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NCLI3 SAM'S 1020 "Illustrated Cata
logue" of Mount llalnlor Nntloniil
Park Ih ort tlio press. It Ih an Inter
esting booklet of fit pages of text,
mnps and Illustrations. It contains
everything the tourist needs to know.
It could not very well he dull, for
Mount llalnler Ih ono of. the most
interesting of Iho 10 peaks In our
national park system.
Incidentally, Uncle Sam should re
name the national park. Its nanio
means nothing to the 50,000 Ameri
cans who visit It In vacation time. It should luivo
a good American name. A change In name, of
'course, means clinnKliiK the name of Mount Hal
tolcr sinco the mountain Is one-third of the wholo
Brk.
I'etcr the Great, on his deathbed In 1725, do
creed that Vitus Bchrlng, a Dane In his employ,
ahould cross Siberia to tho unknown western sea,
fcuild two ships and eenreh for the fabled passnfio
o tho Atlantic. Thus camo about the Husslan pos
awaslon of Alaska- and of the north Pacific coast.
Perez, In 177U, and Ilacela, In 177-1, both Span
iards, explored the Pacific coast, discovered Noot
fca sound and suspected tho Columbia river from
ho breakers on Its bar. In 1777 Capt. .Tames Cook
discovered Cook's lnlot, but missed both Juan do
Turn's straits and tho Columbia. Capt. Robert
Means of tho Kast India company discovered tho
Btrnlts In 1788 but dared not cross tho Colum
bia's bar.
International Jealousies broiiKht about tho Noot
Itn Convention of 1700, which gavo the British tho
tlgax. to llsh and trade, provided they did no colo
nizing. Then In 1702 came an American, Capt. ltobert
Amy of Boston, In the Columbia, the llrst Amer
ican ship to sail around tho world (1700). It took
thin dauntless American sailor nine dnys to get
through the breakers on tho Columbia's bar. ITo
willed )0 miles up this noble river and named It
after his gallant ship.
That same year Capt. Georgo Vancouver of tho
British nnvy was sent to enforco the Nootka con
vention. He oxplored Paget sound, but balked at
trying to cross tho Columjila's bar. ITo mot Cap
tain Cray, who told him of his ascent of tho river.
But tho British commander balked nt tho break
cm, took possession of tho country In the namo
f his sovereign and loft Lieutenant Broughton
In tho Chatham to explore tho river If ho could.
Broughton go"t Into tho river and ascended 100
lles by launch. IIo saw Mount Kalnler, about
J0O miles away and was struck with awe. Llko a
truo British navnl olllcor ho nnmed this mugnlfl
cent mountain, rlNlng 14,408 feet almost from sea
level, after Itenr Admiral Peter llalnler.
Mount Kalnler Is 42 miles from Tacomn and
VI miles from Seattle. It Is tho sight of splits
ttoin either city. As Is well known, theso two
cities have a feud over tho name. Tacoma calls
It Tacoma and Seattle calls It Mount llalnler. This
fa not to say that the controversy shuuld bo de
cided In favor of cither city. Hut "Tho mountain
that was God" of tho Indians, one or tho most
fenpresslvo of earth, should have a better namo
than llalnler.
Hero are some random oxtractH from tho Intro
ductory pages of Uncle Sam's booklet :
"Of all tho lire-mountains which, like beacons,
nco blazed along (he Paclllc coast, Mount llalnler
5 tho noblest," wrote ,lohn Mulr. "The Mountain
that Was Cod," wrote John D. Williams, giving
title to his book.
"Kaslly king of all Is Mount llalnler." wrole
V. K. Matthes of the United States geological sur
rey, reviewing that series of huge extinct volca
noes towering high above tho sky line of the Cas
cade range. "Almost 250 feet higher than Mount
Bhastn, Its nearest rival In grandeur and In mass,
St Is overwhelmingly Impresslvo both by the vast
Bess of Its glacial mantle and by the striking
sculpture of Its cliffs. Tho total area of Its gla
ciers amounts to no less than IS square miles, an
cxpanso of Ice far exceeding that of any other
s&iglo peak In tho United States. Many of Its
Individual Ico streams are between four and six
Miles long and vlo In magnitude and In splendor
with the most boasted gkiclcrs of tho Alps. Cas
cading from the summit In all directions, they
radiate like the arms of a great starfish."
Seen from Tacoma or Seattle tho vast mountain
Hppears to ilso directly from sea level, so Inslg
aftflcaut seem tho ridges about Its base. Yet theso
rMges thcinselvcH aro of no mean height. Thoy '
rtw 11,000 to 4,000 feet above tho valleys that cut
tirough them, and their crests average 0,000 feet
Is altitude.
But bo colossal aro tho proportions of tho great
vrtrnno that thoy dwarf even mountains of this
eke and glvo'.them tho uppcnrutico of mero foot
Mils, In height, It Is second In tho United States
only (o Mount Whitney. .'
Mount Hulriler stunds, Jn round numbers, 11,000
fret above Ifs Immediate base, Is nearly threa
nSles high, memured from sen lovel, and covers
M0 square miles of territory, or one-third of tho
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area of Mount llalnler National Park. In shape
It Is not a simple cone tapering to a slender, point
ed summit like KuJI (FuJIyamu), the great vol
cano of Japan. It Is rather n broadly truncated
mnsB resembling nn enormous tree stump with
spreadliiB baso and IrreBtihirly broken top.
Its Ilfo history has been a Varied one. I-Iko nil
volcanoes, llalnler has built up Its cono with tho
materials ejected by its own erupUons with cin
ders and 'stcam-shredded particles' and lumps of
lava and with occasional Hows of liquid lava that
havo solidified Into layers of ban, basnltlc rock.
At one tlmo It attained an altitude of not less
than 10,000 foot, If ono may Judso by tho steep
Inclination of the lava and cinder layers visible
In Its Hanks. Then a Brent explosion followed
that destroyed the top part of the mountain and
reduced Its height by some 2,000 feet.
Indian legends tell of n great eruption There
havo been slight eruptions within memory one In
18 III, ono In 1851, and one In lSrS, and tho last
In 1870. lOven now It Is only dormant. Jets of
steam melt fantastic holes In the snow and Ico
at Its summit, and there are hot wprlngs at Its
foot. Hut It Is entirely safe to visit Mount llal
nler, as further eruptions are unlikely.
Later on this great cavity, which mensural
nearly three miles across from south to north, was
111 led by two small cinder cones. Successive feeble
eruptions added to their height until at last they
formed together a low rounded dome the emi
nence that now constitutes tho mountain's summit.
Tho higher portions of the old crater rim rise to
elevations within a few hundred feet of tho sum
mit and, especially when viewed from below, stand
out boldly as separate peaks that mnsk and seem
to overshadow tho central dome. Especially prom
inent aro Point Success (14,100 feet) on tho south
west side ami Liberty Cap (14,112 feet) on tho
northwest side.
The altitude of the main summit has for mnnv
years been In doubt. Several tigures havo been
announced from time to time, no two of them In
agreement ; but all of theso, it Is to bo observed,
were obtained by more or less approximate meth
ods. In 101U the United States, geological survey,
In connection with ltn topographic surveys of tho
Mount llalnler National Park, made n new series
of measurements by trlangulatlon methods at close
range. These give the peak an elevation of 14,408
feet, thus placing It near tho top of the list of
high summits of tho Unltvd States. This last fig
ure, It should bo added, Is not likely to be In error
by moro tlmn a foot or two, aiufmny with some
jCOiillUeuco bo regarded as Dual. Creator exact
mess of determination Is scarcely practicable In
Hint enso of Mount llalnler, as Its highest bununlt
consists actually of a mound of bno'wTTiie height
of which naturally varies.
This crowning snow mound, which was ouce hup-
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posed to be the highest point In
the United Stntes, still bears the
proud name of Columbia Crest.
It Is essentially a huge snow
drift, or snow dune heaped up
by the furious westerly winds.
One of the largest glacier sys
tems in the world radiating from
any single peak Is situated on
this mountain. A study of tho
map will show n snow-covered
summit with great arms of Ico
extending from It down tho
mountain sides, to end In rivers
far below. Six grent glaciers
appear to originate nt the very
summit. Thoy nre the Nls
qually, the Ingrahnm, the Tin-
mons, the Wlnthrop, the xa
honia and the Knutz glaciers. Hut many of great
size and linnresslveness are born of the snows
in rock pockets or cirques, Ice-sculptured bowls
of great dimensions and ever-Increasing depth,
from which they merge Into the glistening armor
of the huge volcano. The most notable of these
are the Cowlitz, the Paradise, the Frylngpnn, the
Carbon, the Itussell, the North and South Mowlch,
tho Puyallup, and the Pyramid glaciers.
Twenty-eight glnciers, great and small, clothe
Rainier rivers of ice, with many of the charac
teristics of rivers of water, roaring at times over
precipices like waterfalls, rippling and tumbling
down rocky slopes vcrltnblo noisy enscades, ris
ing smoothly up on hidden rocks to foam, brook
like, over Its lower edges.
livery winter the moisture-laden winds from the
Pacific, suddenly cooled against Its summit, deposit
upon Its top nnd sides enormous snows. Tlwse,
settling In the crater which was left after the
grent explosion In some prehistoric age carried
away pei-haps 2,000 feet of the volcano's former I
helgbt, press with overwhelming weight down tlie
mountain's sloping sides.
Thus are born the glaciers, for the snow under
Its own pressure quickly hardens Into Ice. Through
34 valleys self-carved In the solid rock (low the
rivers of Ice, now turning, ns rivers of water turn,
to avoid the hnrder rock strata, now roaring over
precipices like congealed waterfalls, now rippling.
like water currents, over rough bottoms, pushing.
pouring relentlessly on until they reach those
parts of their courses where warmer nlr turns
them Into rivers of water.
In glowing contrast to this mnrvelous spectnele
of Ice are the gardens of wild flowers surrounding
the glaciers. These flowery spots are called parks.
One will And on the accompanying mnp Spray
Park, St. Andrews Park, Indian Henry's Hunting
Ground, Paradise, Summer Land; and there are
many others.
"Above the forests," writes John Mulr, "there
Is a zone of the loveliest flowers, fifty miles In cir
cuit nnd nearly two miles wide, so closely planted
nnd luxurious thnt It seems ns If nnture, glad to
make an open space between woods so dense and
Ice so deep, wero economizing the precious ground
and trying to see how many of her darlings she
can get together In ono mountain wreath daisies,
nnemoni's, columbine, crytlironlums, larkspurs, etc.,
among which wo wade kneo deep and wnlst deep,
tho bright corollas In myriads touching petal to
petal. Altogether this Is Iho richest subnlplne
garden 1 have found, a perfect flower elyslum."
The lower altitudes of tho park are densely tim
bered with flr, cedar, hemlock, maple, alder, Cot
tonwood and spruce. The forested areas, extend
ing to mi altitude of about 0,500 feet, gradunlly
decrease In density of growth after an altitude of
4,000 feet Is readied, and tho high, broad plateaus
between tho glacial canyons present Incomparable
scenes f d'"rslHed beauties.
A larco part of the area above the 4,r00-foot
contour onslstS ot open, grassy parks, rocky and
barren Miuinilts, snow fields, and glaciers. Tracts
of dense oiibalplne forest occur In sheltered loca
tions, but they are nowhere very extensive, and
their ci utlnulty Is broken by open swamp glades
and meadows and small bodies of standing (ra
ter. The steep upper slopes of the spurs di
vulging from tho main ridges are frequently uv
ered with a stunted, scraggy growth of low tr?es
llrmly rooted In the crevices between tho roka.
The most beautiful of the alpine trees are about
the mountain parks. Growing In scattered groves
and standing In groups or singly In tho open
grassland and on the margins of the lakes, they
produce a peculiarly pleasing landscape effect
which agreeably relieves the traveler from the
extended outlook to the snow Ileitis of the moun
tain and broken ridges about It. At the lower
levels of the subnlplne foiest the average height
of the largest trees Is from 50 to 00 feet. The
size diminishes rapidly ns tho elevation Increase-.
Tlfe trees are dwarfed by the cold, ami their
trunks aro bent and twisted by tho wind; Small
patches of low, weather-beaten, iukI bttinted moun
tain hemlock, alpine tlr. and whlte-bar'pfne occur
up to 7.000 feet. The trunks are quite' prostrate
and the crowns nre flattened mats 'of brnnelies
lying .'lose to the ground. The extreme llu.lt n'
tree growth on Mount llalnler Ik about 0u w
There la r.u distinct timber Hue.
Among the Reds.
"Vote for my candidate. lie's In
Jail."
"Vote for mine. lie's out on Wll."
Louisville Courier-Journal.
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HAD USE FOR HIS MILLION
Zeb Would at Least Employ It to Good
Advantage, as Far as It
Would Go.
A party of bnymen gathered round
the stove In a little oyster shnck on
the Great South bay stnrted the old,
old question as to whnt they would do
If they suddenly camo Into possession
of $1,000,000. 'Some bought great
ocean-going yachts; others endowed
schools, nnd one even offered to con
tribute his to help out tho govern
ment. The question finnily came round to
old Zeb Banks, noted ns the ne'er-do-well
of tho fishing neighborhood.
"And now, Zeb, you've been keeping
pretty quiet," one of them said. "Just
whnt'd you do if you hnd a million dol-lars?"
"Well, I don't know 'znctly," re
sponded Zeb reflectively ns ho spat at
tho stove. "I reckon I'd pny It on my
debts, 's far as It wont." Saturday
I2venlng Post.
Expensive Melody.
"Ah! Life with you would be ono
grand, sweet song!"
"Hut I'm a practical girl. To m
there's music In tho purr of an expen
sive motor, In the soothing tones of n
French maid, the sunve replies a wtll
trnlned butler makes, the honnyed
words of tradesmen eager for my pat
ronage, the "
"Say no more, Angellne. You aro
tnlklng about the kind of mu'ilc I
can't provide." Birmingham Age-Herald.
A Feeling of Security
You naturally feel secure ivhen you
know that the medicine you arc abfut to
take is absolutely pure and contai. ij no
harmful or habit producing drugs.
Such a medicine is Dr. Kilmer's SUmp
Itoot, kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The same standard of purity, strength
and excellence is maintained in every,
bottle of Swamp-Root.
It is scientifically compounded fy ta
vegetablo herbs.
It is not a stimulant and is taken Va
teaspoonful doses.
It is not recommended for everything.
It is nature's great helper in relieving
and overcoming kidney, liver and blad
der troubles.
A sworn statement of purity is with
every bottle of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp
Root. If you need a medicine, you should
havo the best. On sale at all drug stores
in bottles of two sizes, medium and large.
However, if you wish first to try this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr.
Kilmer fc Co., Binchamton, N. Y., for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper. Adv.
TO MEET THE EMERGENCY
The Latest Style.
"William Dean Ilowells," said an
editor, "often Joked about the latest
styles.
" 'Tho minister made a witty refer
ence to the latest stylo In his sermon,
didn't he?' Mr. Ilowells said one Sun
dav morning to a young lady of New
York,
" 'Did he? How?' nsked the young
lady.
" 'Why, didn't you notice?' said Mr.
Ilowells. 'No choso his text from
Hevelatlons.' "
Youngster Had Little Difficulty Mak-
ing Up His Mind as to What
He Would Do.
As the old lady strolled on the cliffs
near a seaside town she came across
n lad dressed In the well-known
scouts' rig.
"What do they teach you In the
Scouts?" she nsked him, with a beam
ing smile.
"To bo manly citizens, and true to
king and country," replied the lad
promptly.
"And whnt are you going to be wher
you grow up, my little man?" went ou
his self-appointed examiner.
"A soldier, to fight for the king,"
was the patriotic reply.
"Very brave," applauded the old
dame. "Now, suppose you saw tho
king's conch dashing along, with run
away horses, straight toward tho
edge of this cliff, what would you do?"
Tho youngster eyed her In disgust.
Evidently she was one of those people
who never Imagine n boy has nny
sense. lie determined to settle her
once nnd for all, so lie replied:
"I'd shut my eyes, nnd sing, 'God
Save the King.' "London Answers.
Bygones.
"We must let bygones be bygones."
"I endeavor to do so. I no longer
give a thought to the tlifle I wnsted
making up my mind how I would voto
In tho prlmnrles." Washington Stnr.
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