The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-12-25
TEACHERS ON A
JOLLY OUT ING

Miss Bertha Stone, formerly ot this
paper. but now a teacher in Impc-
rial Valley, Cal, Is the writer OF the
following descriptive article OF camp
Ing in the mountains. The article is
from the Imperial Enterprise;
, Signal Mountain Outing
Had Principal Theobald OF Calex-
leo seen the jolly crowd OF teachers
who participated in the trip to Signal
Mountain last Friday and Saturday.
he would have had no reason TO feel
t1at his advice In regard to q teach
er's duty TO herself and society. Civ
en- at the Elementary Tecachers' con
ycntlon the previous Saturday, was
wasted
butchers big tallyho left Imperial
early Friday morning, and the I'M
perial teachers and friends. including
Mr.. and Mrs. C. | Jcnney, the chape-
rons; Misses Helena Clark. Emily
Dyke, Ella p. Bartz, Myrtle Briggs
and Bertha NJ Stone. and MesSrs.
Fl A Burren, o. w Larson. A. p.
Shibley. w. E. Talbcrt and R. H Tay.
lor were joined al Ell Centro by Miss.
es Garnett r Davis, Josephine Eddy.
Clara b Johnson, and Jeanetta Wrot.
tenbcrS. and eMssrs. /. G. Alger and
j Z. Carr
Then the glorious trip began. The
day was an ideal one and the drive of
more than 20 miles to the camping
place, on the ancient shore line about
a mile from the base of the noun
tain, was truly eXhilarating.
When the party reached the Mount
Signal school house all alighted and
invaded h.
Miss Foster presides.
Early Friday afternoon camp was
made and the usual picnic appetite |
was appeased upon the arrival OF tho |
provision wagon. In the evening all |
gathered around a cheerful bonfire, |
where each We'd with the other in the
narration of thrilling stories. both
possible and impossible, while the
popping of corn and toasting of marsh.
nallows kept pace.
Early Saturday morning the ascent
vas begun and seven of the climbers.
he first to leave the camp, succeeded
Il reaching the summit, They were
dessrs. Taylor. Larson, Talbert and
Alger and Misses Wrottenberg. Bartz
md Stone. Lack of time prevented
nose who left later. many OF whom
learly reached the top. from accom-.
'lishing their purpose.
A trip of this kind would be ipcom.
letc without some thrilling adyen.
ure' so live accommodating ones OF
ne seven who reached the summit
urnlshed the necessary excitement
or the occasion. Mr.. Taylor and Mt
arson were the first to arrive at
he monument, and after inscrlbinp
1elr names on improyised parchment
)ok their departure over the trail by
hich they came, returning to camp
y an east side gulch The remain
lg nVe, unable to resist the magnif
ent view. fingered and before leaving
al christened an unnamed peak Ped :
Sogical mount, and written a brief p
STORY or their feat. AS they de- r
ENDED an inviting canyon proved .
ore alluring than the arduous trail =
lat led them to the summit. and
'"n this canyon they climbed. Lit.
progress had been made when two =,
tne party lost their soles, and a !,
lrd' ilndinG evidences that other II
les mad been lost In that self same =
hyon In former times. named the =
'rge The Canyon of Lost Soles." IL
1T seemed that the hardest part of u
c trip was over, when a 30 foo, II
ou made further descent impossi. 4
c, and the five. now weary and , II
otsore. were compelled to retraco
cir steps TO the summit Another
nyon which led to the base of tbo
ountain was followed, but long he.
re The bottom was reached dark.
SIS had made travelling down tho IL
ecipitous and rocky canyon unsafe ~
searching parties were sent out. To- II
ting the detained ones about three 1
les from camp. and by 9 o'clock all u
re gathered around the cheerful ~
e. none the worse for their trying u
perlences in the Canyon of Lost 81
les. Nov, &c, 1910 D'
! ne ditch water. secured at "a.
some distance from camp. proved oi
welcome substitute for ten gallons
inferred water poured ont upon the ~
'und before the necessity of spend. +;
another night upon the dosert Voc eo
'llzed' 1t was thoroughly eniovad
the rescued party who had Ieft IN
morning without breakfast. proyid. :.
WIN few lemons and apples. md Is
llnt oil water to quench their tbjrst III
nc return trip was made Sunday
rhlne' and before noon the entire a
'y were at home or with friends
spite me naturally resulting stiff. ~
'S' sore lips and sunburn. NIL do. -.
lie hey enjoyed every minute NJ 80
outing. and eagerly antIoipafo
Mar pleasant time with the s,n,a p
genial, merry party.