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VOL. X X I.
NEWBERG, YAM HILL COUNTY.
ofeöON, THURSDAY, JULY 22.1909.
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NO. 40
HOARY MT. HOOD SCALED. sepsation which attacks a fellow the evening around which we sat? .wood, after which all bands were who felt equal to additional there pretty quick we would have
and runs down through the and sang old melodies ant ready for a feast o f tried trout exercise ate lunch and the guide her to carry down in a stiff and
of the First Ascont This calves of his legs just prior to a watched the last reflections of from the result o f the morning's busied himself melting snow with congealed state. The breath up
Yoor of tho Pride of Oregon's race or hotly contested ball the setting sun play around the catch. The unpacking however which to quench the thirst o f the there was decidedly icy and no
crown o f Mt. Hood. Bonfires revealed the absence o f the de* famished. Sickness and extreme motions were heard in favor ot
Snow Peaks.
game.
At Yocum’s we found the were very popular with this sired skillet. But very soon exhaustion on the part of tw o “ building ns tabernacles on the
A merry party o f nine young president ot the Mazamas, Ore­ crowd for three good reasons. every fellow “ had fish to fry” at or three necessitated a stop ot Mount,” inspiring thongh the
people left Portland the first of gon’s famous mountain climbing First, they tempered the wind to the end o f a sharpened stick and some tw o hours on the rocks | experience was.
Immediately on the descent the
last week with their taces set to­ club, who bad learned of our the shorn lambs. Second, a gooc more toothsome meat could not- here, but Mr. Coleman was not
ward Mt. Hood and with their coming and had waited for us in bonfire tends to kindle the flame be desired. By the firelight the beset with importunities on the tun begins and we had been look­
hearts set on seeing things from the expectation of joining with of romance and tender sentiment guides busied themselves in spik­ part of the others to be up and ing forward all day to when we
conld turn our faces southwqyd
the 11225th foot o f itselevation. our party in the first ascent this which are always waiting some­ ing our shoes for the morrow's doing.
climb,
and
Miss
Allen
very
ap­
The next feuture after leaving again and slidedo wn in the snow.
The climbers were the Misses year from the south side. His where in such a party to be en­
propriately
read
to
us,
Van
the
smoking and sulphurous The first attempt was made at
couraged
into
the
“
sacred
flame.
wife
had
just
been
taken
sick
Jane Allen and Marie Hanson of
Dyke’s
“
God
o
f
the
Open
Air.”
Crater
which prodded up our tobogganing in sliding off the
Third,
they
keep
away
mosqui­
however
and
he
had
suddenly
to
J. K. Gill’s book store, Agnes
imagination
in a way to inspire ridge of the Hogback. We went
Not
until
midnight
were
the
toes.
Personally,
we
will
vote
Murdock and Lillian Sabin, return home with her, thus losing
teachers in the East Side High to us the satisfaction o f his the last to be the weightiest, for Maz&ma candidates ready to us with a determination to be tw o by tw o, the gentleman
in this connection another ok seek repose. A tent had been better boys and girls, was the sitting upright in the snow, with
School, Mitfs Mary Minthorn of companionship and experience.
tradition
was firmly established erected for the accommodation of climb up the Hogback. This is the lady behind him, leaning
In the afternoon after our
Newport, Messrs Warren Hath
away, Dwight Coulson and Paul arrival we started out over the —that it is the little things that the ladies, but with wisdom an immense, steep-sloping roof backward, her feet in his lap.
Maris o f Portland and W. C. hills through forest and jungle count. But bad as were the beyond their years (poetic license) o f snow covering a subterannean All hands let go and away they
in search o f Yocum’s Palls. No mosquitoes we would doubtless they chose to bivouack in the lake, narrowing to a sharp ridge are off. The first couple to make
W oodward ot Newberg..
We went by car as far as Bor­ trail led to the object o f our be out voted in favor o f number shelter ot the rock and within along which steep incline one the attempt swerved suddenly in
range o f the fire. The men then makes his way up toward the the start, pitched over and over
ing, and thence by vehicles to search and in the course of our two. “ T w o” seemed to be
took
to the tent but soon came big Crevasse. This was a good each other, then broke loose, he
rather
sacred
number
on
this
Sandy where we changed for the explorations the crowd broke up
regular tour horse stage which into three companies, at least trip an w ay. It was ever thus. crawling out one at a time, each deal like the tight rope perform­ taking a steam rotary motion
with his own banket to encircle ance and to most o f the party while she took a magnificent
runs between that point and the tw o o f which learned that there Amen.
his shivering form about the this was the “ shakiest” part o f slide head first on her stomach,
Rusticating
at
Government
Rhododendron Tavern near the are times when it is no joke not
toll gate at the foot ot Mt. Hood. to be able to tell “ where we are camp and feeding at the Yocum attractive blaze. By tw o o ’clock the journey. Those inclined both arriving at the bottom on
There were seventeen people bent at.” One young man, who had Grille was Mr. James Gill ot everybody was awake and from ordinarily to dizziness found in­ schedule time if not in the most
on making the trip and here strayed off with a companion Portland, brother o f J. K., the a little consultation some seven­ finitely greater attraction in their approved style. Thns we made
came our first practical conun­ was equipped with a compass, book man. In him we found one teen minutes in the aggregate o f feet than in the beauties o f an in­ the descent, slide after slide,
amid much hilarity.
drum, viz, if he is a philanthro­ but when the real emergency o f those rare personalities in real sleep were figured up. At comparable landscape.
The
“
Big
Crevasse”
is
a
deep
In making our way down from
:our
light
refreshments
were
whom
the
silver
touch
o
f
age
but
came
he
could’nt
use
it
for
the
pist, who makes tw o blades of
yawning
fissure
which
extends
the
Crater over a very steep ledge
served
and
at
5:10
we
were
off
fructifies
the
qualities
o
f
kind
grass grow where one grew be­ ding-busted thing just would
fore what must be said tor a point in the opposite direction liness and human sympathy, over the snow, each armed with along the sonth side o f the peak jo f loose rock, the guide was in
stage driver, who puts seventeen from north! Whether the close whose great souls áre continual­ a ste:l tipped alpine Stock and some fifteen hundred feet from the: front assisting one of the ladies.
people where half as many are companionship of an unusually ly fed at the perennial fountain with instructions a* to how top. In the past, daring the Suddenly she lost her footing and
climbing season, this Crevasse pitched downward head first.
supposed to ride? But really attractive young lady had any­ o f youth and thus never grow correctly to use it.
has been spanned with a snow Instinctively it seemed, so quick­
The
day
was
perfect
for
the
old.
Such
always
enter
with
thing
to
do
in
messing
up
his
there are more unpleasant things
bridge over w h ic h climbers ly was it done, the guide shot
climb
and
only
one
who
has
been
than sitting four in a seat, that sense o f directions, we are un­ appreciation and quick sympathy
is if the passengers are seated by able to say, but when finally he into the enthusiasms o f young on Mt. Hood at sunrise, can ap­ crossed. For years however the forward foil length under her
the process o f “ natural selection.” concluded to give the despised people and ao companionship is preciate wbat we were privileged Crevasse has breu steadily widen­ falling body, saved her from the
And then too, there’s nothing compass a show as a last resort, more appreciated by the latter, :o look upon. Hence description ing And the bridge of snow is now sharp rocks and arrested her
like it tor bringing comparative it took him^’ont of the w oods” It is a union ot spring and au­ is futile. In a word it is ascend- a thing o f the past. The old downward progress. We began
strangers, as were a few o f the if it did point wrong for north! tumn, the beautiful seasons o f iug into the Holy o f Holies from route from there up had accord­ to expatiate on what seemed to
party, i n t o immediate and There were four young people in the year. Mr. Gill at once cap­ which one is vouchsafed a new ingly to be abandoned and we ns a sort o f Carnegie medal act
were taken up a new and more o f heroism bnt be passed it off
the crowd whom you can’t tell tured the young ladies, and if the and larger virion o f creation.
“ close” acquaintance.
After
climbing
for
an
hour
or
precipitous one. The assistant unconcernedly as “ merely a part
young
men
were
at
all
inclined
anything
about
what
it
means
At 2 o ’clock a stop was made
guides
had made a ladder which o f the business.” The crow d had
more,
when
the
sun
began
to
a t Salmon River where we were to travel in a circle when lost. to stand aloof with suspicion on
served to such a dinner as almost After returning to the same this account, they made an an shine brightly upon os, the guide was thrown over the chasm and all day been swearing by their
t o make us look upon it as the point twice within a short time, conditional surrender next morn­ made a halt and said it was time over it the party made its way. gentlemanly, considerate and re­
foretaste o f the fabled ambrosia it began to g o in on them that ing when he led them on a long or ns to paint up, in which pro­ The end was now in sight bnt sourceful guide and this little in­
and nectar o f the gods which we there is a good deal of truth tramp over and around the cedure the ladies naturally proved from here on the ascent was cident merely capped the climax.
would find to regale our spirits and very little poetry inthecircle mountains to a secluded lake adept. First, came a good coat­ almost perpendicular and we Half the battle in making the
They then re­ where the festive trout were ing o f vaseline over face and neck went up on a rope attached to top o f Mt. Hood, is in the wise,
on Oregon's Olympus. After a proposition.
His and then a thorough overlay o f an alpine stock planted firmly careful leadership o f such a man
m ost delightful Sabbath day's membered faintly that moss is plentiful and unafraid.
as Mr. Coleman.
journey along dashing mountain supposed to grow on one side of jovial, irrepressible humor to­ l ace paint. There were three dif- above in the snow.
The
feelings
o
f
one
who
fori
Alter an eight mile walk dow n
erent
colors
used
in
the
crowd,
gether
with
his
keen
observations
the
trees.
Investigations
seemed
streams and through royal
years
has
had
an
ambition
t
o
!
the
mountain we straggled in a
white,
pink
and
black
and
those
forests carpeted with the tresh to show that it grew on all sides on things in general, made one
verdure o f moss and ferns, but when one side was finally think twice to assure one’s .self using the latter were soon made set foot on the very pinnacle of few at a time at the Yocum inn,
R h o d o d e n d r o n Tavern was decided upon as the mossiest, that one o f Van Dyke’s inimitable to understand something as to the glory o f the Cascades, can be unpainted with some difficulty,
reached in the evening. Here we then an argument took place as philosopher fishermen had not the meaning o f race prejudice. imagined in part only. And changed our wet clothes and
found a veritable Ultima Thule to whether moss grows thickest become flesh and dwelt among With colored glasses added to apart from the satisfaction from then proceeded to do things in
at the close o f a long day’s ride. on north or south! Obviously us.” In water to our waists, our equipment and with now having accomplished a difficult the way o f lowering the store o f
Unique in architecture and con­ there wasn’t much light thrown which does not tell it all for three and then a red bandana tied feat, the magnificent panorama Mrs. Yocnm’s commissary de­
struction, being built out ot the on the proposition here. Having o f the fellows who by accident over one’s head and neck for which was oars to enjoy was partment. Abont nine o ’clock
strictly raw material ot the soon exhausted their question­ took the cold plunge at different added protections from the glare such as is rarely vouchsafed to we took various conveyances
forest, situated in the heart ot able stock of forest lore and the stages of the game, we enjoyed ot tfje sun on the glistening sno w, mortal man. Nine snow peaks down the dark mountain toll
the Cascades with a burly burly young men choosing opposite three hours’ fishing in the shadow we began to look our parts. were visible, from Shasta down road to Rhododendron Tavern in
mountain stream on either side. directions as leading to the ot Mt. Hood and betook our Before proceeding farther, Mr. in California to St. Helens np in order to catch the seren o ’clock
Rhododendron Tavern is as desired haven, they deferred at joyful way homeward, each with Coleman, who had by this time Washington. On the east we stage homeward next morning.
Why people persist in going to
picturesque in appearance as it is last to the young ladies who had a fine string o f speckled beauties, carefully sized up the climbing conld look over into the wheat
fields
of
Eastern
Oregon,
trace
prosaic
beaches and monotonous
But all this is preliminary, but qualities ot each individual in the
comfortable and inviting within. decided ideas upon the subject
Seated around the immense open and who struck a middle course none the less in place, as it pre­ party, made up his line of march, the winding, widening Colombia seaside resorts year after year
fireplace in the reception room which led straight to the mount­ pared us for the all important assigning to each his position in down through the Cascades to and do the same old stnnts time
after a good evening meal eaten ain road. Both young men has­ climb. Now we’re off, onward the line with strict admonition to the sea, and thence look south­ after time, when a Mt. Hood
trip is an ever present possibility.
ward down the Willamette.
in the light o f another crackling tened to explain that that was the and upward on our haven-bound keep it.
But the first thing to be done j is hard to understand. Not all
And now the real climb began.
open fire in the dining room, one direction they really meant, and journey. At six o ’clock Tuesday
was inclined to wonder whether all were so glad to “ be on the evening we left Government Camp For a time hilarity ruled the was to signal with looking glass j would care to try to make the
an arduous ascent of a difficult w ay” and “ know where they for a walk of four miles up the hour, but it was’nt long until a eight miles down the mountain ! ascent to the top, but everyone
mountain peak was the summum were going” at the same time mountain to the timber line where strange and suggestive season of to Government Camp that the can go part way with ease and
that the young ladies were too we were to camp for the night, silence settled over the bunch. ascent had been successful where­ an early morning view anywhere
bonum of happiness after all.
After a good night’s rest our magnanimous even to smile. ready for an early morning start Each seemed to feel in need - o f a upon, as we afterwards learned, above the timber line is worth
party of nine, some afoot, some For which we are duly thankful! on the snow. We left our guide time o f confmunion with himself the Stars and Stripes were run the whole trip for anybody.
Finally all parties straggled in, E. Coleman and his tw o assist­ and nothing was heard, but the up on the “ tow n” flag pole in After the return home one o f the
by stage and some by horseback,
passed through the toll gate and in time for supper. (Let it be ants, Messrs. Mitchell and An­ crunch, crunch ot the footstep honor of the first ascent o f the fellows 8uid to the writer, " I
took the eight mile incline via the noted here that the chief charac­ dersen to pack a horse with camp and the tap, tap ot the alpine season. The next thing was to wouldn’t take one hundred and
winding toll road, through one teristic o f this crowd was, that equipment and bedding and over­ stock. A few o f the ambitious dig up the historic record box fifty dollars tor that trip. It »
xast garden ot brilliant, blooming no difference how far astray they take us. They were longer than ones appeared at first to be a which contains the names of a new experience in yonr life
rhododendron, to Government wandered or what road they they expected and did not come little restive over the frequent those who have “ continued unto which gives yon a new vision
Camp, which we managed to travelled or by what stage, they up with us. We missed the camp­ halts made by the guide for the end,’ ’ and to add ours to the and makes you feel like you had
reach «n time tor more good eat­ all managed to bit it up together ing ground previously selected by breathing spells, but after a few scroll ot fame. The summit was just passed another Commence­
W. C. W.
ings at the Yocum inn or Mount­ at the right place at eating time.) Mr. Coleman and went a halt hours at every suggestion o f a covered with several feet of snow, ment,”
ain View House, to be more ex­ An interchange o f explanations mile farther on, pretty well up “ whoa” they dropped in their more than our guide had ever
West Chehalam.
plicit. The Camp, which should was called for but so grudgingly above the main timber line. tracks to best improve each seen at this time o f the year.
During "the season” the top it­
be called Yocum berg, is located given that each party was left Twilight was fast falling and yet shining moment.
Mrs. C. Root is on the sick list,
The grinding, heart-breaking self is generally bare.
at the base ot Mt. Hood, eight largely to guess at the experiences no guide, so finally we collected
On the way up the heat was having met with an accident
miles from the summit. The of the others. Fun and hilarity enough loose fuel to build a bon­ part of the climb is experienced
The directors o f the new dis­
weather was just beginning to ruled supreme when all were safe fire on the south side ot a big in reaching Crater Rock. The found very oppressive, though
trict
No. 61 are G. Worden,
the
temperature
conld
not
have
settle after days o f hard rains back under the Yocum roof but sheltering rock and led by this steep climbing follows that but
chairman;
C. Wade, M. Patten,
and as the floating clouds gave suffice it to say there were no pillar of fire our guides were able it is not so exhausting. The as­ been at all high. One young lady
us a stingy glimpse now and then more wild goose, hit and miss to locate us. They suggested sistant guides had gone on ahead had declared despairingly that with Frank Nelson clerk.
Services were held last Sunday
o f the crest o f old Hood far up in forest ranging expeditions in­ that the temperature was liable o f us early in the morning and she just knew she would never be
cool
enough
again.
Within
ten
by
S. W. Potter of Newberg. C.
we
could
see
them,
mere-specks,
to
manifest
a
decided
downward
dulged
in.
In
the
words
ot
the
the sky, it never seemed so far
minutes
after
reaching
the
sum­
F.
Moore
whs also present Ser­
away
on
above
the
big
crevasse,
aw ay and so unattainable even song o f the funny man, “ We had tendency before morning but
t o those who had before viewed plenty, more as plenty, more as that as we were there, we would preparing for us by cutting steps mit she declared just as emphatic­ vices will be held next Sunday
ally through chattering teeth at 11 a. m., Sunday School 14h
make the best o f it. This meant in the ice and snow.
it at close range and we were all we could use.”
that if we didn't get down from a. m. »
Arrived
at
the
Crater,
those
stricken with that “ all
A big bonfire was the feature o f an aggressive campaign for fire