The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-09-23
THE YAKIMA HERALD.
wEDN EsDAY. SEPTEMBER %, 1903
Interesting Trip to Mount Adams.

Misses Ethel and Marie lde, Della Shell
Ter and Laura Porter, accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Flint, have just re-
turned from two weeks outing at Mt.
Adams and vicinity. They went by way
of Godcndale and Centerville to the
home of Mr.. Mulligan. After days
rest at that most hospitable place, they
proceeded to the picturesque mountain
village of Glenwood, arriving there in
time for the free entertainment. bar
becue and dance given by the genial
merchants of the place. Messrs. Bowen.
Bertschi 4 Co.. in dedication of their
new store building and hall.
From there Trout lake. fourteen miles
west was visited. where an afternoon
was spent in the Lava cave, where. after
descending by ladder 35 feet through
an opening in small rocky ridge which
rises few feet above the lava of the
valley. one can walk for several miles
along the floor of subterranean pass
are. averaging 30 feet in width by %
feet from floor to roof. with the eXcep-
ton of one or two places where it be-
comes necessary to creep for short
way between floor and roof The entire
cavern has the appearance of having
pcen cut by the flow of a subtcrranean
l,t Ia to, MT n nd n ron
dition of floor and walls. on which the
water marks are clearly observable.
But the most thrilling experience of
the trip was the climbing of and descent
from Mt. Adams. On Monday morning
Aug. 81. the entire party, accompanied
by William Mullgan and Mr.. McAllister
left Mr. Mulingan's sheep camp. some
six miles from the snow line. enthusi-
astic to reach the summit of the noun
tain: but. alas hopes umealized they
had not counted fully on the difficulty of
the ascent. nor their ability to cope
with the lightness of the atmosphere at
such an elevation. At noon the snow
line was reached. where the horses were
In very short time. however, two of
the ladies were obliged to return About
half way up all but three of the remain
ING members of the party gave up the
attempt These three, Mr.. Lowe and
Mr.. and Mrs. Flint, succeeded in accom-
plishing the climb to the first summit,
which is about 800 feet below the actual
summit of the mountain. and above all
of the difficult climb. and only the late
ness of the hour prevented them from
reaching the top, and registering with
former successful ones in the book kept
in an iron box at the summit for that
purpose.
The grandeur of the scenery viewed
scribed and more than repaid for the
energy expended in making the ascent
To the north Mount Rainier cleaning
white in the atmosphere. though sixty
miles distant seemed to rise from the
very foot of the mountain on which the
party stood. To the east. the green val
lev of the Yakima and the broad prairie
of eastern Washington We're plainly Wis
ible. Looking to the south one could
see the vast grain fields of eastern Ore
gon. the timbered hills and mountains
bordering the valley of the Willamette.
the dimly crowned peaks of Mount
Hood. the Three Sisters and the sum-
nit of Mount Shasta in California.
While the nearer stretches of valley &.
hill and farm lands. though miles away,
seemed to lie directly beneath. To the
west and northward the cities and
waters of Puget Sound. and the broad
expanse of old ocean cleaned white and
clear in the rays of the setting
~un-the whole making a picture never
to be forgotten by those who viewed
it from the summit of this grand old
mountain At this hour. however, 6 p.
m, the temperature was rapidly reach
ing APPOINT too low to permit the party
to long remain and enjoy the beauty
and grandeur of the scene. so with ears
and fingers tingling in temperature
that had already changed the summit
OF the mountain from soft snow into
glare of ice, preparations were hastily
made for the descent
Enrolling strips of b,rrlap, brought for
| the purpose. and using them as tobog-