THE ELK MOUNTAIN PILOT A Weekly Newspaper of Interest to the Elk Mountain Region VOLUME XXXXV. CRESTED BUTTE, COLORADO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1921. NUMBER 43.

The school faculty, P. T. A. com- SCHOOL COLUMN CLIMBERS AGAIN BEATEN The valley, subject to wet monsoon of primulas new to me. A curious mittee and C. F. & I. committee, with BY MASSIVE EVEREST mists, is green with juniper, willows, grew great Local and Personal Jack Boyle entered the ninth grade rheumnobile in profusion Mr. W. E. Bragg, held an interesting and mountain ash. Right down to the on the mountain side, white last Monday. Expedition Finds Huge Precipices its heads meeting at the school house last Fri- green vegetation came the mose Thos. Griffith was in town Wednes- Guard Heretofore Unexplored En- ice and the conspicuous objects every- day at 3 p. m. Work was planned Mrs. Herman Huttcrman has also snow. day. trances to Defiant Of the two mountains Makalu where. entered the bookkeeping at Mountain for the Pv T. A. at this meeting and class is from the valley by far the more That evening we had some superb years Mrs. Anton Ziller and son came in the committee and teachers are now school. (For scientists have been en- beautiful and striking, as Everest views of Makal|U* but the following

• deavoring to the top on Saturday. busy getting all the parents enrolled. Equipment for the science classes reach of Mt Ev- stood back too far and did not show day, alas, was wet, and there were erest in Asia, and Mr. Clayton and a P. T. A. committee has arrived and wortk in the labora- follbwing is the its great height. Gigantic cliffs no views whatever. .From Shaola, Dn. O. A. Oram made a story trip to the with Mr. Tyson, also attended the tory has begun. latest about it:) lightly powdered with snow came 16,500 feet, on the way down toward Hill Monday. regulffr meeting of the city council The bookkeeping class is getting Another disappointment has befal- straight down for 11,000 feet into the Kharta, we saw many Himalayan evening len the Mount Everest Pete Campbell came home from Monday to ask that Maroon along very nicely and a number of expedition. valley. On either side were perpen- snow cock and passed several fine Pueblo last week. avenue, between Fifth and Sixth new students have begun. The examination of the eastern ap- dicular cliffs of black rock so steep lakes. It is singular that the lakes streets, or directly in front of the proaches to the mountain has revealed AC. F, & I. dentist came in from that snow and ice were unable to are so rare in the Himalayas there J. L. McGruder was down that it is guarded on side, as on from the school house, be declared closed, so Pueblo Sunday and has been that lodge on them. are so many in this district. Independent Tuesday. that examin- its north and northwest the children may have this space ing the pupils’ teeth during the week. sides, by Below the cliffs started the Kang- Arriving back at Kharta, we found and the block a huge precipices, and the climbers Earl Evans left last week adjoining for play of doshang glacier, which swept across ourselves in a different climate, dry for Kan- ground, danger from passing Be sure to take in the play, “Prof. the party have pronounced sas, to parents. without that there the valley until it struck the otljer and fine, very visit his Pepp,” which will be given at the is different from the autos, etc. Attorney M. J. Kochevar no possible means of ascending and forced a glacier Princess theatre on Thursday eve- side stream com- moist valleys around Makalu. The Miss suffering was‘authorized by the to Everest in that direction.. ing glacier Irene Kerr is from board inves- ning, from the Kangshung of day after I returned, Major Morshead October 13. They not, an attack of appendicitis. tigate the matter. did however, abandon Everest to enter a great ice cavern went to join the climbers, and help The characters of the play are their efforts, and when Colonel How- people in order to pass under it. Some ten in exploring the upper regions of the William Redden was in town from About 350 attended getting along very well with their ard-Bury sent the following dispatch dance was or twelve miles higher up Everest Khartatsangpo. Almont one day last week. which given by parts and expect to put it on Thurs- from Kharta on Aug. 17, Messrs. Bul- ed Butte Industrial Stores Co. Thurs- filled the head of the valley in the day night, the thirteenth. lock, Mallory and Morshead were en- semi-circle, Little Volney Boyd, who has been day evening at the Croatian Hall. A shape of a great with a Professor McCormick and a number deavoring to trace a glacier river to quite ill, is able to be out again. violin and accordian furnished music precipitous southeastern ridge, over of junior and senior high school pu- its source, doubtless in the hope that 27,000 fact, towards 20 YEARS AGO and a general good time-was reported sweeping out D. W. Sutherland came in from pils hiked to Irwin last Saturday and it might reveal a practicable means No Tibetans know Makalu by all. A two-step race was danced Makalu. Trinidad on Wednesday of last week. they all reported a enjoyable of ascending the mountain. Copied from the Files by three couples. Miss very by that name; their name is Chomolo- of the Elk Euphamia Ar- trip. COLONEL HOWARD-BURY in Lon- Mountain Pilot Dr. Alford removed tonsils for Miss nott and Martin Byouk winning. Two endo. New pupils who start in the book- don Times. From our camp we descended into Annie Hughes, at her home, Monday. little girls, Katherine Gullowich and Issue of October 8, 1901. this are Kharta, Aug. 17.—Having moved to Rabkar stream Katherine Sneller also danced a two- keeping class week the the valley crossing the Mrs. Ruth Higgins came up from Misses Florence Scohy and Mary Mu- Kharta from Tingri toward the end the Rabkar gla- EL L. Norris is a recent addition to step which pleased everyone. Mr. coming down from the Augusta Gunnison Saturday to spend the week fich, of July, our work was now to investi- green force. Harris spoke on the high cost of liv- Mrs. Harry Dunsmore and Mrs. cier. We then ascended a val- end. gate and map the eastern valleys and our Supt. Wm. Gordon visited in Den- ing and the plans to reduce prices. R. V. Roberts. Mrs. W. K. Coolidge ley leading towards objective has had to drop out for the time be- the approach to Everest. high white in front of us. ver with his family last week. The Murphys moved down from Ice cream and cake were served by gleaming ing on account of having so Kharta, as far as we could make Kangdoshung glacier formed a John B. Shaw brought family Smith Hill the latter part of the the committee in charge. much decid- his work to do at home. Miss Irene Kerr out, is about 20 miles east of Everest, ed obstacle to our progress, and it over from Coal Basin Friday. week. information The Crested Butte School Club is expects to enter just as soon as she but the the people of the was a steep climb to get above it. D. T. Clark and Walter spent as means car- Johnnie O’Neill and Gilbert Welch practicing diligently on the play, is able. place could give to the best But after this we came to grassy pas- nival week at home in Denver. “Professor Pepp,” of approach was of the vaguest. They have gone to Gunnison to attend high which they expect tures extending some eight miles up Geo. Schaefer is convalescing after to give in about two This THE U. C. CHURCH agreed, however, that after crossing school. weeks. is the valley, practically to the foot of a long period of serious illness. a scream start to —i some passes we should get into a val- from finish and 10 o’clock, Sunday School, Mrs. Everest. Miss Katherine Danni left Satur- leading to Chas. Hazelhurst is again cm duty should take well in our city. It was Nash, Superintendent. ley right the mountain. Here, at Pethangringmo, 16,400 day for Gunnison, where.she will at- Mr. Bullock and Mr. Mallory as engineer on the switch engine. given at Basalt and at Aspen last 11 o’clock, Sermon on the theme, left feet, we found shepherds with herds tend schooh on August 2 to try this way, and I Mrs. Agnes Kerr and little daugh- year inside of two months to crowd- “The Second Coming of Christ.” A of yak. Here too, we found the tents followed in their tracks a couple of ter spent last week visiting in Gun- Miss Edna Anderson came down ed Rouses. rational view. of Bullock and Mallory. They, how- days later. The path we followed ever, had gone farther up the valley nison. from the HiH to attend the dance Capt. M. F. Stiles arrived Saturday 7:30 p. m.. Address on the subject, Thursday evening. went up the Khartatsangpo valley for*a couple of nights, returning the S. E. Day has moved his family from his home in Charlestown, West “The Layman’s Use of the Bible.” about seven miles. It has a big gla- following It was a delightful from Gothic to Gunnison for the Virginia, and we understand will We always endeavor to present a day. Attorney Matt Kochevar was in cier’river, about whose head waters the sunniest spot and only a winter. spend the winter here. J. L. McGru- varied program in special music; camp in from Gunnison on legal business the I could get no information. There towering cliffs, has been busy unwatering and at both these services we will mile from Makalu’s The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. first part of this week. der very were prosperous-looking vil- have the best that local talent can many the snows of Everest filling the head Jacob Kochevar, Jr., died Sunday the Independent for Capt. Stiles and lages and monasteries. Mrs. Esther Harley went to Gunni- it Is this property that we hear will provide. of the valley. morning. The first few miltes up the valley morning with son Tuesday to take in the Masons’ be developed. J. CRAIG WATT, Minister. In the I started early Undersheriff P. L. Snodgrass was we were surrounded by broad fields of spur banquet, returning Wednesday. a couple of coolies to go up a up from Gunnison Sunday on official The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs OUR HOME TOWN EDITOR barley growing quite three feet, far some miles farther up the valley and business. Messrs. Harris and Work deparffed gave another of their enjoyable the best crops yet come across in immediately opposite Everest. The By ZEB JONES A daughter came to brighten the Friday morning for Denver, expect- dances last Saturday evening at the Tibet. One monastery, called Ganden weather at first was unfavorable and a our town home of William Johnson last ing to return in about a week. Hotel. Supper was There’s feller down in Chhoefel, among groves of an- filled with cloud, but get- Elk Mountain That’s alias boostin’ things. hidden the valley Wednesday. served at midnight. cient gnarled juniper trees, seemed ting above 19,500 feet, we suddenly Tanlac, remarkable remedy an sucker, the He’s optimistic exceptionally neat and well kept, so most Miss Emma Bruce is in Denver, % emerged into blue sky with a that everybody is talking about, is Coolidge came in from Ital- For every week he brings where she will attend school the com- W. K. I promised myself to visit it later. glorious panorama in front of us. sold by A. Taylor, local dealer. ian now Out good points in the worst of us, mountain Monday and will Soon after passing the monastery Over ninety miles away to the east ing winter. has been work- And lets the bad ones slide;' Mr. and Mrs. Ruie Watters of Sar- remain in town. He we left the main stream and struck could be seen the tops c? Kinchin- After spending the summer at ing mining in that district all He’s just the sort of feller a we camped are gent, are visiting Mrs. Watters’ par- claims up side valley, where the junga and Jannu appearing above a Gothic, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Roysten summer. That’s alias on our side. 16,000 highest ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Heuchemer. night at ft. among the sea of cloud, while Everest and other again at home. Now, I’m just a plain old farmer, was a gla- Dr. Ck A. Oram and Fred Miller rhododendrons. Opposite lofty ridges stood up straight in Miss Marie Block has accepted the A fine baby boy came to make his And yet he calls me Mister. coming a rocky peak. have been busy the past week haul- cier down from front across the valley, with formid- position of bookkeeper in Glick Bros.’ home with Mr. and Mrs. James Arnott Td like to quote the things he wrote a the mill machinery from Smith The * following morning, after able black cliffs descending sheer for big establishment. on morning, ing When Eph Smith wed my sister. Thursday September 29. steep ascent and passing a turquoise- 2,000 feet on to glaciers, above which Breaker to their property in Redwell He’s with us in our trouble, Mr. and Mrs. V. EX Metzler are re- blue lake, we reached the summit of were hanging glaciers. at Mrs. Susie Miller was up from Gun- Basin. He’s with us in our joy, joicing over the arrival of a son Langmala, 18,000 ft. All the Tibetan day one heard the roar of great nison Sunday. Mr. Johnson came The confidence he has in us, All their home Sunday. Tanlac is a splendid tonic and sys- coolies compLained of headaches. The breaking off from them with her to make some rough boxes. E’en bad debts can’t destroy. pieces of ice Will Dunn came over from Lead- tem purifier, now selling at the rate climb was very steep, and they were crashing into the Krangshung So when a neighbor asks me, and ville Friday to visit with his brother Mrs. Earl Evans is now cooking at of ad most Ten Million bottles a year, not in the best training. glacier below. “Why take the home town paper?** James and family. Smith Anthracite. She took charge sold by A. Taylor, local dealer. The view from the pass was most From this side and from this am- I want to use a hickory Mrs. Fred E. Jarvis came over from of the boarding house Friday morn- club. extensive with a fine prospect east- phitheater there seemed no way of H. T. Smith has just finished paint- Then call the undertaker, SaLida today for an extended visit ing. wards far beyond the Arun valley to directly attacking the great moun- ing Barney Serafini’s house and also Unless he takes his cash in hand, with W. EL and wife. distant snow ranges. Our immediate tain. The lofty southeast ridge de- Mr. and Mrs. Pete Campbell, who John SkofFs in which the Pete Camp- And goes up awful meek, Miller, Hard prospect to the West was, however, scended most precipitously to a high Horace Supt. of the have been in the Pueblo hospital for bells reside. And murmurs, “Mr. Editor, the most interesting and also the pass beyond, which was a very prom- Cash property, made a business trip several weeks, arrived home last I’m payin’ up this weak!” Mrs. Carl Dunsmore and children most tantalizing, as clouds came inent conical peak, followed by an- over to Denver during the week. week.' Gardiner, left Wednesday for a visit with rela- KILTS FOR LADIES COMING down low, covering up everything other pass, then snow slopes finally Mr. and Mrs. John Sr., Several of the boys were down tives in this state and later in the ’SURE, SAYS HARRY LAUDER above 22,000 ft. merging into the Makahi. Northeast departed the first of the week for from the Hill for the I. Q. O. F. and east. Thus we were prevented from rec- of Everest were confused masses of Imperial Nebr., their former home. Rebekah dance and banquet Satur- “Aboot Two Malr Trips Oover Here'll ognizing the highest mountains. Be- snow peaks. The new air compressor and re- If you lavor government ownership day night. Do the Job,” He Says low thfe clouds, however, was a won- Between this approach to Everest ceiver for the Augusta arrived Friday of the railroads write M. C. Chandler to derful panorama; three great glaciers, and the Rognbuk valley appeared be set in place at the mill was a 412 Colorado Building, Washington, and will Dr. Irvine Hunter visitor in New York, Oct~ 5.—Hoot mon! Kilts each many n*ihes long, swept down valley. Toward this the D. C. be another site. town from Washington gulch Monday. for the bonnie brae ladies will be the grand curves now turning majestically in almost Alpine climbers were James Jamison, Sr., and family The doctor is still busy at mining in next trick of Dame Fashion. At meeting below our feet. to discover W. H. Whalen attended the regular 4.000 ftx their attention, trying departed today for Santa Clara, in that district. least that’s the threat of Sir Harry came from Everest itself, glaciers came meeting of county commissioners in One glacier into which valley the Trinidad district, to remain per- Lauder. the Jack’s Cabin business visitors in Gunnison Monday. another from Makalu (28,800 ft.) the down. Therefore, after pronouncing manently. “Ye ken, I pVrophesied fourVr from high peaks to the north- were no possible of town Monday were Mr. and Mrs. J. J. third that there means Miller, J. t A Large drove of sheep passed thru year’r’rs ago some day east, Mrs. G. L» Jos. Ingham, P. Shackleford, and that I wad east of Everest. getting up Everest from the Mrs. Lang Spann here Wednesday, going to Pittsburg Hurley and Jos. H. Block represented Spann. find them dressed in the /kilts the After passing another charming they went back direct to the Kharat- Mrs. Jim and on into Utah. Crested Butte at the Demticratic same as me-. I think abot twa mair turquoise lake, called Shurimtso, we sangpo valley, and are now following W. Lichty, trips oover here’ll do the job,” county convention held in Gunnison Messrs. E. Bragg, A. H. The high winds the latter part of purred descended over pleasant grassy up- the river to its source. and Bl J. Mattison of the C. F. & I. Sir Harry in his best burr in an in- lands, and to the last Thursday. last week blew most all the leaves off covered with gentians I went back another way D. J. Applegate has purchased company, spent several days of last Aspen terview. mauve asters, for about 3,000 feet. east of Makalu. and was well reward- the trees. f Duilding week in our city. Bare knees and short skirts have Finding a shepherd camped on a shel- ed by some magnificent views of its from C. Kramer the store Mrs Fred Dice and Mrs. Phil Don- made a hit with the most famous tered terrace some thousand feet two great peaks. We went down first recently vacated by J. S. Olney for. The C. F. & I. officials, Messrs. aheu were visitors from Spiith Hill Scot but he threw up his hands at we decided to pitch Shinchuthoungkar, the consideration of S9OO. The deal Lichty Mattison, and Bragg held an above the valley, the valley of Tuesday. the mention of bobbed hair. our tents close to him, as fuel and which has forests of silver fir and was made by Jos. H. Block. open meeting at the Princess theatre “Bawbed hair’r’r,” he protested, “I water were plentiful and we should with long lichens hang- The Augusta Metal Mining Com- on Thursday evening. Mrs* J. M. Moffitt went down to juniper gray dinna like it. One of the glorVries get and ing every bough, wild pany filed articles of incorporation Gunnison on Wednesday’s train on aLso the benefit of fresh milk down from A number of friends of Rose Gulli- of woman should be her hairVr, and butter from him. roses, and most luxurious vegetation. in the office of the Secretary of State business. hoots, ford gave a surprise party at her mon, hoo dae ye think I cain Towards evening the mists lifted, From the east of Makalu, from be- Friday. The incorporators are .1. A. sing home last Friday evening. Quite a Mrs. Russ went to Gunnison Mon- aboot the lassies’ bonnie hairVr giving wonderful and entrancing tween its twin peaks, a big glacier SmalV L. H. Johnson and W. D. Hat- nice time was had by all present. day, in which city she will spend the when she hasna got any?” glimpses of immense snowy peaks descends to 12,000 feet. It was very ton, and the capital stock $2,010,000. winter. towering to an incredible height. curious to see birch and fir trees The company will operate in Gunni- Get rid of that nervous, fretful Hungry unemployed men offered That night there was slight frost, and growing on either side of the ice. son nnd Teller counties. feeling. Brace up. Take Tanlac and E. G. Joy and Merrel Wierick made themselves for sale on the auction the morning broke absolutely cloud- Below this glacier the valley bottom you will look everybody in the face a trip to the county seat Monday. block in Boston recently. The spec- less. • is quite flat, with grassy meadows FINE PIANO BARGAIN with a smile. Sold at A. Taylor’s tacle was one that had not been wit- you sent Never shall we forget the beauty of and patches of forest, most unlike Have that friend a box of nessed in the United States We have a high grade piano stored since the on cliffs narrow Himalayan val- Several Masons from here went to fish? We have the shipping tags. that sunrise the marvelous the ordinary in Gunnison, which must be sold or ¦ o— ¦ days of human slavery. Those who Gunnison by auto last Wednesday of Makalu, which, not four miles ley. James Graham, Deputy State voted for a change last fall are get- moved at once. For quick sale to re- evening to Mine away, towered some 11,000 feet above We now turned up a side valley ,to attend the celebration of came on ting Sparks. liable party will greatly sacrifice Inspector, in Tuesday. it. —Lamnr more east, to cross Shaola, and the 40th anniversary of that order. us. or the first rosy hue on the the to price. Terms if desired. • Write for retiring at 15,000 feet on a terrace Our city is full of cattlemen on We can quote you Rome very attrac- distant summits of Everest. camped particulars to The Denver Mrsic Mrs. Ida Moffitt came over the road or of the fall roundup. prices on job or It was an indescribably beautiful called Sedhenthang, the Field Company, Colorado. from near Somerset tive work now. Call Denver 40-4 t the road camp scene, nnd I doubt if anywhere in the Marigolds, opposite the twin peaks of last week. She expects phone. I to help Mrs. Mrs. Mable Shaw came in from Sar- wotfd there is another valley to equal Maknlu. Here were masses of deep 1 Fish tags for shipping fish for sale Cain at the new hotel this winter. gent Wednesday. Old Paper*— For Sale at this office. this in its overpowering grandeur. red meconopsis and several varieties! at Pilot.