The Washington times., 1914-08-09
[NT UPON SLOPES
OF MT. WASHINGTON
a shington Boys to Turn Home
ward After Climb to Summit
Of Peak.
By H. l. Bowles.

By H. l. Bowles.
1T RMIT LAKE CAMP, n. H., Aug. ..
y shington Boy Scout White Mount
Forest Trail-builders are encamped
re under the summit of Mt. Wash
Etor The party numbers ten. in
hd,ng Scoutmaster H. !. Bowles,
OUTS Charles Thurtell. Robert Gard.
ID, IT Young, Edward Pardoe. William
o. asson. Raymond scaggs. all of
sshington, and Scouts ]. E. Knott, jr.
lt0n F. Webster and Donald Alexan-
+, # Boston. They reached here Sat
fsy night after hike from Gilead.
:. up the automobile road to Gorham
d down the Glen road a distance of
out seventeen miles.
al are tired, but happy Serious
brk of the expedition has been COM
eted. excitement is over and rest" is
order issued from those in charge.
olk was completed Thursday with the
es surfing of final portions of the trail;
Fiday was occupied with packing up
ID the expedition left Wild River Camp
|rly Saturday morning for Gilead. The
#oEram now is "homeward bound" and
Ehtseeing the order of the day. 1t is
9tsnded to leave Portland Tuesday
ght by steamboat, Boston wednesday
hd arrive in Baltimore Friday. The
ne between now and Tuesday will be
lent in doing the White Mountains
|ooJ
Members of the Baltimore party OF
oy Scouts, who assisted in the trail
Iilding. left camp early in the week 1or
lei Mt. Washington trip and will meet
Dr. 1av Ia
e party will return home practically
ithout loss, the Boston boys stopping
h at their city, as the expedition pass
through.
Learn To Live In Open.
TIE remark of a Washington boy,
re -ertainly have learned how to camp
| ire open expresses, apparently, 'he
|nument of every boy in the party. To
| INN in a city summer camp, with cleo
bic cars only a few miles away and
y alter hydrant at the door Of every
| Mt is one thing But it's different
Then one is in the wilderness with no
/ n eniences beyond what are made by
1 pc : self and a trip Of several days to
Harnesses and spring beds"
Il Lit Saturday arrived with mile or
ECre OF trail cut through ana reQuir-
BE- only finishing touches. The Bal
more boys, wishing to commence their
|Sntseeing, were permitted to 90 ana
be work of completing the undertaking
|Ell 10 the boys from Washington, and
hose remaining CT the Boston party.
EUCh of this was difficult work, and
b. boys labored nightly 20 get things
b shape for the visit of the inspector
In Thursday. In addition side camps
&C TO be cleared up, tools and equip
nent brought in off the trail, the big
cooking outfit packed up, tents
struck" blankets rolled and every
thing put into shape 70 move.
The cooking outfit included four big
awnings. the supply tent. tables. cook
ing range and eating equipment for
bout thirty-five people. There were
|s k saddles to be cleaned. strecther
|eds 10 be packed, provisions to be
|oEted out and made up into packages
Tor transportation. Six Government
|ents and five other tents belongings to
he boys provide no mean amount OF
TO- ipment when all that goes with
hem is considered. Yet the outfit
ell clean" in the language of the
Woods ard a visitor wandering about
BIZ camp-site after the boys had gone
nc Id have found LITTLE to remind him
|f the big camp of Boy Scouts except
Irs IMPLIED grass and the ashes Of the
Camp In Grove.
4 four-horse wagon took the equip
b. ut TO Gilead, a distance Of ten miles.
re boys camped over night in a grove
be Al the town, were up with the dawn
~ = morning, had settled last details
v business, and were away. A pleas
IL feature of the trip to Hermit lake
W the entertainment given the boys
II Gorham by (. B. Smith, Familiarity
All
Vi ed eats for the boys at camp dur
T. the last three weeks of their trail
D. ding
ne boys reached Gorham shortly he
ore noon; dinner was served with
e 1addy" presiding as usual; but this
Big white tents. the great silent forest
II the roaring river and the long
,, Ugh table of spruce boards, there was
oZy dining room, with white linen
II d silver cutlery and china dishes.
ust what the program will be for
+ next few days no one knows. and.
q tell the truth. no one cares.
Raymond Scaggs is just now adding
Z his collection of snake skins; Charles
r Turtell is trying the fish down by the
z armit Lake stream; Fats Ut
~ eavy." Thomasson is taking a stroll
!, keep down his flesh; Pardoe and
; ID, the twins" are discussing the
. tive beauty of the different noun
Z n submits; Young is explaining how
J en- trail he built; each boy is busy
! n the things most interesting for the
nent-it is liberty day"-and any
ut Of thing may happen at any time.
Will Climb Mt. Washington.
Back along the Y. NJ. c. A trail about
? rec miles, is the Glen House; eleven
r. les farther along is Gorham; the road
lrts the Peabody river most of the
az. To the east are the peaks of the
divide" separating the United States
-, rest reservation from the Presidential
= nRe. Just over which are the trails
, Instructed by the boys. The Lions
lead Nelson Crag. and Chandler
yldRe are TO the north, while before
; en- is Mt Washington, reached by
NIB Of about three miles through
r Ickerman ravine.
IN spite OF the apparent apathy of
H. il is practically decided that to-
-9rrow they will go to the summit.
0ng the top of the Presidential range,
wn the Durant ridge and the Air Line
ath to the Ravine House. and thence
Gcrham. The first leg of the home
ard bound" trip has been accom-
shed. all are anxious 10 reach home,
4 see Mt Washington or bust is
3 the air, and these boys wouldn't be
Boy Scouts they are II they did not
.rry out all they have planned.
candle Highlands Troop