The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-24
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BRANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CiIiE'
When God Almighty made tn
mountains he made them big, an
everything he put therein he mad
big also. That includes the heart
of men who live in the mountains.
Last Thursday morning, G. !
Brown an old gentleman from Bellini
liam. with his daughter and ste
daughter, both Young women, starte
out from the Glacier Hotel for
climb to Lookout Mountain. The
didn't make any enquiries in the tow
and they took a wrong trail-a tral
leading to c. o. Palmer's coal claim
which is on the same ridge, Du
distant about three miles from Look
out and with no connection asid'
from a blazed trail which is old ant
unused and practically impossible TO
tender-foot. They took no lunch
con with them and had no matches
blankets or extra clothing.
After the little party left the Pal
mer tunnel it was soon lost. Night
found them in the woods, across the
divide from Glacier, without food,
blankets or fire.
Meanwhile they had left the mother
at Glacier. Toward night when she
learned they had not started on the
direct route for Lookout, she became
worried and reported to Landlord,
Haxton. Though he expected the
party had turned back at the mine,
Haxton Immediately sent his brother
in-law out with horse and lantern
on the search. 1t was nearly morning
before the brother-in-law returned
with no news of the lost ones. Mr..
Haxton then secured a good trailer,
and woodsman-Lars Rye and sent
him out to track his guests. He him.
self climed the five miles trail to Pal
mer,s camp. At the camp the men
were not much worried. Some ex-
perienced woodsmen had passed the
tunnel few moments after Mr..
Brown and daughters had left 1t, and
they had agreed to overtake Brown
and show him his way to Lookout
When Mr.. Haxton learned that he
turned back expecting that the wood
men would have reached Glacier
bringing in the party before he coul
get there. But, when he reached
Glacier he learned that the woodsmel
were home and had reported tina
they had lost all trace Of the thre'
from the city in the meadow just be
You'd the ridge. Then it was tina
the mountaineers began to feel wor
lied. Beyond the ridge a distance o
a few miles there Is no habitations
no camps, no nothing but deep can
yons, steep and rocky hills and al
most impenitrable forests, and 1t wa
into that that the tracks from tn
meadow led. Last year the write
and two companions put in a full da
of hard work going only three mile
in that district.
Glacier is little place. There ar
very few idle men. The men VIII
gathered when the news was spread
were business men and laborers VIII
had to leave business to do it.
was then after o'clock-tOo late t
reach the spot where the last track
had been found before dark. How
ever there were plenty Of volunteer
Mr.. Watrous, secretary Of the COS
company volunteered to lead tn
search. He had just come in from
day In the hills, all worn out. II
had to get horse to carry him IL
the hills. He got few men to joi
him and telephoned for more to
ready at his camp. Other men
Glacier volunteered to close the
shops and go but it was argued to /
wiser to wait for day light. A
those who went out in the nigf
could do was to burn fires on tn
hills.
Meanwhile Lars Rye, the tracke
had circled the mountains. He tell
phoned and learned that the 10
were not yet in. Then ne bae
tracked to where he had lost tt
tracks of the girls and announce
that he would go on till he foun
them dead or alive. He did 60 Q
till he found where they had reacl
ed civilization.
At s o'clocky the next mornin
Glacier looked like a deserted villag
so far as men were concerned. Ov'
the hills dozen of men were search
ing every possible place; shooting 81
nails. calling. Those who couldn't
donated guns, food, whiskey anythil