The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-19
ROLL DOWN
JUMbO'S SIDE
ACCIDENT PREVENTS RAILROAD
MEN FROM ESTABLISHING
CLIMBING RECORD.
Quoth Chief Bunney to his subordi-

nate, BOD SeH1len on SUNDAY morn
ing. This sedentary life is sapping the
vigor and eternal daylight out Of us
we take vigorous exercise in order to
physically fit ourselves to live out the
allotted SPAN
Great cheers rent the still morning
fog as Bunney thus spake and Senior
cried, Hear, hear"
Again quoth the oracle of the North.
ern Pacific general offices. I'VE, your
self and 1, will scale the precipitous
sides of Mount Jumbo and thus re-
duce materially our superfluous adj
pose tissue to Drawn and read muscle,
such as Is supposed to be the prin-
cipal asset of every true citizen Of this
great and glorious land, and Of Earl
Baird, too.'
At this point more and real vocif-
erous cheers smote upon the listening
ears of the early morning throng, and
again Bob Senior acquiesced.
The close attention paid him by his
audience and the great cheers accord
warming the cookies of Bunney's
I'VE will don our spiked boots, our
old hats and our several other gar
ments, such as are necessary to our
bodily comfort and not antagonistic to
the requirements of the law. and with
the aid of our pike poles and alpen-
stocks we will mount to the sublime
heights of Jumbo's highest hump and
traverse along his spinal column to the
inner recesses Of his left ear, where
we will tarry for brief period"
The oval countenance of Senior
beamed with delight and enthusiasm
as arm In arm the two men started
for the most accessible point Of Jum-
bo's elephantine toe.
Great" cried Bunney, as the i'm
petus of the walk to the foothills
warmed up the pedestrians and added
zest to tho occasion.
"NoW for the big climb" said Sem
Ter. and he made short dash for the
hill
Both men started the ascent full OF
enthusiasm and maintained gait that
threatened to shatter all records for
mountain climbing, both in this coun-
try and Europe. This squirt was kept
Jumbo, where a short halt was called
by Bunney, who believed it better for
the records and posterity, that the as
cent be not made in too short space
of time.
Along the brisket of the monster hill
plodded the aspiring mountaineers.
with Bunney several yards in the lead,
shouting words Of encouragement to
Senior, who, by the way, was showing
symptoms Of faltering. Excelsior ex.
celsior," cried Bunney, in accent loud
and long. But he, too, faltered as a
def drift of snow was encountered
Another short halt was called and the
two men spared for wind. Bunney
mopped his brow while Senior used
his pike pole as an aid to rest.
Lets call it Off" begged Senior,
but his cheftain vetoed the motion
emphatically. Wen climb to yonder
rocky steep if it takes all day, and
then some" he said. And climb they
did, reaching the lobe of Jumbos ear
after a more wearisome journey than
had been expected.
AS had been arranged by the valiant
Bunney, a restful stop of some length
the elephant.
After casually observing the city of
Missoula in panorama the men start
ed on the descent, feeling positive that
they had time to spare in establish
ing the record which they had started
to cop. Senior and his chieftain kept
well abreast until Bunney struck a
projecting stone, which precipated him
head foremost down the steep decliv-
ity. On, on, on he rolled, gaining i'm
petus momentarily and yelling vocifer-
ously to Senior to stop him in his wild
flight Down the hillside the chief
clerk sped, smashing shrubbery and
loosening small rocks in his mad dash.
UNTIL as he reached the midriff of
Jumbo, he struck tree with such vio-
lence that the noise of the impact was
heard down on Higgins avenue. @
With all possible haste and the use
of considerable precaution. Senior
reached the side of his fallen leader
and after period of hand chatting and
the application Of other rescuciatory
measures, the breathless Bunney was
brought back from temporary oblivion
to a complete realization of what had
befallen him.
With hat gone, spectacles wrecked,
coat torn in innumerable places and
his pants scarcely recognizable as
neither garments, Bunney, aeon panied
by Bob, again started on his downward
trudge, reaching home and safety
without further mishap. One leg of
Bunney's trousers was severed at the
knee, while the other was split in a
manner greatly resembling a direc-
tolre gown. The time made might
stand as record We're it not for the
fact that one of the contestants failed
to make the entire trip on his feet.