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MAKE DESCENT
DURING NIGHT
Mazamas Have Thrilling Ex
perience on Icy Slopes of
Mount St. Helens.
USE ROPES AND ICEPICKS
Yawning Crevasses Crossed on Im
provised Bridges Constructed or
Alpine Stocks Camp Reached
Long After Midnight.
BY ELEANOR M. GARDNER
CHIPMUNK CAMP. SDlrlt Lake.
AuK. ,0 (Special.) The main climb
lnB party of the Mazamas Saturday
reached the summit or Mount St.
Helen., after an ascent of unusual In
terest. The descent of the snowpeak
which was not finally accomplished
until the early hours of Sunday morn
ing was probably the most wnsa lonal
and thrilling in the history of North
west mountaineering. The camp o
The climbers was moved to anowllne
on Friday and on Saturday morning
S "k the ascent was begun over
one of the great snow fields of the
The paTty. consisting of was or
ganlxed in companies of nine each,
with the following men in charge.
Edmund P. Sheldon, leader; Company
A Dr Otis Akin, captain: Frank B.
Riley, guard: Company B, John A. Le,
canta Pr. W. C. Adams. guard:
Company C. Rev. D. A. Waters cap
tain: M. A. Covington, guard. Com
pany D. C. H. Sholes. captain. Otto
Wfhtje. guard.
The north side of the peak presented
.llfficulties not found In the fmili"
route on the south slope, and the
strength and ingenuity of the climb
er, were continually taxed. The route
lay up over a succession of snow
slopes of surprising steepness, broken
with crevasses of great depth, two ol
which were crossed by bridges made
of Alpine stocks, and the rope was
frequently used. A part of the way
was over steep moraines, where the
menace of falling rocks was met by
the most careful and skillful ma
neuvers of the party. The last bit of
climbing lay up over a precipitous
slope of ice. where the Ice ax was In
constant use and the advance was
extremely slow. Then, crossing the
crater over a great field of snow, the
pany deposited in the Mazama copper
box a new record book, with an ac
count of the climb and the names of
the successful ones. The party had
been reduced to 26 by reason of the
weakness of some members and the
sacrifice of others who volunteered to
escort back to camp the ones who
failed.
Sun Sets AVIth Party Near Summit.
The summit was reached at 7:15
V. M. and 15 minutes later the
party stood poised at the head of the
first slope, now frozen solid and de
scending at an angle of. 60 degrees
for a distance of r.no feet to a field of
broken lava, to the west of which
yawned a series of crevasses. The
task of advancing with the rope was
intrusted to Otis Akin and Frank
Riley, who. armed with ice axes, were
lowered and cut deeper the steps for
the descending party. John A. Lee
took charge of the party above, direct
ing their movements from the rear.
These three men. who. with E. P.
Sheldon, are experienced climbers, and
W. C. Adams, who. though a beginner,
showed much skill In rope work,
slowly and safely lowered the climb
ers. The sun set while the S6 men and
women were not yet half-way down
the Ice .lope and the mountain grew
cold and forbidding. The anxiety of
those In the camps below, who had
been watching all day with binoculars
the progress of the climbers. Increased
as darkness enshrouded the peak. The
party clinging to the Ice slope saw
signal fires gleaming In the growing
darkness on Ihe wooded ridges 9000
feet below. The safety of the entire
party was in keeping of each mem
ber, not one of whom failed In his or
her Important part of the whole team
work.
Besides the men. there were nine
women and one boy of 12 yrara
In the party. Creeping backwards
painfully slow. chilled by the Icy
winds and fully alive to their peril,
the party to the last member displayed
a courage and a daring In the face of
danger that are the talk of the whole
region today.
Women Prove Able Climbers.
The young women particularly revealed
admirable nerve and self-control. Be
sides being sure-fooied. they frequently
and cheerily sar.g out their confidence in
the leaders, and their encouragement, and
the assurance that they suffered nothing
from exposure. Klght times the ropo
was advanced and eiirht time. the
party was moved forward, one person
at a time, before the entire group
stood In safety upon the moraine and
raised a great shout of triumph. Then
came the descent of long rock ridges,
through more snow fields, where, how
ever, the siiow was still so soft as nut
to require the rope.
Reaching the center of a long ridge of
ro-ks. known as the "Lizard." at about
midnight, the party moved rapidly over
vast fields of loose pumice stone, which
offered no danger and through which the
party plunged and slid, tired but happy,
to the tup of a spur of the peak which
led easily to the wooded slope where
other Mazamas with lanterns were
waiting to escort the climbers to the
upper camp, where willing hands had
prepared food and drink.
An Investigation shows that no Injury,
not even a scratch or sprain, had been
suffered by any member of the climbing
party. E. P. Sheldon, the leader, and C.
H. Sholes. the president of the Mazamas,
were tireless workers. Inspiring con
fidence at dangerous points and assist
ing the women of the party through
out the day.
Those Who Reached Summit.
The climbers are now assembled at
the lower camp, where Sunday night
all gathered about the camp fire.
Services in keeping with the Sabbath
were held amid the giant firs on the
shores of Spirit Lake and accounts of
the climb were (riven by members of
the climbing party. A second ascent
by other members will be made on
Tuesday. Those who reached the sum
mit on Saturday are as follows: rr.
Otis Akin. Lr. W. C. Adams. Rev. M.
A. Covington, of Spokane. Wash.; Miss
Elizabeth David. F. Friedle. Miss Mar
garet Fleming. Nelson Gammons. Mrs.
Martha O. Goldapp, Miss Eleanor M.
Gardner, Mark Gill. Harold Gilbert, J.
A. Hughes. Miss Emma Harding, John
a! Lee, R. W. Montague, Jack Mon
tague, Miss Constance McCorkle. Miss
Eleanor McDonald. Miss Agnes Plum
mer. Sirs. E. T. Persons, of San Fran
cisco," Cal.: Mrs. Margaret Robin, of
Castle Rock. Wash.; Frank B. Riley.
Edmund P. Sheldon, Rev. D. A.
Walters, Otto Wehtje, of Castle Rock.
Those making a partial ascent were:
K. S. Faucette. Miss Laura Cleland,
W. A. Cleiand, Miss Josephine Large.
Dr. C. Bank, of St. Louts. Mo.; Mrs.
M. B. Trevett, James Garson, Mrs. C.
C. Chapman.
FINE APPLES AND NO PESTS
Lake County Needs Only Transpor
tation to Develop Industry.
LA REVIEW, Or.. .Aug. 11. (Spe
cial) In estimating the apple crop
grown in Oregon, the orchard of
Goose Lake Valley should not be
overlooked. Lack of railroad trans
portation makes it Impossible to
market the Lake County crop out
side of the county, and so far as the
effect on the market is concerned,
of course the Goose Lake Valley crop
is not to be considered.
But the fact remains that excellent
apples are grown here In considerable
quantities. So large is the crop that
apples perfect in form and without
blemish or codlin moth are sold very
cheap. These apples keep all Winter,
and now In the middle of the Summer,
the apples that were picked last Fall
are eaten on tables In Lakevlew. and
they were not kept in cold storage
either.
Nearly every variety of apple is
grown here and if It were possible
to send the fruit to the outside mar
ket this would become a great fruit
growing section. When apples are
placed In a cellar, or In the attic of a
house, their aroma fills the entire
building. They may be eaten in dark
or daylight without fear of worms, for
not any of the pests that attack the
fruit of more populous sections of the
state have appeared In the apples of
Lake County.
COURT'S HOURS CHANGED
Supreme Judges to Hold Morning
Sessions at 10 o'clock.
SALEM. Or.. Aug. 11. (Special.) Be
ginning In October, the Supreme Court
will hold its sessions at 10 o'clock A.
M. instead of at 12 M., as in the past.
This change is made Tor the convenience
of attorneys and is made possible by the
completion and operation of the Oregon
Electric Railroad.
Ever since the completion of the South
ern Pacific to Salem In 1873 it has been
the practice to- convene the Supreme
Court at noon. This has been necessary
because attorneys from the north could
not get to Salem earlier In the day. But
this arrangement frequently - compelled
the attorneys to remain over night here,
because they were not able to complete
their arguments and return the same
afternoon. After the beginning of the
October term, court will hold two sessions
on Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday of
each week, from 10 to 12 o'clock and from
2 to 6 o'clock. This will enable at
torneys to have lunch at noon.
The court also made an order today
amending rule 26 of the Supreme Court.
This rule does not now require service
of a cost bill if filed within five days. As
amended, the rule reads:
"All cost bills shall be served upon the
adverse party and proof of service en
dorsed thereon before filing."
THREE TOWNS IN CONTEST
Lively Fight to Get 1909 Session of
Grand Aerie of Eagles.
SEATTLE. Aug. 11. A warm fight has
developed for the 1909 session of the
grand Aerie of Eagles, which convened
In Seattle at 12 o'clock today for its
ninth annual meeting. St. Paul. Omaha
and Saratoga Springs, are the three cities
fighting for the next convention.
The principal business of the grand
aerie today was the admission of new
members. The real work of the . con
vention will start at 10 o'clock In the
morning. The delegates attended a
smoker at the local aerie tonight.
Several thousand delegates, their wives
and visiting Eagles are now in Seattle.
Calitornla has sent Illinois 100, Penn
sylvania 150. New York 2T. Utah 60. Colo
rado 50, Montana 100, Oregon 250, Ne
braska 60 and every train arriving is
crowded.
Fear Fraud In Citizen-Making.
HOQVIAM. Wash.. Aug. 11, (Spe
cial.) Secret service men have been
here for several days, inquiring into
the integrity of those who have stood
sponsors for the foreigners applying
for naturalization papers. The gov
ernment is desirous of learning whether
these applicants are fit subjects to be
come proteges of MUncle Sam," and
also want to know the standing of
every man vouching for such. Nat
uralization has been quite brisk for
some time past.
Escapes Iay Before Trial.
ALBANY. Or., Aug. 11. (Special.) Bert
Moore, arrested here a few days ago
i-fcarged with conducting a blind pig.
and whose trtel was to have taken place
today, broke out of the City Jail last
night and left for parts .unknown. The
authorities have several barrels of bot
tled beer on hand which Mr. Moore failed
to take with him.
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El'GKVE Or Aug -(SpeciaU-The above photograph of the students of the ':U
R. Airman on tht left and Superintendent W. B. Dillard on,the right both of whom have had the managem 9nt of the schoolw
closed its first term. The school was organized for the purpose of assisting teachers wno were n"Par'nK ror , week
Courses were given for all the tests. There were more than fifty teacher, in attendance at the school when it closed
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Oregon Troops Break Camp at
Murray.
GUARDSMEN'S FINE RECORD
Xot One Man Drops Out of Ranks
During Two Days' Campaign.
All Take to Work Iilke
Old Veterans.
(Continued From First Pa.)
relative positions and the troops engaged
were the same. Colonel Feblger-s Brown
army was ignobly beaten this morning
In a daybreak engagement.
Willams' Work Efficient.
Three Blue Infantry regiments, one of
them the Fourth Oregon, brought about
the defeat of the Brown brigade. The
Southern Oregon command under Lieutenant-Colonel
John M. Williams, of Eu
gene. did effective work, working shoul
der -to shoulder with the First and Sixth
United States Infantry regiments in a
most successful flank attack.
Both armies were awakened before 2
o'clock this morning, after a few hours
eleep. The Blue army was In bivouac
on a frlr.ee of timber west of the Wash
ington rifle range, and had less than
three miles to march for position. The
Urown brigade, seven mllee to the south,
at Mulloy's farm, had a night march of
four miles, breaking camp at 1:50 A. M.
Cavalry patrols were sent ahead and
these encountered a Blue patrol almost
on the edge of the Brown lines. The pa
trol was driven back.
Wins by Feint to Ijeft.
At 3:50 A. M. Colonel Febiger had his
position at Jackson's, with the Third In
fantry and machine guns on the right,
supported by Major Dunbar's battalion
of the Third Oregon, the mountain bat
tery in the center and the Third Oregon
on the right, under Major May, with
Major F S. Baker on the extreme left.
Colonel Mann, it developed, was already
In position with most of his force and had
the balance ready for Instant disposition.
He put out myriad patrols and took care
ful observations and, just as day was
beginning to break, decided to strike
Colonel Febiger's right.
The Fourth Oregon, First and Sixth In
fantry regiments were ordered forward
and at the same time a troop of the Four
teenth United States cavalry opened up
on the Browns' extreme left as a feint.
This was a signal to three Blue regiments
to deploy and fall upon the Brown- right.
A machine gun detachment was cut off,
the Third United States Infantry was
driven from its position and the Blue
army had the situation In its palm. The
umpires ordered recall sounded, both
armies were withdrawn and the march
back to Murray was taken up.
Ghormley Offers Xo Excuse.
In the reports of the umpires this aft
ernoon Colonel McDonell and Lieutenant
Colonel Mann were complimented before
the assemblage of officers by Colonel
Gresham.
"Colonel McDonell displayed excellent
skill and Judgment in the handling of his
troops and Is to be commended." said
Colonel Gresham. "Colonel Mann, too,
handled his brigade tactically and strate
getically correct."
Colonel Febiger, the defeated Brown
commander, said In explaining the re
pulse of his brigade, that he thought
Colonel Mann was being restricted from
taking position until 4 A. M. Colonel
Ghormley refrained from explanations as
regards his defeat by Colonel McDonell,
while comanding the Blue army on Mon
day. The departure of Oregon troops for
Portland will be made by special train of
three sections in the morning. The first
section will pull out at 7 A. M.. reaching
Portland about 1 P. M. The second and
third sections will follow at Intervals of
one hour each.
CAPTURE INSANE FIREBUG
Stranger Who
Woodland in
Says He Burned
Jail at Kaluma.
KALAMA. Wash.. Aug. 11. (Special.)
A man showing symptoms of Insanity
was locked in the city jail last night. To
day he set fire to the bedding In the Jail
and came near burning himself and the
Jail. The fire was discovered In time to
put it out before any serious damage
was done.
He was arreBted while trying to set
fire to Nlckolson's saloon. Today when
removed from the Jail he told the mar
shal he had burned Woodland down and
was going to burn Kalama,
Lieutenant Kaiser Will Recover.
SEATTLE, Aug. 11. That Lieutenant
Commander Kaiser, of the cruiser Wash
ington, will recover from his injuries, sus
tained when he was thrown from a horse
at Port Madison. Sunday, is the opinion
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of the attending physician. He is still
In a semi-conscious condition.
A FARMER AT U
MRS. REBECCA TONGUE PER
SONALLY DIRECTS WORK.
Mother of Late Congressman Vigor
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HILLS BORO, Or., Aug. 11. (Special.)
Probably the most remarkable incident
in the Northwest in the way of an aged
woman conducting a large farm, is evi
denced on the plains north of this city.
Mrs. Rebecca Tongue, who was 84 years
of age May 1, 190S, personally conducts
the operations on a 16-acre tract of cul
tivated lands. She does her own plant
ing, and directs two hired men the year
round; does her own housework; markets
her butter and eggs, and from the In
come from these two products alone,
together with veals, etc., pays for all
her help. This leaves her the Income
from the product of the entire farm, net.
Mrs. Tongue came to Washington
County from England, 48 years ago, and
all this time has resided on this place.
She is a sister of the late Thomas Otchln,
a Hudson Bay man, pioneer of 18.19. In
the 48 years of life In Washington County
she has seen a wilderness developed;
has raised one child, and educated him.
sending him to Pacific University and
lived to see that son a force In state
politics first; then one of the leaders In
Congress, representing Oregon's first dis
trict. For years prior to the death of Con
gressman T. H. Tongue he tried to get
his mother to move to town, but she
steadfastly refused to leave the farm
where her life had been spent. Her
grandchildren later tried to get her to
leave the farm and its arduous duties,
but n train she always declined. She Is
still in the possession of her faculties,
and always has time to drive over her
farm and direct the work. She is at
present having plans drawn for building
a large farmhouse, the old one having
burned some months ago. The home
place Is now worth J100 per acre and Mrs.
Tongue has a snug bank account.
Costly Blaze at Junction City.
JUNCTION CITY. Or., Aug. 11 Four
wooden buildings on Front street were
burned yesterday, with loss and Insurance
as follows: A. L. Swartz & Sons, gun
store, loss. $3000, Insurance $1000; F. A.
Pallard, building, loss $1200, insurance $400;
F. W. A. Crain, building, loss $1000. in
surance small: W. M. Schroder, bakery,
loss $1500, insurance nothing: restaurant,
loss $400, no insurance; Roberts & Crans
ton, jewelry, lose $400, no insurance. The
fire started in the rear of the bakery
building.
Grant County Remains Dry.
CANYON CITY, Or., Aug. 11. Grant
Is In the list of dry counties, if the
decision of Circuit Judge Davis Is al
lowed to remain final. The court to
day dissolved the temporary injunction,
and dismissed the case instituted by
the liquor Interests.
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Encounters Thick Weather in Trip
, Vp Coast From San Francisco.
To Go on Drydock.
ASTORIA. Or.. Aug. 11. (Special.)
The steam schooner Washington, Captain
Nason. which arrived this evening from
San Francisco, encountered very thick
weather coming up the coa.st and had a
narrow escape from going on the beach.
She left San Francisco Friday afternoon
and soon after midnight ran Into a dense
fAs the mate came on watch he began
blowing the whistle, but soon heard an
echo and almost immediately saw break
ers on the starboard bow. Throwing the
helm hard over, he gave the signal for full
j .. K.,f the vessel struck her
nose on the sand and hung there for about j
10 minuter, when she DacKea mi.
.The accident occurred at 2:30 Saturday
morning and about 19 miles below Point
Arena The steamer is making no water,
and so far as known Is not Injured, but
she will probably go on the drydock in
Portland for examination.
Cupid Captures Police Chief.
HOQUIAM. Wash., Aug. 11. (Spe
cial ) Cards are out announcing the
wedding on August 26 of Chief of Po
lice Harvey LeRoy Oliver, of this city
miu Adele Allen, of Pullman.
Wash. Miss Allen was a popular
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E. R. ANGHLLASKS DIVORCE
Portland Contractor Accuses Wife of
Desertion Have Three Children.
HILX.SBORO, Or.. Aug. 11. (Spe
cial.) Edwin R. Angell, a wealthy
Portland contractor, has sued his wife,
Augusta Angell, for divorce, alleging
desertion and a statutory charge. The
couple were married in Denver, Col., in
1898, and came to Oregon shortly after
marriage. The plaintiff asks for the
custody of the minor children, aged 3
years, 2 years, and nine months, re
spectively. Mrs. Angell, now residing at Aber
deen, Wash., this morning filed a mo
tion asking an order from the court
directing Angell to pay her $450 to
fight the suit, and alleges that she Is
sick and unable to earn her livelihood.
She also says that she believes Angell
to have some valuable real property
back in Denver: that he has $3000
worth of realty in Salem; that he has
from $5000 to 10,000 In various banks;
and that in his business of contracting
he makes $500 monthly. She asks for
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Wild horses would not drag some oeople
into the steep mountain country of Nevada
Charles (Pete) Barnum enjoys nothing
more than a campaign through those re
gions to trap and tame the horses that
run wild on the great ranges.
He tells about it in vivid style in pages of
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Julius Kruttsrhnltt Visits in AstorU
on His Return Trip.
ASTORIA. Or., Aug. 11. (Sperlnl.)
J. Kruttschnltt. of the Harriman sys
tems, was In this city this afternoon
after returning from an Inspection
trip over the new road of the Ilwaco
Railroad & Navigation Company which
Is now In operation from Megler to
Uwaco, and Is now handling the Sum
mer travel to the North beaches.
Mr. Kruttschnltt was accompanied by
Manager O'Brien and both agreed chat
the road was a success from a busi
ness and an engineering standpoint.
Mr. Kruttschnltt said that he accom
panied Mr. Harriman from S.-in Fran
cisco to Klamath Falls, and then pro
ceeded on a tour of Inspection of tlm
lines of the Harriman system in Ore
gon, on which he has been accom
panied by Mr. O'Brien. His trip, ha '
said, was only a formal one of gener
al Inspection.
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