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The Mountain that was 'God'

ILLUSTRATIONS.

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The * indicates engravings made from copyrighted photographs. See notice under the illustration.

THREE-COLOR HALFTONES.

Title. Photographer.

Spanaway Lake, with reflection of the Mountain A. H. Barnes.

View from Electron, showing west side of the Mountain Asahel Curtis

View northward from top of Pinnacle Peak Dr. F. A. Scott

Looking Northeast from slope of Pinnacle Peak Dr. F. A. Scott

* Ice Cave, Paradise Glacier A. H. Barnes

* Spray Park, from Fay Peak W. P. Romans

Crevasse in Carbon Glacier Asahel Curtis

North Mowich Glacier and the Mountain in a storm George V. Caesar

ONE-COLOR HALFTONES.

* Great crevasses in upper part of Cowlitz Glacier Kiser Photo Co.

On the summit of Eagle Rock in winter George V. Caesar

Winthrop Glacier and St. Elmo Pass Asahel Curtis

White Glacier and Little Tahoma Asahel Curtis

White River Canyon, from moraine of White Glacier Dr. F. A. Scott

Telephoto view from near Electron, showing plateau on the summit Asahel Curtis

View of the Mountain from Fox Island Charles Bedford

* The most kingly of American mountains Romans Photographic Co.

Party of climbers on Winthrop Glacier Asahel Curtis

Ice Terraces, South Tahoma Glacier Rodney L. Glisan

Mineral Lake and the Mountain A. H. Denman

Storm King Peak and Mineral Lake A. H. Barnes

Nisqually Canyon Kiser Photo Co.

* North Peak, and South Mowich Glacier A. H. Waite

* Basaltic Columns, South Mowich Glacier A. H. Waite

Mountain Goat A. H. Barnes

West side of summit, seen from Tahoma Fork A. H. Barnes

Iron and Copper Mountains in Indian Henry's A. G. Bowles, Jr.

Cutting steps up Paradise Glacier Dr. F. A. Scott

Great Crag on ridge separating North and South Tahoma Glacier Dr. F. A. Scott

The Whistling Marmot Asahel Curtis

View from Beljica, showing west side of the Mountain A. H. Barnes

* Mountain Pine E. S. Curtis

* Mount Wow, or Goat Mountain E. S. Curtis

Rounded Cone of Mt. St Helen's A. H. Barnes

* View northward from Simlayshe, or Eagle Peak Pillsbury Picture Co.

* Simlayshe, or Eagle Peak Linkletter Photographic Co.

Exploring Ice Cave, Paradise Glacier Dr. F. A. Scott

Junction of North and South Tahoma Glaciers A. H. Denman

Anemones Miss Jessie Kershaw

* North Tahoma Glacier A. H. Waite

* Snow Lake in Indian Henry's A. H. Barnes

A fair Mountaineer Asahel Curtis

Indian Henry's, seen from South Tahoma Glacier A. H. Denman

* Southwest side of the Mountain, seen from Indian Henry's A. H. Barnes

Climbing Pinnacle Peak (2) Asahel Curtis

A silhouette on Pinnacle Peak Dr. F. A. Scott

* Rough Climbing E. S. Curtis

Ptarmigan Asahel Curtis

The Mountain, from Puyallup river B. L. Aldrich, Jr.

Falls of the Little Mashell river A. H. Barnes

Old Stage Road to Longmire Springs A. H. Barnes

On Pierce County road, passing Ohop Valley S. C. Lancaster

Cowlitz Chimneys S. C. Smith

* Old Road near Spanaway A. H. Barnes

Automobile Party above Nisqually Canyon Asahel Curtis

Prof. O. D. Allen's Cottage Dr. F. A. Scott

"Ghost Trees" Mrs. H. A. Towne

Government Road in the Forest Reserve S. C. Lancaster

"Hanging Glacier," an ice fall above the Cowlitz Asahel Curtis

Leaving National Park Inn for Paradise Linkletter Photo Co.

* On the Summit, showing Columbia's Crest Asahel Curtis

Paradise Valley or "Park," and Tatoosh Mountains A. H. Barnes

On Government Road, a mile above Longmires Linkletter Photo Co.

Road near "Gap Point" Linkletter Photo Co.

Snout of Nisqually Glacier, and Road Bridge Paul T. Shaw

Pony Trail Bridge across the Nisqually Dr. H. B. Hinman

Road a mile above the Bridge Asahel Curtis

On the Pony Trail to Paradise Kiser Photo Co.

Sierra Club lunching on Nisqually Glacier Asahel Curtis

A Mountain Celery Mrs. Alexander Thompson

Narada Falls, on Paradise River Herbert W. Gleason

Washington Torrents, on Paradise River A. H. Barnes

Portion of Paradise Park and Tatoosh Range A. H. Barnes

View of the Mountain from the Tatoosh, with key to landmarks Herbert W. Gleason

Ice Bridge, Stevens Glacier Dr. F. A. Scott

Tug of War Asahel Curtis

* Hiking through Paradise Valley in Winter J. H. Weer

* Tatoosh Range, from Reese's Camp, in Winter J. H. Weer

* Waterfall above Paradise Valley Photo, W. E. Averett; Copyright, Asahel Curtis

Looking from Stevens Glacier to Mt. Adams Dr. F. A. Scott

Reese's Camp C. E. Cutter

Climbing the "Horn" on Unicorn Peak Asahel Curtis

Stevens Canyon in October A. H. Barnes

Sluiskin Falls A. H. Barnes

Eminent scientist practices the simple life J. B. Flett

* Nisqually Glacier, with its sources A. H. Barnes

Sierra Club on Nisqually Glacier Asahel Curtis

* Lost to the World Asahel Curtis

"Sunshine" and "Storm" (2) Mrs. H. A. Towne

Nisqually Glacier, from top of Gibraltar Asahel Curtis

Measuring the ice flow in Nisqually Glacier Asahel Curtis

* Miss Fay Fuller Exploring a Crevasse E. S. Curtis

Fairy Falls, in Goat Lick Basin A. H. Barnes

* Gibraltar and its Neighbors E. S. Curtis

Crossing Carbon Glacier Asahel Curtis

* Reflection Lake and the Mountain E. S. Curtis

Looking up from Cowlitz Chimneys to Gibraltar Asahel Curtis

Divide of Paradise and Stevens Glaciers A. H. Barnes

Old Moraine of Stevens Glacier Asahel Curtis

Preparing for a night at Camp Muir Asahel Curtis

The Bee Hive Asahel Curtis

Mazama Club on Cowlitz Chimneys Kiser Photo Co.

Climbing Cowlitz Cleaver to Gibraltar Asahel Curtis

Mazamas rounding Gibraltar Rodney L. Glisan

Under the walls of Gibraltar Asahel Curtis

One of the bedrooms at Camp Muir A. H. Waite

Perilous position on edge of a great crevasse Charles Bedford

Climbing the "Chute," west side of Gibraltar Asahel Curtis

Looking from top of Gibraltar to the summit A. H. Waite

View south from Cowlitz Glacier to Mt. Adams Charles Bedford

One of the modern craters Asahel Curtis

Steam Caves in one of the craters Asahel Curtis

North Peak, or "Liberty Cap." A. W. Archer

Goat Peaks, glacier summits in the Cascades Kiser Photo Co

Ice-bound lake in Cowlitz Park S. C. Smith

Crevasses in Cowlitz Glacier S. C. Smith

Crossing a precipitous slope on White Glacier A. W. Archer

* Climbing Goat Peaks in the Cascades S. C. Smith

Looking up White Glacier to Little Tahoma Dr. F. A. Scott

The Mountain seen from top of Cascade Range S. C. Smith

Great Moraine built by Frying-Pan Glacier on "Goat Island" J. B. Flett

Coming around Frying-Pan Glacier, below Little Tahoma Dr. F. A. Scott

Sunrise above the clouds, Camp Curtis Asahel Curtis

Looking up from Snipe Lake, below Interglacier Dr. F. A. Scott

Passing a big Crevasse on Interglacier Asahel Curtis

View North from Mt. Ruth to Grand Park J. B. Flett

Camp on St. Elmo Pass, north side of the Wedge Asahel Curtis

East Face of Mountain, with route to summit Asahel Curtis

Admiral Peter Rainier

First picture of the Mountain, from Vancouver's "Voyage"

Climbers on St. Elmo Pass A. W. Archer

St. Elmo Pass, from north side A. W. Archer

Russell Peak, from Avalanche Camp Asahel Curtis

Avalanche Camp Asahel Curtis

Looking up Winthrop Glacier from Avalanche Camp Asahel Curtis

Looking across Winthrop Glacier to Steamboat Prow Asahel Curtis

View south from Sluiskin Mountains across Moraine Park Asahel Curtis

Part of Spray Park George Caesar

Climbing the séracs on Winthrop Glacier Dr. F. A. Scott

Ice Pinnacles on the Carbon A. W. Archer

Among the Ice Bridges of Carbon Glacier Asahel Curtis

Building Tacoma's electric power plant on the Nisqually (3) George V. Caesar

Hydro-electric plant at Electron

Cutting canal to divert White River to Lake Tapps

Mystic Lake, in Moraine Park Asahel Curtis

Glacier Table on Winthrop Glacier Asahel Curtis

Carbon River and Mother Mountains Dr. F. A. Scott

* Oldest and Youngest of the Climbers C. E. Cutter

* P. B. Van Trump on his old Camp Ground E. S. Curtis

Lower Spray Park, with Mother Mountains beyond Asahel Curtis

* John Muir, President of the Sierra Club J. Edward B. Greene

Coasting in Moraine Park Asahel Curtis

Sunset on Crater Lake George V. Caesar

* Amphitheatre of Carbon Glacier Asahel Curtis

* Avalanche falling on Willis Wall Photo, Lea Bronson; Copyright, P. V. Caesar

* Birth of Carbon River A. H. Waite

The Mountaineers building trail on Carbon Moraine Asahel Curtis

The Mountaineers lunching in a crevasse Asahel Curtis

Looking south from Mt. Rose, across Crater Lake George V. Caesar

* Looking up North Mowich Valley Asahel Curtis

* Spray Falls Asahel Curtis

* A Rescue from a Crevasse E. S. Curtis

Returning from the Summit Asahel Curtis

* View across Moraine Park and Carbon Glacier to Mother Mountains Asahel Curtis

Senecio Mrs. Alexander Thompson

A 14-foot Fir, near Mineral Lake A. H. Barnes

Indian Pipe J. B. Flett

Floral Carpet in Indian Henry's Park A. H. Barnes

Mosses and Ferns in the Forest Reserve Charles Bedford

A Bank of White Heather Asahel Curtis

Hellebore Mrs. Alexander Thompson

Alpine Hemlock and Mountain Lilies Mrs. H. A. Towne

Mountain Asters A. H. Barnes

Studying the Phlox J. B. Flett

Squaw Grass, or Mountain Lily Miss Jessie Kershaw

Avalanche Lilies Asahel Curtis

* Moraine Park, Sluiskin Mountains and Mystic Lake Asahel Curtis

Sunrise in Indian Henry's A. H. Barnes

Anemone Seed Pods Asahel Curtis

Wind-swept Trees on North Side George V. Caesar

Lupines Herbert W. Gleason

* The Mountain, seen from Green River Hot Springs C. E. Cutter

Glacial debris on lower Winthrop Asahel Curtis

An Alpine Climbers' Cabin From Whymper's "Chamonix and Mt. Blanc"

White River Canyon.
White River Canyon.

White River Canyon, from the terminal moraine of White Glacier. A fine example of glacial sculpture. The river seen in the distance is 2,000 feet below the plateau through which the glacier has carved this valley.

Telephoto view from near Electron.
Telephoto view from near Electron.

Telephoto view from near Electron, 20 miles, showing vast summit plateau left when the Mountain blew its head off. 1. Crater Peak, built by the two small, modern craters. 2. South Peak, or Peak Success. 3. North Peak, or Liberty Cap. 4. North Tahoma Glacier. 5. Puyallup Glacier. 6. South Mowich Glacier. 7. North Mowich Glacier. 8. Snow Cap above Carbon Glacier. The summit peaks (1, 2 and 3) form a triangle, each side of which is two miles or more in length.

View of the Mountain from Fox Island.
View of the Mountain from Fox Island.

View of the Mountain from Fox Island, forty-two miles northwest, with part of Puget Sound in the foreground.

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