The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-25
LAKE HE[AN SCENIC MARVEL OF WASHINGTON.
Center Wonderful Region RNdis The Alps in Grandeur and Subimy-Bemifu
Flowers Edge Of Snow Bank-1hmdah Glaciers and Roaring Waterfalls

and half mile wide The face IS several
hundred feet high and is 5000 feet up from
the base Of the mountain. There is a
rock wall below the face for several hun
dred feet down 10 small lake formed
by melting fee. Frequently huge masses
Of ice break Of and fall to the lake with
a reverberating crash Ike the booming
Of cannon, 5arrlng the mountain like an
earthquake. The surface OF the glacier
Is scanned with deep crevices. ! never
tired Of watching the changing colors
Of this ice river. In the morning sun
shine it looked like molten gold. at noon
the pearly gates Of paradise could not
look more pure and glistening. When
the evening Swallowed its face all the
shades OF emerald and sapphire would
shift across It.
Why go TO Europe when there are such
sights in the Evergreen state Of our own
America just as grand as the Alps and
grander. unpictured and unsung2
During our three weeks stay the devel-
opment Of one of the largest mining
claims on Railroad creek was watched
with much interest In places the out
cropping showed the brilliant colors Of
peacock copper, Some OF the ore was
fun of pure copper.
While sketching below the mines before
they would fire a shot of giant powder I'm
the tunnel one OF the men would yell
Look out below" ard | would get behind
n big tree until after the shot had been
fired for | did not want TO get knocked,
over with a chunk of ore, II it was worth
so much.
A number OF prospectors were in camp
on the creek, They were true illustra-
tion Of the saying that clothes do not
make the man. for the "sour doughs"
were always gentlemanly and free-heart-
ed Blessed country! There are no
tramps there as yet
There were a great many squirrels
about the mine. and they were so tame
that they were into everything. one
that the men called Ben would climb
upon my shoulder sit on my head or go
down into my pockets after raisns He
would scold like a little fury II | tried to
put him Off with piece Of bread. When
] made biscuits he would watch his
chance and plunge into the pan Of -four
and get the lump Of lard that had meas
ured out for shortening. and of he would
go for his cache. He would carry off any
thing to eat and store It away for future
use. We had TO keep everything IN
grub boxes 20 keep the squirrels out.
They learned TO pry of the lids of tin
pals with their sharp teeth
The cookhouse was situated about fifty
yards from our cabin, and | would hear
Mich, the cook. storming at Ben when
he was getting dinner. Ben, You. Ben!
Get back TO your own grub" Mich kept
a pan of bread scraps handy so as 10
Keep Ben busy while dinner was In pro-
gress.
Mich is the best cook that ever tossed
fakjack for hungry campers He could
bake ''ri2" bread In reflector that would
turn the average housekeeper green with
envy. And the trout he would fry were
done to perfection. He ia one OF the best
guides and hunters on the lake
one day ! heard the men laughing and
going 10 the door / saw a squirrel COM
ing down the path with its tail cut on
They said they wanted to know II mex
summer Al ono time. when the cook was
gone. took his place and was getting din
ner for the men heard n great rattllng
Of empty tins outside OF the door. Look
ing out / saw a red animal which l
thought at tirst was a fox | picked up the
handest rifle, a SOLO, and shot the ami
NAL IN such way that Il was like the
little bird in "MIkado"- something the
matter with It's little inside. Il was mar
ten. and the boss said sadly when he came
in that had blown 81 worth OF fur ali 10
no ling
My husband and | spent several days
hshlns In the creek from the log Jams one
day small log broke with him, letting
him in up 10 his waist He made a few
him In mp 10 his waist He made few wild
feet wet and that the water was very
wet for that time Of the year. Guess Il
WIS " - i4NNt vi Lie kiAcier The
streams that are tributary to the creek are
all from melting snow and ice one cas-
eade on North Star mountain is 500 feet
high. making two leaps IN that distance
When the days were cool - narrows down
TO a mere thread In size but whom they
we're hot was a fo0miug torrent The
fall IL bridal veil, swaylng with every
passing breeze There are three lovely
falls I'm Railroad creek The stream is 50