Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-04-01
Moupt Rainier Has Magnificent Cav
ern at Its Peak.
Pent-uD Waters with0 Ut Any Surface
oatiet Discovered by Tacoma
ntGh school Professor
aPa Students.

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OF Mount Rainier Its depth and extent
are not known, ard may never be. he
discovery OF the lake vas made by Prof
John d. Flett. who has charge of the
botanical department .of the Tacoma
high schQol, and two mon. Arthur Giles
pie snf Frank Weymouth. who are stu
dents OF the high school, says Tacoma
(Wash.) report The three have MADE
the ascent from tAe east side by way OF
the White river glacier. The accent was
made Saturday. July 25. the three spend
ing that night In an Ice cave In Crater
peak
The accent was made over long. vast
snow6elds, and up great reaches of gla
Ter. 1neoe glaciers were bisected Will
scalcrs to angle back Gnd forth across
fhe face OF the mountain. Much ilmf
was lost In this way, ~ the creynsses
could not be seen until the climbers werf
almost upon them II was afte. slS
O'clock Saturday tsrrilf before they ar
rived at the rim Of Crater peak A fu-
rious wind. accompanied by drivrt
snow. simultaneously gathered over the
top Of the mountain. and the three began
to hunt for shelter.
Passing around the rim OF the crater
sram was observed Issuing from hole
about the rizs Of a mans body. and
squeezing through the hole, Prof. Flett
found himself In a commodioug cavern
the bottom Of which was composed Of
rocks and volcanic ash making up tn
rim Of N, crater. while the roof con-
sisted OF the ice formation covering th<
mouth OF the crater. The lcye followed
into tee chamber, and the three fourd
themselves warmly and co2,iy housed
for the night the dry steam coming up
from the bowols Of the mountain tenn
p~ring the arctic atmosphere.
The chamber sloped away toward the
center OF the crater, agreeable 10 the
contour OF the crater rim. bnt the slope
WAS such that the three could lie dowr
m the lar9e stones without danger OF
sliding Into the darkening cavern be-
r~ath. Prof. Flett's alponstcc'
topped from his hand and rolled 76 feet
DOWN the throat OF tho cavern. and rope
was tied around Werr outh. who ven
turnd into the darkness her ce IN md 60
rnrcd II. As he descenfed Re lighted
,s.-hns. c--ofuilv e-p'c-'~~ Nis wav
: nd hreing that tho mountain beneath
~ honeyeomhed with pessagcs. which
unit quite lets OF steam. but probably
n the remote past vomiting forth red
hot lavO. The three then began to roll
stones down the Incline. Some az these
would clear all the partitions rerare tir 8
the passnres. against which few Of
the stones lodged. ard after sPndir back
rnmblinr roar for minute. as they re-
bounded from side 10 side of the caverns.
they could be heard spleshing into the
axe beneath.
The lake has lite source In the melting
OF the tremendous quantities CT srcw
that fall within the crater. and which Ii
perpetualiy acted upon In certain por-
&ions OF the crater by the steam tets ria
Ing from the Interior. There Ia no s''r-
face outlet for this water over the rim,
Of the crater. and II there were the low
temperatures OF the Greet of the old noun
tain. would soon freeze and close Il np.
A subterraueous charnnl. leading dowr
through the heart of the nountair. may
give a temporary vent TO the pent-up wa
ters. The three witnessed an incom-
parabiy grand sunrise from the summit
tho next morning. and on that cay. which
was Sunday. descended into Paradise
valley by way OF the old route by Glib
raltar rock.
On the way down they met five youug
men from Seattle. who were starting 10
make the ascent, In which en5envor they
worc successful they renchirs the rim
OF the crater the rext dnr fNondsy) ct
noon. PROT Flett ard the two hoys went
ground the side OF the mountain. cross-
Ing the Cowlity ard other glaciers. and
finally arriving at their camp on ridge
overlooking the White river glacier.
Prof. Fiett believes that the route fror'
the east side 10 one OF the k~t tibet
could be selected. the slope gradients be-
ting easier. there being no i'zzy preci-
pieces. with the trail following shelving
OF rock. a. there Is on the Gibraltar Side
Of the mountain. and no dangerous and
untoward cleavers to be traced.
Csstevs Species Found d. the Bosssss
Lake Of Amstitlsa II Guatemala
-otAsr I~sse.ees.
n Aaresilln Pellet. . French writer
Who has recently returned from Guats-
mala. describes . curious species q
nsh. the Pacilia dorri. which he found 10
the boiling lake OF Amatitlan. II pass
- Its days literally in continual hot
water" So hot Is the water OF this lake
that II Is said to thrus, ones hand In
II means scalded singers Ehullirson 10
however. somewhat tempered. says the
New York Herald. as the really boilins
water rises to the surfsce. leaving q
temperature OF IS degrees centierads .,
the level, where the fish are found. which
IL even then sufficiently warm for cold
biooded creatures Ike fab.
Frank auckland states In one Of his
works that the naturalist Brossonnst
found By experimeu,s tia. soms fresh
Tstsg hsh would live several days in
water so hot that q human beire could