The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-14

W. being a book. The Ascent Of
is Mount ST. Elias" II hears the
IL inscription. by II. r. II. Prince
Luigi Amedeo dl Savoia. Duke OF the
ADruzzl. Narrated by FTlippo de Fiiippi.
Illustrated by yittorio Sella and translated
BY signora Linda villari with the an
thor's supervision
The New York Tribune. in reviewing
the work, says laymen who have read OF
climbers conquering Andean or Hinalayan
peaks much more than 5000 feet I'm height
might easily uniervalue the ascent OF
Mount 81. Elias made BY the Duke of
the Abruzzt. To them the Alaskan peak
with Its 1900 feet. may seem a minor
anair when placed beside for example,
Aconcagua, rising 10 % 4s2 fee,--to saw
nothing OF the colossal mountains or IN
Ola, which reach even greater hg,,res
Bat climbers themselves are more gener-
Gus IN appraising the dukes exploit To
mem there IL eloquence in the bald fact
that whereas the limit of vegetation and
the consequent stoppage OF easily gathered
fuel occurs on Chimborazo. say. not until
height of 1900 feet has been reached
50 that only $500 feet remain n ~
traversed before reaching the summit
the same boundary lies. on Mount 8,
Elias, less than 5000 feet above the 90,
level and nearly 1iaaO feet must Ia
climbed above the snow line before reach
ing the top.
Mount 81 Elias was discovered in i-tI
by Vitus Behring. the Russian navigator.
He cast anchor Off the island OF KAYAK
$50 miles north of Yakutat
Southeast or his mornings he saw
great mountain rising from the sea and
covered with snow from summit to base
In honor Of the patron saint OF the day.
this peak was named St Elias n 10
possible that the name was not chosen
entirely on that account Mr. FreshfieId
has observed that the prophet Elias seems
70 be the. special patron OF mountains
Wherever the Eastern forms OF Christian
ty have prevailed. Many mountains In
Greece bear the same name. and ara
crowned with chapels dedicated TO the
saint: while the affairs of Zeus on Olvmn,s
have been replaced by mona steries ike
wise dedicated 70 st Elias In the Cau-
casus there Is stiil a tradition that when
ne primitive tribes were driven up into
the mountains by the clrcassians the
vision OF the outraged saint was frequent
~ seen on the highest peaks and that
tney carried offerings 10 him OF milk. but
ter and beer. Some writer's derive the
saints connection with mountains from
the important part In the TRANSPORTATION
assigned to Elias by the Greek church:
whereas. II Is asserted by others that,
owing 20 similarity OF name. Elias sue
ceeded to affairs originally dedicated to
Heiios. the sun.
The Duke OF Ahrugzi organized his ex-
pedition In February, isa. Late in Nav
of that year he landed In New York. and
proceeded 10 Seattle. where Mai f. s.
Ingraham had taken charge OF the sup
plies and American packers for the trim
10 the North Early In September Prince
Luigi returned TO Europe In the same
steamer that had brought him 10 America.
Between the time when he set foot on
the shores OF Yakutat bay, 10 begin
serious work, to the date Of his de-
parture from the same spot. period Of
only nfty-three days elapsed. That was
quick work. considering all that had 10 be
done. The conditions OF the weather were
generally favorable, II Is true. but at
the best the explorers had to suffer hard
ships The association OF ideas causes tho
reader to experience something OF shock
when he reaches the first critical stage
OF the expedition, that on the bay shore.
I'VE finished our arrangements" says the
author. "nmid violent explosions of wrath
against the swarms OF voracious snos-
quitoes which had tormcnted us inces-
sentiy from the moment we landed. All
sorts of ointments were tried in vain: