Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-15
FOUNTAIN CLIMBERS.
View from the Mountain on the North. Ac-
 coustic Properties.

Fort Wrangel is built on Wrangel island, a piece of earth ranging from four to six miles in width and some twenty miles in length. The city is To- cated on the northwest corner and lies snugly nestled at the base of high mountain on the north. Some patriot ic person or persons went up onto this mountain and stripped tall straight tree of it's branches and put a flag rope in proper position at the top and on holidays the stars and stripes are run up-it presents n pretty sight indeed. There are several ways of getting up onto the mountain and many people take the trip for the fun of mountain climbing. The shortest way there is by reasonably we'll defined trail. A few parties did this mountain climbing act last Thursday afternoon. The trip up consumed about an hour and a half The view from the flag pole is grand Of course one first takes d look at the city. Really we have larger, nicer and better town than we thought for. Way off to the west k little Five Mile island. which is always attractive to the eye, and little to the north of it lies Bowl island, so named because it appears to be shaped like bowl. These islands are both small and have no snow-capped mountains upon them. Woronoska island. to the south. has some snow caps. One soon gets cool looking at them. To the northwest is the mainland with many mountains in sight. How high are We up?" said some one But that is the question: We don't know. but probably thou sand feet. The bay-how beautiful it did look-smooth as glass, and here and there great long streaks in the water. 1t is dotted with row boats fishermen, professionals, and others, are out after the silver side salmon \ look through field glass tells Us that the Hainlin and Victorian are passing on toward tlc dock When comforta- bly seated in tie shade, with good view. one thinks of two thiugS-a drink of water and the beautiful view.
 "A kinsdom for q horse,' k mild compared to the desire for drink of water after climbing up the mountain.
 There Was one thIng that surprised Us more than any thing else, however, and that was the dIstinetue~a with which we could hear sounds from the city. Tine pounding of the carpenters hammer, the cut of the saw-every- thing-you could hear as distinctly as if near by. Prof. Polter's store must have been fully mile from Us, and yet we heard his melodious voice strike up on the tune "When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again. and was sud denly stopped by lady customer en- quiring for Limburger cheese. Why, you could hear so plain that we heard Fred Lynch talking to Stanley and he was telling him what dandy paper last weeks News was. Why, you could hear so awful plain that We heard boy offer Chappy q dog for sale, and two fellows ill the Warwick were discussing the feeling that man would have with two cocktails poured into his coat pocket. We could tell a great many more things we heard. but we won't. It k truly wonderful how plainly one can hear from up there.
 Well, the trip down to the nearest we'll took little less than an hour. It is trip never to be forgotten. If you have not been there, climb the noun tain. take a look at our beautiful city, the mountains, the bay, and hear the people talk.