The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-17
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Harvey Haggard, of Glacier. demon
strated last week, beyond all doubt
that the Glacier trail was the shorte
and easier of the two trails to the to
of Mt Baker. From the town Of Glae
Ter it took him nine hours, 50 minute
and Al seconds to go to the top o
the mountain and back again.
He did not win the race, but ther'
was plenty of reason why he die
not. After leaving the town of Glac
Ter for Bellingham, he suffered thre'
wrecks. Just before reaching Mapl
Falls on the train that was bringing
him from Glacier, the engine struck
a bull and went into the ditch. The
train was running nearly mile mi;
ute. Meracilously no one was hurt
There was no conveyance near, but
Haggards friends procured a horse
from a lumber camp, and the race
was continued. 1t was not saddle
horse. 1t threw the tired runner
Luckily again he was not hurt and
he clambered back on the beast and
rode him to Kendall Crossing, where
he procured an auto and started once
more at a decent speed. Before reach
ing Sumas an auto tire blew up and
there was another delay. But even
with all these accidents, Haggard was
second in the race, and had proven
that Glacier was the logical fast
route to Mt. Baker.
Some of us knew this anyway. Tel
of us-Four men, four women and tw'
boys-from Lynden-the first camping
party to ever go by pack train over
the Glacier trail--were On Grouse ridg
when the racers went by. Two or
three of us had done some mountain
climbing before. We were all agreed
that this new trail was the easiest we
had ever found to reach any glacial
peak.
Of course the government road to
Mt. Tacoma is easier-though longer
but the old trail did not compare witt
the Glacier-Baker trail.
1t is a steady climb of six miles,
from Glacier to Mt. Lookout distant
of six miles, but there is a splendid
cut in trail built by the coal company
at cost of thousands Of dollars.
At Lookout the view is one Of the
most beautiful in all the Northwest
The mountains breaks off abruptly
facing the north and below like 9
map is Glacier creek valley and Row
sevelt Glacier, above is Grouse ridge
on one side, Goat mountain on thu
other and between the two rising t
majestic heights and covered will
snow and ice the Mountain.
Beyond Lookout mountain Away
at an easy grade-often down grade
the trail skirts hills five miles t
Grouse ridge. There are on the ridg
ideal camping places, good water
plenty of wood considerable game
and you are on the mountain 70
Grouse ridge extended is Mt. Baker
1t is an easy II mile trail. From
Grouse ridge the trip to the top an
back Is said to be easy. 1t look
like easy mountain climbing. Non
of our party cared to make it.
But, without question-and some G
our party had tried the Denim
trail-the Glacier trail is by far tn
easier and most beautiful route t
Mt. Baker.
You love your neighbors more whe
you know them better.
At the last meeting of the Gran
Lodge of Masons held at SPOKANE
Judge Neterer, of Bellingham, !
his annual address as Grand Maste
made a suggestion which every ma
who cares to see manly boy shoul
accept and follow. He suggests ths
every man win the confidence OF
boy and lead him in ways Of right.
| don't want to make this to
strong a sermon, but put yourself ba'
for a minute, II you will, to boyhoo
days and you can recall many time
when some man could have helpe
YOU over some hard place and mad
life easier and better.
We need such revolution as this
would cause here in Lynden' and
every man would do his part 1t sure
would be a revolution. Nothing
the world SO shapes boys soul an
character as quiet talks with grow
men about things they live for. y
the other hand nothing in the worl
10 blights a boys character as pc