, 1898-07-01

On or about August LIST next, State
Auditor w. o. owen will lead a party of
mountain climbers, which will attempt
TO scale the Grand Teton, in the Teton
range in northern Wyoming, says the
Cheyenne Tribune.
There will be four members of the
party from here, as follows: w. o.
Owen, Thomas Cooper, cheyenne; T.
another Denver gentleman. The at
tempt to reach the summit of the high
est peak in Wyoming and one which
has never been scaled by man, will be
made under the auspices of the Rocky
Mountain club. The party will go to
Market lake by rail, thence by wagon
to JaCkson's Hole, where they will be
Joined by Frank Peterson and John
Shives, two men who made the attempt
with Mr.. Owen last year. The Grand
Teton is about thirty miles south of
the Yellowstone park. The party will
travel as far as possible by wagon
when the camp equipage will then be
carried up the mountain side by pack
mules as far as these animals can go,
then the members of uhe party will
pack The freight about two miles. or o
4 height of $1,000 feet, where the main
camp will be established. This will be
at a point some 5000 feet above timber
line and on the southeast slope of the
mountain, above what is known as the
saddle The party will be equipped
with a regular Alpine outfit, noun
tain shoes, and in fact, everything that
a be purchased that will be needed
in the work. Drills, 1000 feet of rope
and many other articles will be taken
along. An alcohol lamp or stove will
be used for cooking purposes and all
meat will have to be fried. as boiling
would require too much time at that
altitude.
Messrs. Owen and Cooper have made
previous attempts to scale the Teton
and know the ground, or rocks, well.
and being thoroughly equipped and
possessed of indomitable courage and
determination to succeed, they should
accomplish the daring feat, and no
doubt they will.
HISTORY OF PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS
The first known attempt to scale
the Grand Teton was made by Michaud,
a Frenchman, in 1913. The next at
tempt, of which there is any record,
was made by Stevenson and Langford
of the United States Geological survey
N 1872. The reached a height of 49,
100 feet. The next trial was made in
1877 by A. D Wilson OF the United
YCunt, now a resident of Horse Creek.
They reached the same point as that
reached by Stevenson and Langford
and both described the artificial en-
closure Of granite slabs. Another at
tempt was made in 1877 by Tom Coop
er. who headed the party, and Peter
Pollock and a man named Mexican.
Cooper was acting under instructions
of F.. d. Hayden, Chief of the U. S.
geological survey. Stevenson and
Lansford claimed they had reached the
summit, but Hayden doubted this and
sent Cooper to verify his doubts. Coo
per was more successful than others
had been and to him is given the honor
of having assembled to the higest point
ever reached, he having succeeded in
climbing to within not more than 10
feet of the summit. The next attempt
was made by Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. b. Daw-
son and Mr. and Mrs. W. o. Owen in
1891. They reached a height of Is, 900
feet and SO far as known these two
ladies are the only ones who ever made
the attempt. Last year Mr.. Owen and
party climbed the grand old mountain
to a height of 300 feet.