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Trip Outlined
By Salem Man
"Mountain That Was God"
Visited by Chadwick
on Motor Cruise
Tas Statesman l ea-eperatlac with
tii Orsfoaisa. Stat Motor association
a 4 Taa Orcffaaiaa is presenting a srr
tr a( traveler ondr ths title, "Motor
Cruise of 16." It U hoped thereby
ta tiulU trarel is the Pacific Nertu
went. Tbe futtt oa the trip described helov.
VT. W. Chadwick of Salem, is president
( the Oregoa Hots! associatioa.
BY W. W. CHADWICK
and LAWRENCE BARBER
"The Mountain That Wai God"
u the goal of oar motorlog. The
Radians residing: In the Tast area
fringing upon the southern arm
f Puget sound gave that colorful
same to the mountain before
Captain George Vancouver named
tt Mount Rainier. They referred
Jo Its domination over the entire
jountrrside-, to its friendship and
Its fury. , " I
Tke "stop" sign Just inside the
yark brought us to a halt. The
' .park ranger on duty leaned out of
the window of his house in the
middle of the road to inquire
about dogs and firearms, to take
oar dollar and hand ns a sticker
for the windshield. We could fish,
with that license, but we had no
fishing tackle. Lake George was
fine, we were told.
Park scenery started abruptly
at the entrance when we entered
a six-mile stretch of tall firs and
hemlocks. At Longmire we stop
led to see the springs. Across the
foad is the lodge, and nearby is
the rustic park service headquar
ters building. Behind the building
1 m group of comfortable homes
for regular park employes, and
across the bridge Is the camp
ground and community house.
Up the road toward Paradise we
. went, stopping at Christine falls
to crane our necks with Californ
. fans. New Jerseyltes, and Florid
ans. We paused a moment at tbe
foot of Nisqually glacier. Then
ther was the long climb upgrade
to Ricksecker Point, and scenery
ail the way. Around the ridge we
. followed the road to Narada Falls,
craning our necks at the rocky
lopes of Tatoosh Range, across
the way.
A mile further brought us to
Paradise valley, elevation 5557
feet, which was then still carpeted
with snowbanks, but which we
were assured would be bedded
with a host of wildf lowers by tbe
time this report reaches publica
tion. Alpine plants and trees made
tfceir appearance at this point.
Around the end of the valley
and up another grade brought us
Into the residential area, Paradise
inn to -the right. Paradise lodge
and the 246 housekeeping cabins
to the left. The silver dome 'of
Mount Rainier rose straight
ahead.
At the inn we f o u n d. Ken
Bourke, its youthful manager, at
Che desk. Introductions were in
order, then we asked what tbe cas
ual visitor can find i for amuse
ment. Ken listed trips about as
follows:
Climb Offers Many Thrills
1. Walk to the Fairy Pool and
gaze in awe upon the vast pano
rama of the mountain and Nis
mile.' 2 .Climb to Alta Vista the pro
montory cising up in front of the
Inn. There is a range finder op
there. One-half -mile.
3. Ride a horse over the sky
line trail, a four-hour journey to
aa elevation of 8000 feet, or 2500
feet above the valley, skirting
Nisqually and Paradise glaciers,
nd viewing our own Mount Hood
rom Rainier'a slopes.
4. Hike two miles to Reflec
tion lake, at the edge of Tatoosh
Mountain That
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Vjunt Haiaier's silvery dome rises POOO feet above Paradise valley;
V- llaeapv parked overnight at Paradise laau .
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Man Mentioned IFzeii History Read
Is One Who Went Sincerely Ahead
By D. H. TALMADGE, Sage of Salem
THE INEVITABLE
Whatever yon do, wnatever you
ay.
Somebody's going to kick;
If you even attempt to give money
away, !
They will vow it's some kind pf
. a trick; ta -. ' '
Tou may struggle and toll to
evolve a new plan f
For meeting the needs or the
pleasures, of man,
But when, with some pride, your
endeavors yoo scan, .
Somebody's going to kick.
If refuge yon take in the far-dis
tant stars, ' !
Somebody's going to kick;
If you Bint that perhaps there are
. people in Mars. - .
There's ridicule following
Quick; I i
The man who is mentioned when
history Is read
Is the man who went straight and
sincerely ahead,
For you may as well know that
till after t you're dead
Somebody's going to kick.
G. H. Felsenstein.
R. 1, Wood burn. Ore.
When a button comes off a
man's coat, more especially when
a chill wind is blowing, the cor
responding but
tonhole is
about the lone-
somest looking
thing I know
of.
Happiness i s
and happi
ness isn't.
'-v
What makes it
does and also
It doesn't;
That which
li Z
seems 'tis at
times turns
oat 'tisn't, j . H. VaiajadS
What was thought was really was
wasn't. i
range or. three miles to Pinnacle
peak. ! f
5. Take one of the guided tours
to glaciers. I - I
6. For the physically! fit and
bravest of the brave, there is, of
course, the crowning achievement
of all northwest climbs, the as
cension to the j summit, 14.408
feet Leave Paradise at 1 p. m.,
climb to Camp Muir, about 10.
00 feet by evening, rest until early
morning and continue the climb
to the summit, I returning the
whole distance, during the day.
"And," added! Ken, "tin-pants
sliding on the glacier is more fun
than a barrel of , monkeys."
Rainier national park has its
wild life not the sort found in
popular reading. We Baw one
friendly deer at Paradise, num
erous chipmunks: in the same vic
inity, a fat brown bear down the
road near Longmire, and four un
afraid deer in? the road ! directly
in front ofLongraire lodge. So we
had something to discuss when
we met Major O. A. Tomlinson,
superintendent of the park for the
national park service. :n
Major Tomlinson informed us
that there are about 400 deer, 250
bear, 500 mountain goats, and
quite a population of raccoons and
smaller mammals in the park.
Tourists can expect to see some
of these animals, except the moun
tain goats, he said. The latter are
.very seldom seen, even by park
employes. Few pictures have been
taken of them, i Most successful
photography of goats, t Major
Tomlinson stated, was done by a
ranger who dressed himself in a
special white woolly suit: to re
semble a goat and lived for a
week in regions frequented by the
animals. ; ..-..
To better Inform the public of
the wild life, the varieties of trees
and flowers, and other natural
Was God " Mecca for Many Tourists
r.
t
Somewhat suggestive of a po
litical platform or a rubber plan
tation prospectus. A n yt h t n g
which may be true, but probably
isnt, is pretty certain to catch
some of ns.
We have a natural banker, for
the tinglebf uncertainty. All we
need in order to get it is a pre
posterously unlikely promise of a
rich reward remotely possible of
fulfillment A great deal of what
is termed human happiness Is of
an anticipatory nature, grabbed
off between bumps.
I reckon it's all right. Any
old kind of happiness, life being
what it is, is better than no hap
piness whatsoever.
Or don't yon think so? Well,
skip it. There's little sense in
making ourselves unhappy argu
ing about it,
From Portland: "A letter
comes from Salem today, and from
its folds drop, aa frequently hap
pens, clippings from your column
in the Statesman. At the very
first opportunity we are going to
have a good long look at the spire
of the First Methodist meetln'
house up there. Do you remem
ber the spire of the First Baptist
church in Providence, Rhode Isl
and? We, or I at least, always
thought It a thing of beauty, al
thought. like you, I am unable
to put the reason therefor into
words." I quite agree with you
as to the beauty of the Provi
dence spire, and thank you for
writing to me. ;
The Bible con tain a 3, 5 6 6.4 SO
letters, 773.748 words. When I
was a youngster, grandfather
promised that he would give me
a dollar when I should have fin
ished reading the Bible from the
first page to the last, and I made
an effort, because I needed the
residents of the region, the. park
service has a number of natural
ists employed to give talks and
show movies and colored slides
at Paradise," Longmire and Sun
rise, the camp on the Yakima side
of the mountain.
Although our route to Rainier
park was the one most accessible
to the people of Portland and
Oregon, wo were urged to drive
around to the Takima park area
on the Tiortheast side of the
mountain. Nature is a bit more
rugged around there, we were told,
and the trip would be well worth
the additional time and expense.
From the west portal we were told
it would bo about 56 miles to Ta
coma and 70 miles to the north
east portal on the Mather Mem
orial highway, wjth about 16 miles
more to drive to reach Takima
park. Yet, this park is only nine
miles straight across the mountain
or 29 miles by horse trail, from
Paradise.
For the more ambitious moun
taineer there Is a 95-mile "Won
derland trail completely encom
passing the monntain, rising to
an elevation of S800 feet at Mys
tic lake, on the north side of the
mountain, and dropping down to
2600 feet at other points. Shelter
cabins, ranger cabins and govern
ment camp grounds are spaced
conveniently every few miles
along the trail. s .
Cost? Rainier national park has
a place for every pocket. There
are free public camp grounds for
the tent camper, housekeeping
cabins costing 11.50 a day and up.
lodges and inns, cafeterias and
hotel .dining rooms, with both
American and European plan ser
vice available, it's a matter to
taksiyour choice and make your
accommodations fit your purse.
That's how things are at tho
"Mountain That Was God."
cars froi
many states were fa this
dollar.. I did my best for about
three months. Then X explained
to grandfather that a great many
interests were claiming my atten
tion, and that X feared I should
be compelled, to. give up the ex
periment for ' a time, and would
bo please check over what I had
read and make aa estimate as to
the amount of it In cold cash and
er - ? Well, grandfather
looked pretty solemn and said he
was terribly disappointed, and we
had Quite a long talk. I finally
agreed to accept 10 cents la full
of all account, although I con
tended, and still contend, that X
had read IS cents worth. We had
a heap of trouble with each other,
first and last, grandfather and
me. .
My ' grandfather at that time
was a Baptist minister. X reckon
he was a god deal worried about
me, because mother had Joined
up with . the Presbyterians and
father resolutely declined to Join
any church and was what grand
father called a heathen and there
was no telling what would hap
pen to ma. Grandfather used to
laugh at mo considerably a sort
of affectionate rumble that didn't
hurt much. But I never laughed
at him, although occasionally and
very carefully I laughed with
him. It was years before I saw
him as he really was, or hid
been. -.
Grandfather said that Phineas
T. Barnum was humbug. He
more than said It he snorted It.
For two weeks the talk at our
house had been of the Barn am
circus, billed gorgeously in town
for 'two puhfawmances, afternoon
and night, with a grand tree street
parade at 10:10 in the morning.
Grandfather was against circuses,
all circuses, and when he put him
self to It ho could use terms that
were mighty severe. He knew all
about tho Baranm outfit. He'd
talked with men from Bridgeport.
and what they'd told him only
riyinrrvTM,irriwitivviW
WMaaAiWewwiia
verified his worst suspicions. Per
sonally, I'd have freely given the
shirt I off my little back . or the
pan W off my little legs to see the
Barnum show. But. the prospect
of my doing so was not very fav
orable. Grandmother and. mother
were not going, and father was
hundreds of miles away, and
and, you see, that was how it was.
I Weil, at about 10 o'clock In tho
morning of show daygrandfather
drove? up to the front door with
the black pony and the phaeton.
He crooked a finger' at me. then
put the finger to his lips and
looked all around. Did I want
to drive down town with'felm? I
did. J And away we went. The
downtown streets were jammed
with people waiting for tho parade-1
We weren't able to get to
where: grandfather wanted to go,
so it I Wasn't much wonder that
we hal to atop finally, and it hap
pened; just happened, of course
that where we stopped was per
fect for seeking the parade when
it came along, i It was certainly
grand! Mr. Barnum himself rode
a white horse at the head of the
parade, and as he bowed right
and left like a potentate or some
thing I grandfather let off a few
redhot remarks which he consid
ered appropriate to the occasion.
Bit before he had said all he had
in mind to say the elephants shuf
fled along and our black pony
stood on her hind legs and threat
ened to go as far as she was able
in the;way of tearing the town to
pieces so grandfather was com
pelled, to get out and hold her by
the bit, while he spoke to her In
psalmUke tones.'
What happened after that Is
hard to believe. Grandfather told
grandmother that night that we
had b4en drawn into the vortex.
The. crowds surged after tho pa
rade, and grandfather and X
surged; with them. And 'almost
before we realized what was hap-
pening to us we were at the show
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rronnda. And wa vera carried I
a Inns- In the thrones ta the ticket I
wagon. And suddenly we were In
the menagerie tent. - And after
that we were in the circus tent.
And grandfather sat through the
entire performance. X s'poee it
was excruciating agony to him.
But somehow he didn't seem to
suffer greatly. I thought at one
point in the puhfawmance he was
going to laugh at one of the
downs. But he didn't.
Grandfather and I were drawn
into a number . of vortexes that
summer. I had only the sketchi
est of ideas in my head of the na
ture of vortexes, but whatever
they. were I felt quite friendly to
wards them. And now, years and
years later, X never see the word
nor hear it that X do not think of
grandfather and of how he per
mitted, some of his dearest pre
judices to be set aside that a quite
unworthy grandson should be ac
corded the happiness his foolish
little heart craved.
- "Greater love hath no man than
this, that a man lay down his life
for his friends." Nor Is it an
entirely insignificant love that
will lay down its prejudices and
kick 'em in the face that a child
may not be disappointed.
The man who not ambition has.
And he who has no hope.
Will find life sweet' up on his
tongue
As if he chewed a rope.
I like that little story from the
Pathfinder about tbe gentleman
at a railway eating station who
observed a lady, whose train was
about to leave, endeavoring to
drink a cup of overly hot cof
fee. "Here, ma'am, said he,
"take mine; it's already been sau
cered and Mowed."
Perhaps Mr. Wells is right
Derhaos we are in danger of too
much enterprise, too much of.
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The Statesman three days each week, giving the Washington
report of the gripping political drama now being unfolded.
in featur es, in interpretation of news.
that
which we call progress. .1
tn following dally tho
have
news; reports f rom .the not weather
sua. ;urt?um uuiukw -
an(f middle west. Thns rar x
havi j found mention of no condi-i
tiorij unless perchance the severity"
of the dust storms in tho "great
Araericin desert region of the
earjjj geographies, that X have not
see j duplicated dozens of times
durfng I the past 50 years. Tho
only I difference appears to lie In
the nature of the news writing:
and! the; increased facility of news
transmission. I have known of
raauy families in the - seventies,
andi eighties who retreated from
their! homesteads in the Dakota
and Nebraska and Kansas because
of drouth and grasshoppers. Some;
of these people relinquished their t
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lichl better gasoline mileage from my new
hftn you claimed for it
inyexperience of buying
khd claims made for it, I
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not on
Every time we deliver! a new Graham we
have reports of this kind from the owner.
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holdings, but the majority of them
did not; they hung on. And after
a time spent iu the old home in
Iowa or Illinois or Wisconsin they
went back to rejoin the hardy
member of members of the family
who had remained to make good
the requirements of the hon
stead law. i I was la Nebraska la
the seventies, less than 100 mi.u
aouthwest of Lincoln, when there
wasn't enough, water to wash
shirt, and what there was bad a
weak and discouraged flavor., The
creek bottoms rattled like gourds,
and tho coyotes and the Jack rab
bits ran races to the Missouri to
get a drink. I was there again
in the nineties, and found It dif
ficult to realize that It was the
same region, rrosperous uwi
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