Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-26
SALT LAKERS HAVE
EXCITING ADVENTURES
Glen Miller Has -Four Months of the
Strenuous Life With the
Sierra Club.

Glen Miller, president OF the Home
Savings and Investment company, re-
turned last night from three months
sojourn in the Wilds Of California He
was accompanied BY Mrs, Muller and
their son Gleed, who is a senior Of the
Salt Lake high school The object Of
the trip was TO accept the Invitation
OF the Sierra club Of California. 10 par
ticipate In attempts 10 reach the SUM
mlts OF Mounts Ritter. Dana, Whitney,
Clark and other high peaks of tho
Sierra chain.
There were in the party all told. 300
people, and the supplies FOR this army
of explorers weighed 70 tons and was
transported on the backs Of S0 pack
animals, The women OF the party
were accounted In orthodox Alpine
garb, with boomers and heavy high
laced shoes, and the men we're equally
well attired.
From san Francisco, the party went
by rain 20 Yosemite. where stay OF
two weeks was made while the final
preparations for the tramp OF several
hundred miles across the country 10
the points OF destination This Oecu-
pied one month VI incessant walking
When the peaks we're reached only
those who had qualified were allowed
20 venture on the dangerous trips. Of
which the worst one Is said 10 be the
one 20 the summit OF Mount Ritter. II
was ON this journey that Gleed Mille-
tell and slid distance of $50 feet and
marvellous 10 say, lived % tell the tale
Gleed is not entirely well yet. and Il
viii be d year more before he over
comes the effect OF that fall
The party. or portion OF IL. made the
trip down the wondrous Twolomne can
yon, where In one place the defile Is
only 80 feet wide and the sides rise
procipitously for a height OF 1900 feet
one Of these places they were com
pelled 10 cross. and Mr. Miller says
they were only able 10 do so by having
"a sailor faHten the thrcc-eighths rope
on "a crag high up and swing to the other
side Whom he fastened tho rope there
| the other end was brought down and
tied tight and the members OF the
party bad 10 so over tho so feet Of
/ abyss hand over hand At one place
/ they had 10 slide down tho rope Ia
/ order 90 get over "a preclpice and ono
| ~ the party ON nearing the ground WAS
/ horrihed 90 see Just whore he WAS go
| ing % drop "a huge rattlesnake
''fhe only time I was scared on the
| trip said Mr. Miller. "was when 1
/ had to cross on the three-eighths rope
/ 10 looked so small that I was afraid n
| would break and bet me down. I have
] since found out that a rope that size
! VIII hold 900 pounds.
'pvulumne canyon n the home OF
| rattlcsnakes. / never saw SO many in
| my life We must have Killed 40 or s0
/ and We did not 40 out OF our way 20 DO
80. no seemed that every place where
/ We stopped we disturbed a rattler"
| Conditions are reported % be improv-
I inc on me coast Crops are GOOD Ia
l nearly Am lines and the pAople are
] prDsperIng
Salt Lake city ID talked OF an over
I the coast. and ls considered the must
] prosperous city today in the Union
Mr. Miller attended the carnival la
San fIancleco before coming home lie
| SAWS Doe never spent three months 20
| l"tier advantage
All Miller learned The sad intelligence
/ Just before returning 10 salt Lake OF
| the fatal accident that befell Lindsay
! Roger. Jr ar. Rogers. ST. owns one
/ of the largest V1nerias on the coast.
/ ana the young man was learning the
| business Hc CHANGED % he standing
/ by steam pipe in the brandy distilllng
/ department when the pipe burst. soald-
| inr young heserr no that be dicd In e
few moments Ills death vac narticu-
| larry sad, AZ he was ~ unusual prom
lac. so than his father had come 10 lean
on him largely