The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-19
By Wanda Won KettIcr

We had threatened previously
10 climb -0id Deselaie." the old
lava mountain thai SCARED 1908
feet skywafd 40 near The camp.
We had ioaised up nj its erags
and said. "Oh. some time when
we have a couple N hours 60
spare" II locked close enough.
II ought TO be- easy.
We finally decided on that evening
after our trip 70 the Winthrop gla
eler 20 climb old Desoiate the follow
ing day. The decision came after
Max. eur literary friend. leaned back
on the green grass before tho camp
and locked toward the lava noun
tain The iast rays ~ the settling
snn frightened 81 natural Rraynenh,
spoke Max. you Hea ~ there
about hah way 20 the topg Well.
there's a csve mp there
rive noticed IT," Oscar chlmed IN,
THAT door effect Ia the side
Looks like the entrance 70 mine
'Ah." Max spoke aFaia. human
hands before as. perhaps. have
sought 10 find gold
We said we'd all run mp TO
the cave and TO the peak 81 tho
mountain In the morning.
We started the run" NJ . n.
m.--up The Eeap ~ bouidefs Mt
the baAr. IIoulslers We were eom.
Ink to understand very well. We
knrw their little way 81 laying
perfectly sfili until wr got there.
and then. when being relied upan,
proceeding 10 sauirm and some.
times 10 leap oaIf u the respon
ability. We discovered Old Igre-
oIatc'n bouid~rs 10 be 40 differ.
emit from the rest. We moved
gently ard with ease over them.
treating then. individually, like
pes lzsssls~. and snii.s titriy. iihr
thlprne puzzle. the problem
being where nrat 10 pui the loose
foot.
TIP ". went tiil about n o'clock
Then wc slapped We'd lost uaeaf
He'd bsen 81 the lead. then ali of
sudden dropped from sicss.
Oscar yelled we.
No answer.
-sON-sA5kr'
-YOuiIoO." came voice from The
depths 81 something o. other. "Yoo.
HOO. I'm Ia TIM cave"
liless~d " we hadn'i forgotten
about tho cave. Nhen onr has
mountain bouIdera nj ONES feet.
one has them also On ones mind.
and forEets evrn his reason for
being among them. ise~ides. the
cave. nj closeup. didnt lock
the safur.
We approached Il from the
side. nsear's hrad polsed around
tb~ enlraurr. -Scfnc cave for a
mime announced he. a. we
went toward IL. -and some gold
pile. Al the human hands that
ever dug this wouldn't cause any
rush on a glove factory
We made our way to the front and
looked in. Prom the camp the en-.
trance seemed the firc ~ common
door We knew II no,V 10 he nj least
20 feet high and 70 feet wide. II cut
into the mountain perhaps 50 feet.
no further Prom below. IN the
valiey. Il had given promise 81 much
dsepneas but that WAS due to chad
owa rather than real depth. Gus
cave had been formed by the seeping
~ water thru ihc side hlil cf the
mountain. ana the wearing away and
lopaeniug, thru the aeca. u the rocks.
The wall. formed like a dome over the
farther end Of she cave. had peculiar.
" remained. while the water had
ioosencd TIE rocks nj one time be.
meath ID, causing them TO cfumhle. 20
drop and to roll away down the
slope Of the mountain.
And The goia7 Nothing but chspS
of gray lava that Mount Rhsnlcr.s
volcano hadn't wanted. 30 thrown
away
We told Max The laugh was on
him. but he Informed ua ne preferred
tho cave ~ It was-just another
work Of the gods
We began the pull 90 the sum.
NIT. II was that little effort over
the rocks thai did the final work
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