Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-25
FILMING PEAKS IS
DANGEROUS TASK
DAN A. STANTON OF BUTTE SAYS
PARTY BARELY ESCAPED
DEATH IN BLIZZARD
Movies of Beartooth Mountains Ia
Their Winter Garb Secured Under
Greatest Hazard TO Filming Party;
Reel to be Shown Soon

Movies of the Beartooth range of noun
tains, extending from Montana Into
Wyoming and Yellowstone park. I'm their
winter cloak of grandeur, have been So
cured and are already appearing In news
reels recently released In New York.
Dan A. Dayton, Boy Scout executive In.
Butte, was a member OF q preliminary
party which left Red Lodge in the middle
Of December for the purpose of establish
ing base camps and d series or caches TO
facilitate an expedition to each OF the
highest passes of the Beartooths and to se-
cure a series of extensive winter PICTURES.
On the third day of its trip, this party
encountered a blizzard of such Intensity
that the entire equipment had to be aban-
doned. Tents were blown away and mem
beers of the party barely escaped death.
Get Striking Views
On Ian. 0 a party consisting Of Mr.. ana
Mrs. f. c.. ~Suessenguth, representatives. OF
the Fox Film corporation, or -. fdul'
| George Osten and II. c. kreig OF Billings,
experienced Alpinists, and A. H.. Cronqulst
and Celeste Roat of Red Lodge, guides 70
| the party, left Red Lodge on a trip whicn
proved to be successful In obtaining strlk-
ing winter pictures although the expedi-
ton was unable to attain the hlgher
reaches of the mountains.
The party was unable to- enter that POT
ton of the range that IS lonnl Within
| Yellowstone park. At Windy Gap pass,
II, 500 feet above sea level, baked by snow
from 80 to 40 feet deep, the party was
forced 10 turn southwark and follow Lake
creek, a contributor to the clark FORK
waters, through an uncharted country Tor
a distance of nearly 20 miles. The party
finally sought shelter at the old Dickinson
ranch on Clark's Fork river. one or the
members of the party was compelleu 10
stay at the ranch to recuperate AFTER the
rest had left for Billings.
The route of the party took them from
Camp Sonia, about 90 miles from Red
Lodge, up the West Fork canyon to SAN
Lake, and Lake Omega, across Windy Gap
glacier to Windy Gap pass, where they
were forced to turn and follow Lake creek
south.
Although they were compelled TO aban-
don part of their equipment, and each
member of the party had to carry from 40
to 80 pounds, the moving. picture camera
and supplies were carried and innumer-
able pictures taken will be seen on the
screen as news reels and filters.
These pictures will be used In three ways.
First In the news reels now appearing In
the east. Second as filler for mountain
! and winter scenes in stock films. Third
as a means of advertising to be used by
the Northern Pacific railroad.
The region boasts l. dude ranches OF
Importance, which have been in operation
nounced that the revenue augmented 40
per cent In 1927, bringing the income to
the region from tourists up to S1,ooO,WO.
The Northern Pacific will show these pic
lures Extensively ~ tuc ehst az u means
bringing the tourist to see the Beartooth
range, some of the peaks of which reach
1000 feet above sea level. Besides Windy
Gap glacier the range boasts the Grass
hopper glaciers and a number Of beautiful
lakes.
The principal theme of the pictures re-
Gently taken will reach 20,00O,OOO to 90
000, 900 people a week over a period of ak
weeks as a Fox news reel, while other
parts will be used all over the country In
advertising and for community and re-
gional Illustration.