The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-08-18
so METHING To CLIMB FOR.
Mysterious Heights In Oregon That Have
Never Been sealed ny Men.

For untold centuries Beacon Rock. or.
a. II IL more Familiarity called. castle Rock.
situated about thirty miles from Portland
a. the bird flies. has reared aloft it, rugged
contour. d-fying all but the hravest to scale
it, Scared and precipitous sides No far a.
known no white man has ever succeeded
In rca ching its summit. aud probably a cen
fury has elapsed since the last Of the great
Indian chieftains was laid To rest on It's
summit
what will eventually prove 10 be one 81
tho most exciting and interesting trips over
made In the Pacinc Northwest will he under
taken la the near future At that time n
party nov beins or sanised for the purpose.
will undertake the ascent The party Will
consist Of a limited number. aud will he ac-
companied by a competent Indian guide. and
will he under the leadership Of Frank J
smith and Walter I S-well. two old-time
employees Of the Regulator LIN" ~ this city
BEACON Rock. witch l. situated about
nfty-nye miles from Portland by the water
route. l. probably 900 feet In height. but az no
measurement % tho height has ever been
taken. 4, l. impossible to give an accurate
nRure Its base covers an extent Of ground
equal Ia thirteen and one-tourth acre. and
ut IN. top IL measures AT least an acre In
extent From this II can readily he seen
that the sides are PERCEPTIONS and the perils
accompanying the accent are great.
ON account 81 tn" willingness ~ tho
lnulnIs Residing IN 'Ne VICINITY 10 WI tNft
any Information concerning the use Of Tie
rock In past centuries A. a burial ground
IL has been impossible 90 get definite infor-
nation concerning that rite, ~hich II held -
sacred among tha red men Vague rumor
hos ~, however. that for as"s IN" summit Of
THE almost Inaccessible roCN was tho last
re-ting place 81 all the great chieftalns Of the
iriNr of the Coma wautanS
Of TIE ruined ahut rn~ni ut the Bridge of tho
Tod. ne surrounding country il strewn
with Indian relies and the bleaching bones
Of to atorisinc. NJ gh"l" country -
set foot AZ nnv point here bouta thai IA.
not h~~n drenched With tic blood ~ the early
settler ~ his savage foo II - hut a few
n,ls. from here ~ one direction o. where
ten. Grant spent the earlier dAys Of hts life.
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