The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-08-10

guide with his heavy calked
boots makes easy steps for US
and we willinly follow in his foot
steps. In connection with this
thought occurred to me which
l will mention here. This man
was our guide, our leader. He
instructed us and looked after
us and brought US safe to the
summit. He saved us from
danger and harm. Some good
people acknowledge Jesus, as q
teacher and leader but not as a
Saviour. Is not this a good
illustration of how he is our
saviour because he is our teach
er, our leader, our guide, and
himself walked before and made
steps for us to follow.
Had we known at the start
where our path should go it is
doubtful if we should have had
the courage to proceed. Now
we simply plod on trusting in
our guide that all will be well.
We are beginning to get very
tired and frequent rests are
necessary. Our feet became
numb with cold in the icy wet
snow. After a time the guide
points out very fine black line
away up. This is the rope run
ming from the top down 100
feet. We struggle on more
hopefully, reach the rope, which
is found to be a great help. The
ascent here seems almost per-
pendicular. Hardly daring to.
look downwards we climb on
very slowly, most of the time in
"short pants" In this rare
atmosphere and under such ex-
ertion one is likely to get short
of breath and the heart pounds
at an alarming rate. Being |
thoroughly exhausted we OPP.
portunly reach Luncheon
Rock, where we rest, thaw out
our feet in the warm sun and
have a light lunch and a good
ook at the landscape. Then re-
we again grasp the rope
md soon scramble over the edge
INTO the summit. Here is kept \
n a metal box the book of .sMaz-
tma'' in which we are requested
20 write a short report of our
ascent and the weather condi-
ions. There is some interest !.
ng reading. Some had to leave
part of the climbers at Luncheon
Rock. Some found the Summit
cloudy and so cold that they
we're nearly frozen and barely ,
could scratch a few words and
then start back again. We had
! clear day and a grand view,
though the haze in the William
stte Valley prevented seeing
Portland. Ten white peaks are
seen here, including Mt. Hood
ind &C uniting the 8 sisters as
three peaks, Mt. Rainier, about
l50 miles away and on exception ,,
lily clear days Mt. Shasta in
California, 300 miles away. To
The East lie stretched out like an
immense checkerboard, the
wheat fields of eastern Oregon.
The Columbia river is visible for
! hundred miles or more. Three
lakes, one of these Lost Lake,
the one shown on most pictures
IF Mt. Hood are seen like dark
little puddles far off. Streams
Of water wind like little white
threads away from the mountain !,
in all directions, seemingly on
the level, but really running
down steep gulches. The sum
nit is at present a large amphi-
theater' of snow, facing the
south, with several ragged crags
surmounting the North edge.
Down on the south slope can be
seen the crater with steam and
sulphur fumes rising from it, ,
the smell of the sulphur quite {
noticeable at times. At the south
base is the government camp
occupied by forest rangers who
look after the Timber Reserve.
There were thousands Of dark
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