The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-23
G[h. ABBOTT'S QUEER MOUNT
UNIQUE EXPERIENCE IN THE
OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS
Sorry Looking PfnE carrie"
niaea Omc~r-PeoPle "Sos"e"
Him. ana He Included the es"s''~
rc.~sx IN the Forest Reserve

a. ,~s,,as-s - congress and the MEM
hers Of the Nasioaal Forestry sssSsSsa. s-,s'
wa,,.d think. saws the Port Angeles iF.o-
sre-TYrssAs If they knew the truth soont
-hs slender farcical foundation On W..
was founded the report Of the forestry
commission recommending! the efeHs'o' y.
the olympic fareS, reserve
vrsass we are vastly mistaken. fnes
wound unanimously vote the report =
fraud upan the government ana IT'S se.
tYnu,@naasiens-wh!c were uHfottahs<Sas
sdop,ed without investigatsoa-a gross
outrage upon the public.
The national forestry commission, whsea
was sent cur hy the government N 1870 40
lock I'D and repart upon the matter Oh ca
tending and creating national forest re-
serves was composed OF gentlemen emil
rerst In the world of Silence ana N 's.'st
particular branch of science having re4a-
ton 20 forestry matters
The three heavy-weights or TINS corn
rnission-Genarai Henry S Abbott, the
head Of the engineering department OF
the United States army, Prof, SARGENT, oi
Yale college. president of the Natianai
Forestry Assoc 'atlon. and Prof. Brewer.
of Harvard co9.ege--vl~lta1 C.siiam county
in the summer os 1xas They traVe'ed ny
steamer from Seattle 70 Port Crescent;
proceeded thence TO Lake Crescent. whefe
they made brief stay; fourneyed on ~
horses with the view OF making trip
10 Mount olympus Ar this point In
their strictly limited Journey they struck
q saag There are plenty Of horses IN
that vicinity. hut Just AT that time they
we're practically all employed by members
OF pleasure parties hunting or fishing
throughout the spoTrsnan's naraaase,
or In packing goods 10 the many settlers
down the river So when II came to fur-
-teh ~ he
gentlemen who he'd The fate of the pso-
ME OF cfayam N the cylinder of their
fountain pens. horses, saddles and other
necessary paraphernaiia ware rather shy.
Both Prof Sargen, and rrof. Brewer
are very large men. Weighing at least
coo pounds each. and by dint or rustling
TWO good horses and Outfits" were oh
tanned 10 carry them through 20 Mount
olympus
But General Abbott IS A comparatively
light man-sligh. OF build. Of nervous tenn
permanent. gray-heafded, and very d!gni-
fed, a. man in his distinguished nos!-
ton has perfect right to be. While
''oufranking" hts fellow members of the
commission. who, after all were only
college professors the generals size and
weight told against him In that crisis in
the affairs Of this commission of scien-
tific land grahbers, and the ou.nttsr being
sore pressed 10 meet their requirements.
had no time TO fool away over nice dis
tinctions of questions of rank and prece-
deace. So ne did wha; any practical man
with limited number of horses would
have done. He saved up the small horse
for the small man.
Now Z CHANGED that this small horse
was no beauty He was exceedingly small
even for small horse His detected face
was given a picturesque. even a sinister
effect by one brown and one 'sky-blue"
eye set In an orbit OF "china- white" and
his starboard rump was decorated by
pack-chafed sore about as large as a rail-
road restaurant pie. When he was led
from the barn and presented TO the gem
eral with this is your horse. STR" from
the oufiitteF his riding equtrage con-
sisted Of a much-bsttered side saddle
There no hint OF bride, the near
est approach 10 1t being stout halter
rope tied around the beasts neck and
wound about the horn OF the saddle.
The general locked At his unique mount
in dumb Arrangement. Then he locked Mt
the big, excellent. and weii-equipped horses
on which the college professors were al
ready comfortably mounted. Then ne
looked back at the patient little beas;
whose eyes weren't mates. HIS pale face
flushed crimson and electricity began IA
tingle In his whisk.rs.
Ibid understand you TO say. sir tina.
that wac my horser'' he asked I'm tones
that were meant 10 make the outftter
quake.
Yes sir" stoutly answered the owner
OF Little Daisy"
Ard do vou expect me TO ride tina.
horse. with that woman's saddle. and with,
out a bride. to Mount olympuse" de-
mandsd the generai-~whose rank. mind
you ~ equivalent IN that Of rear adj
miral in the United States navy
Yes sir" came the reply.
impossible" snorted the general
TITS either that or walk" calmly an
swered the ontfltter. who Ia a rnost obi,r
ing mar. and who Rad done his hest unaer
unforeseen circumstances. But vo,, hss
better ride You ran hang onto that side
saddle, and vou needn't worry abou, A.,
bride. Just hold onto the rope. and thar
horse VII follow wherever the Others
lead"
THIS advice was wei meant, but Il was
AS salt 10 fresh wound. The general
wasn't in the habit Of following anvboay
particularly on Isdy's saddle
II was bitter. agonizng moment hu,
the hour for action had come. The profes
scrs had already moved ~ down tn. .rat,
10 ride or to walk 20 Mount oivmpus,
faat was The question for the general 90
settle. Slowly. reluctantly. and mad 70 III.
niger ps The general crawled into his
SD" saddle. Rrasped HIS battered rore .n1
s'art "a 10 follow the we.i-mounted ro,Ieya
professors
1h@n came the direst cast Of all Inc,
as ne got uHdar h~adway. and was paesfne,
)oisT group Or sportsmen. one OF ,hern.,
I. Snti's'sss knaFe. In whose heart there
n"eiis no fear 81 rank-sang ont.
say General. II you are going 10 ride
I'a' si'e saddle, be decent about Il ana
pui on pair Of bloomers''
The general paralyzed him Nth . 50.
mat would have added fame ia .,,a 1,,,,,rl
GER bird- hastened from the Laughing CO.,,
o fFe*ereut spectators. ard Loot h,,,~
q mo ms horse with two kinds NJ evesn
VIZ ths trail. ~ eSoS
"e writer was an amused witness %
l."s "hot@ performance. has didn't areat,,
t'l"f taaf ne was attending such /,
ttRltaf1 county alrrsnst = rr.it,tl ~