The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16

Oue OF the uhuSnterS OF Ine late
Leonard Jerome, Of New York, and
famous for her beauty and vivacity.
twice allied by marriage with the high
Est nobility Of England, mother of the
First Lord of the Admiralty, society
leader, writer and organizer of theatri-
cal spectacles, Mrs. George CORVALLIS
West is suing her husband for divorce
Helens, found footmarlxs which they fol-
lowed, thinking that the trail led to some
camp. Instead they found the suffering
man and his companion, learned of the
messenger and lighted the beacon fire.
With the man found, the problem was,
what to do with him. 1t was out of the
question to take him to camp by the
pathless way that they had traversed to
reach him, while the nearest house lay
below at a distance of ten miles, beyond
tangle of canons and lava dykes. The
only thing to do was to take him up the
steep but comparatively smooth slope
and over the mountain to the camp. II
was an unprecedented decision, but quick
ly reached Making litter of sleeping
bag and the alpenstocks they started
There was more than a mile to climb
bearing that burden-a tremendous task
Day dawned and grew almost to nigh1
before the summit was gained, and with
out food or rest the party toiled to save
the man. Down the precipitous cliffs the
wounded one was lowered throughout the
night and the second day, until, near its
close, rescue party for the rescuers
found them and guided them to the camp
And SO in memory of the splendid work
and because it was Forsyth who made the
life-saving possible, the people of Wash
ington determined to name one of the
great glaciers after the leader.
But though men may plan, there are
other authorities who have the "say-so,'
and, when the suggestion was made to the
board of geographic names, in Washing
ton. it failed, because the board had a
prejudice against names given while the
bearers of them are living. This custom
is by no means universally observed, for
Hitchcock in the Penmigewasset Will
derness is named after the former state
geologist, still living and enjoying his life
in the ease of the Hawaiian Islands
while Mr.. Hale, in the RosebroolS range
was contemporary for a good many years
with the celebrated Boston divine. 1t is
likewise true that the accepted nomen-
clature of Glacier National park there
are Sperry Glacier and Potter mountain,
to say nothing of Mary Baker lake, bear
ing the name of persons who are cer-
tainly very much alive. Taking up the
story in their own country, the Mazamas
and other alpinists in the northwest, call
attention to the fact that in the quad
rangle of Adams and Hood there are six
glaciers named for living men. But the
Washington board stands by it's decision.
The Tacoma people, however. are not
of IA limit pf THAR. for a the
present moment there is the proposition
before the legislature of the state of
Washington to name the glacier by direct
act which being done-since there exists
no definite earlier name-will probably
settle the matter. The spirit of those
who are exploring these mountains, bring
ing them to public attention and making
it possible for the people to visit them
and enjoy them, is not likely to be
"downed' by decisions of the purely judi
cial kind, especially when they lack that
which decisions usually rest upon, prece-
dent.
The question of nomenclature is fire.
quently a disturbing one. The arbitrary
way in which the Metropolitan park COM
mission adopted and re-adopted names
for the Blue Hill peaks, displacing those
that were well established in the minds
of people familiar with the hills, still
ranlxles in many an Appalachian breast; ;
but such authorities being able to exercise
control over the maps, can usually real
ize their own ideas. The subject has re-
Gently been discussed in this department,
In the matter of Ethan Pond in the White
mountains, in which instance. apparently
the acceptance of the name Wiley Pond
was an error. The washington board that
settles such questions has decided that
Ethan Crawford has no standing-even
although the very day on which he dis
covered the pretty little lake is recorded
by him-and "Willey Pond will probably
be known to posterity by the name it now
bears. Under such circumstances it hard
ly seems desirable to bring up such de-
viations from originals as "Slope Noun
tain' instead of "Sloop, or the corrup-
tion Boy instead of "Bois," of which
there are several examples to be found
in the hills of New Hampshire.
In the Windermere of British Colum-
bia similar question of restoring an old
name is under consideration. 1t has ref
erence to Earl Grey Pass at the head OF
Toby creek. Wells was the first man over
the pass, quite a number of years ago
and the name usually given to it was his,
but on the occasion of the visit OF Earl
Grey. Premier Mcbride suggested that
the name of its distinguished visitor be
substituted The distinguished man. how
ever. feels that he does not wish to stand
| in the light of the older explorer and
some of the Boston men who have done
pioneer work in this region have interest
I in the return to the old name.