The daily tribune., 1904-08-26
RESTORED ARM.

RESTORED ARM.
Mr.. sanborn, local Amatsur
photographer. rsosntly took . picture
Of .he Mount Of the Holy Oross undsr
very trying conditions. From the
sast he received . request for . plot.
are Of the world famous mosntain
that would show tbs cross plainly.
Mr.. Sanborn replied that he would
ct . picture il It took all summer.
Il was . rash promise ~ he was tg.
noeaut Of the existing conditions and
the many difh,altiss that would bsses
his path before no souohed the button
on the camera and say the picture was
his.
The following day after the aoospt.
ing Of the order 6anboTu started for
the mountain via Gold Park. and
after rsaohing Camp Fancy. which
IL 70 the south Of the Holy Oross and
above timberline he foand IL would
take him the balaucs Of the day 10
reach hts destination. He was do.
tsrminsd 10 get there 20 started with
. hard climb before him over loose
rock and sliding shale. After three
or four hours hard tramp the sum-
nit. little over 1900 feet. Of Holy
Oroo mountain WAS reached. San.
born saw the Gross and realized that
he was above II instead Of being be.
low II 70 get the coveted picture.
His heart went into has boots ~
he sAw that one Arm Of the oross was
bare Of snow. This would spoil the
picture. simply making it WORTHLESS
There Wa nothing to do bat to ssek
shelter from the approaching night.
. the dishsartensd photographer 70.
trsosd his sssps. and they were many.
b IN old abandoned cabin down In
Gnlch anoo1 tbs timber. AZ last
the cabin Was reached and after sat.
Ing . slim lu.oh sanborn turned In
10 gst some sleep. aaa
When hs awoks nsxt morning, cold.
stin. sors and hungry. he decided
upon . pls. 70 Gss ths pioaurs with q
plain oross on the facs Of the mount.
ain. The plan was 70 nll the bare
arm with snow. Il was, heavy tssk.
but tbs only one b. which = perfect
picture Of the oross cosld Be secured.
To those unaoquainted With the sise
Of the arms Of the cross II may b.
we'll to state that they are from two
to ten fest wide In places. sanborn
had hsroulean task ahead Of him.
In addition to The labor sntailsd Il
was extremely dangerous ~ the cross
stands on the face Of the mountain
which towers from 7b0 feet to 1000 feet
above the base. and false step on
part Of the intrepid photographer
would have sent him to instantaneous
death. .sa
The picture had TO BE- taken: snow
had 70 b packed, and the fsct of
false step and death ont no loo with
Sanbozn. With . brave heart and
plenty Of grit he commenced work
filling up this bare arm with snow and
By evening the snow 1t the banks
was exhausted but the bare arm was
allied with . long white line and
shs celebrated GROSS wa complete.
Nothing moro could be done that day.
70 sanborn started Tor the old cabin
whore he slept soundiy after bis hard
days work.
Next morning he was mp bright and
early and the nrst thing hs did Wa
- cass . lsnstnG look ct the mount
ain and - II his work Of the day ~
4cxs was Sill good. In the bright
olsar atnespAses With not . eload 70
~ sesn. and ths I'M Alasins forth In.
Ill q ~ slasy. stood fsrth najsstioal-
y ths erlsd Hssss ssf ~ Holy Cross.
~ = IL bosom Flssod ths emblem
Aalses whiaA ~ OAttasfas NATIONS Of
- easeh sbaaA In rsvsfeass-a par
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