Zines on the Icy slope,
Glorious Views from the Mountain Top.
From the 81. Tout, GLOBE. Democrat.
PORTLAND, Orc, Aug. 8.-Last spring. when q
great deal Of attention was being attracted to
the polar expeditions OF Nsnsen, Cook, Poary,
Andree, and others, an III INVASION OF the regions OF
perpetual snow and loo OF the Cascade Noun.
tains was planned by the MnLamas Society. and
from this expedition tho venturesome Mazamas
have Just returned, with the record OF ono OF
their number dashed to death on the mountain
and threc others rescued from imminent peril.
This was not tho first expedition Of these hardy
mountaineers into the Arctic regions OF the Cas-.
cade snow peaks, but was by far the most dinl.
cul; and pcrilous.
There arc n score Of those great ice.lncrusted
volcanic peaks In Oregon and Washington.
roaring themselves more than 10000 feet into
tho air and crowned with perpetual snow. Tho
highest Of these Is Rainier. about fifty miles
southeast OF Tacoma and seventy northeast of
Portland. As tho line OF perpetual snow is
about 1900 feet and Rainier is 1889 feet high,
II follows that the mountain reaches up into tho
sky more than q milo above the snow line and
tho utmost limit or the forest. II Ia difficult to
form an idea Of tho immensity of this ereat
mountain whom one seos 1t noar at hand.
Certainly no ono can do DO at q distance OF
half a hundred miles. as Rainier lie seen from
Tacoma and Hood from Portland. grand and In
spring as tho sight may be. Tho base OF Rainier
rests upon the summit ridge Of the Cascade
Mountains at an altitude OF 5000 feet, and at
that height Ia more than ten miles In diameter.
Above this point stretch living glaciers, mo-
raines, Ice cliffs, fields Of perpetual snow and
ice. great masses OF lava rock, and other prod.
uots Of arctic temperature and volcanic activity.
making the ascent ono Of great difficulty and
I.hnr A.1 a,,r ,,,lth r,,,,b nnrtl 80 NkAa. -1k
familiar with tho conditions and prepared to
meet them.
This mighty mountain and its fellows offer
the traveller all the varieties of scenery he
would encounter on , trim from tho Ohio to tho
north of Alaska. From grassy and flower.
the brilliant color of tho rhododondron and
Tsaodsd no :" can pass " T to tho 'i bleak hills Is Of = Ia dGs.
dor, the snow dclds of Norway, and Green.
iands 10y mountains In a oi'mo OF put q rev
thousand feet. From a high perch on the noun.
tam s,ao ns can witness .no Eorseous sunsets OF
Alaska and at the same time least hs eyes upon
such a Landscape ,@HS ps Of green nm mountain Sn tain, and over,
s,." ~ ,ho world
mountains OF %aI so' s. .no Rur'1 ssi.e or S1e ss . 9, t ,Ssie
and 10 make known their beauties and aocessi.
bill,y to tourists. that the Ma1anas society was
three yours ago. It was in tho turtheraneo Of
g.. ,,,,..a. e.. a.. .-,.au,.. ,.r-.-.
Rainior was planned and the eoopsra,ion Of half
a dozen of tho scientific bureau, OF the Govern
mont ee'ureo' In inc eApeoition "ere rep
sorsa.rT Siv;.,on ., ~" In,.-,or n.,' 'n'
mi ~. c.oIon.., ana p,,ioo,o., suru.r
meht' tne 4eoioRicai anu n'oioeioai survey
the Smithsonian Institution. tho American
Forestry Association and the forestry denart.
ment Of the Russian G-overnm,nt Amona ~.
Instruments taken were photographs for long.
distance signalling. morcurial barometer, spirit
s4s1%G kites Tor Sn sendins miet esn,esi Snq ins naa
ments to = great height above the summit.
G Conc ions RrSvsp,, TED some some, Of nm this sSisntifo
tho Gesf kite ton ,y fDla' but suty much %SSS% rsliaSls data sspe at thy
highest altitude ret used for observations in
To roach Rainier It is necessary to 60 by wagon
through the dense forests OF Washington to
line: From this point very steep and rugged
trail leads 10 Paradise Park. whore the hne of
perpetual snow moets the utmost fringe Of tho
horses. At this point the Nazanas established
q permanent camp, to DO used as q base OF
stay at that lovely spot fully 900 persons
were encamped there Here are to DO
and air for the body, and .unrivSiled beauty
Of surroundings for the spirit. The dweiler
IN iower levels never sees such brilliant green
In nar tno lola . Sei.s such anS deep blue Of the sky. such
IKE gntterlng OF the stars at night, and such
rnnw.crnwng,d lHn nn. OF mountain valley. and
the snow ltne OF Mount Rainier. 1t was to en-.
Joy these things that the majority OF tho dwell.
S CIT IN lamp M1Eom1 went to Paradise Park.
periious Journey to the summit OF tho mountain.
TO reach the top OF Rainier, even from Camp
Mazama, requires much. ~exertion and exposure
to danger and 1t requires two
days OF climbing over snow and Ice and lava
1lifie. With two nights spent far up on the
mountain side, or in the crater near tho sum.
nit. Heavy blankets. food, and something with
use for ufe.l.nes In dangerous places, must be
carried W the moqntain by the climbers. It
the mountein the arst day and stay ali night at
snow not far from the base Of 2 ire.
rock; From Camp Muir it 10 possible to go
TO the summit and return In ono day, pro.
yided no time 10 lost and but little time spent at
the TOP; 9therwIse. It Is necessary to spend a
ssu aI u where Stssm issuing from the rocks
uncomfortable than would otherwise be the