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Show EAST SALT LAKE TIMES. Buntain The friendly eon-te- st added. teas approaching aa and, with Biaurock and Ervin ahead. After Blaurock and Ervin had climbed Kit Carson, tha last of the 14,UUO-fopeaks Carhart, who likes Sierra Blanca best of all be says It has character, Is friendly, Is moody. Is threatening, Inviting" asked Blaurock this Inevitable question: And which paak Is the moat Interesting to ellmbf to challenging, Which would you go back time arter tlma juat to scramble up over the old follow f" Ho thought for a moment ' Longs Peak Is a good climb. It has Interest at every turn. That la trua, too, of many of tho peaks in tha southwestern part of tho state. But of tho whole list I think 1 should go back ofteneet to Starrs Blanca thaa any othar ona, That paak has real character." Now. l'lkes Peak la tha most famous of the Colorado Bockltw and probably tha n mountain In tha world. Why? Simply because the most people have ascended It; they are numbered by the millions. You see, there's a cog road to tha summit and an automobile road und the ascent by foot is no more than a tedibest-know- ous I'llmb. But from tha scenic viewpoint Pikes Peak la simply a vast mass of rock. De gustlbus non eat die there la no disputauiluiu" puting about tastes, whether In mountains or what not. Blaurock certainly But spoke well when he said, Longa Peak Is a good climb. It haa lntereat at every turn." For Longa la reckoned third or fourth favorite among tho moun- taineers of tha world and they come from beyond tho Seven Seas to ascend 1L Longs Peak called King of the Scenic West" nnd King of the Rockies" la peculiarly Impressive and Interesting to climbers because Its upper part has been split squarely In taro f carried off by and ancient glacial action. Its nw Face la sheer for 2J100 feet to Chasm Lake in a gorge that marks tha path of a glacier. This East Face haa never been climbed but twice In 1922 and Blaurock led tho second party. The regular trail xigxags from East Face to West Face and thus gives the climber views In all directions. It Is at once easy and d can make tha hard. None but the ascent, yet a thousand visitors a year get to the Mild top. Including women and even twelve-ye- s boys and girls. The view shows Longa Peak from the bock the West Facet A night ascent of Longa Teak haa become a It was Rocky Mountain National park clusslc. made In August of 1915 by the late Edna Louise Smith of Aurora. I1U whose life of philanthropic accomplishment was prematurely cut short In an automobile accident She was a member of tbe Colorado Mountain club and an ardent mountaineer. Slie and three women companions, with Val8hep Busted as guide, started from Tahosa 11 at Peak of the foot at Longs ley (9,000 feet) half-raiThe ascent p. m. In a heavy fug and was so unusual that the National Park Service requested Miss Smith to write the story for use in lta booklets. The story of this unique experience In mountuln climbing follows, In part ; After a short climb we were In another world. The fog was a sea of silvery clouds below us and from It the mountulna rose like Islands. Tha moon and stars were bright In the heavens. There was the sparkle In the air that suggests enchanted we lands and fairies. Half way to Timber-Lincame upon ground white with snow, which made it seem all the inure likely that Christmas pixies just within tbe shadows of the pines might dunce forth on a moonbeam. there was no snow, but the Above Timber-Lin- e moonlight was so brilliant that the clouds far below were shining like misty lakes and even tbe bare mountainside about us looked almost as white as If snowcovered. At the western edge of Boulder Field there was a new marvel. As we approached Keyhole, right In the center of thnt curious nick In the rim of Boulder Field shone the great golden moon. Tha vast shadow of the peak, made doubly dark by the contrast, made us very silent When we emerged from Keyhole and looked down Into tha Glacier Gorge beyond It was hard to breathe because of the wonder of It alL The moon was sldnlng down Into tbe great gorge a thousand feet below and It was filled with a silvery glow. The lakes glimmered In the moonlight. Climbing along the narrow ledger high above this tremendous gorge, was like a dream. Not a breath of air stirred, und the only sound was the crunch of hobnails on rock. There was a supreme hush In the sir, hs If something tremendous wera about to hnpHn. far-o"Suddenly the sky, whlrh had been the tlie softest with flushed moonlit a of night, blue amethyst and rase, nnd the atari loomed largo and Intimately near, burning like lamps with lavender, emerald, sapphire and topns lights. Tbe moon hud set and the stars were supreme. As we made our way along The Narrows the drainu of thnt day's dawn proceeded with kaleiwith-odoscopic speed. Over the plains, spparently end. was a sea of billowy clouds, shimmering with golden and icnrly lights. One mountain range ufttr another was revealed and brought dose by the rosy glow that now filled all the sky, Every pnk, fnr and near, bore a fresh crown ol new snow nnd each stood out distinct and Individual. Arapahoe Peak held the eye long. Torreys l'enk and Gray Peak were especially beautiful. And far nwsy. a hundred miles to the south, loomed up tbe summit of Pikes Peak. Such a scene rould last but a short time. And It was well for us. for the momenta were too crowded with sensatlona to be King borne. Soon the sun burst up from the ocean of clouds below. On The Summit all vam bright and warm. And In the bright sunlight of tbe new day wa wondered whether we had seen a reality or a vision. one-hal- WHEN FIRST THEY SEE LONGS PEAK TAIIOSA'S cup-lik- e vie The Sisters, Hattie ky, valley la brimmed bj peaka Sleeker In mounting to tha Tahosa's love guards o'er her, the "King of Scenic West " Precipitous from dome to base, With great square head and grim dark face And beauty In hla massive grace Longs Peak tops all the rest. Tahoaas guests are ninny, agog o'er all the views, Some art like little children, some mind their Ps and Qs, But braggart, tlinlil, cautious, the tenderfoot and freak They one and all stand awed and still The timid with a sudden chill. The daring with a brave man's thrill When first they see lyings l'oak. By JOHN DICKINSON 6HERMAN IIAT do you think of two men climbing so many high mouutalns that If the peuks were piled end on end they would reach up more than 103 miles Into the alty? Well, that's the feat that Carl Hluurock and Will Bill Hrvln of the Colorado Mountain club of Denver have accomplished It rutlier looks, doean't It, as If the two Denver men had It on the e giants who tried to scale Mount Olypmus and get at the gods by piling Ossa on PellonT The headline says 70 miles' which needs some explaining. It's like this: As a matter of fact Blaurock and Ervin have climbed considerably more than 103 miles. Their specific feat here considered Is the climbing of ench of the JO peaks of 14,000 feet and over In Colorado. That means more than 844,090 feet of mountain climbing, or a bit over 103 miles. But they have climbed some of these mountains more thun once and In addition they have climbed scores of other high Colorado peaks. Nobody knows what their total Is In feet or miles or mountains. But Blunmck and Ervin did not, of course, climb 14,0X) feet of elevation every time they ascended one of these 40 peaks. It's pretty certain, however, that each peak represents at least a tulle of vertical climb; probably some of them two miles. If the average Is put ut a mile and a half, they climbed 09 miles. Adding a tulle for good measure It Is evident that Blaurock and Ervin move in the highest circles, If Indeed they are not the original men higher up." One of the pictures shows Blnurock lending two companions up a steep old-tim- ascent. Following are the Colorado peaks of 14,000 feet or over scull'd by Blaurock and Ervin. Elbert, 14,420; Massive, 14.404; Harvard, 14.399; Sierra Blanca, 14,303: C.ra.vs, 14.341 ; Torreys, 14,830; La Plata, 14,332; Crestline, 14,291; I'ncomphngre, Lincoln, 14.270; Cnstle. 14,239; Evans, 14,239; Quandary, 14,230 ; Longs, 14.233; Wilson Mt., 14,230; Antero. 14,243; Cameron, 14,233; Scbavano, 14,179; Princeton. 14.177; Vale, 14.172; Brass, 14,183; Ban 14,-23- 0; Louis, 14,148; Sneffcs, 14,143; Craatnne Needles, 14,130; Maroon. 14,120; Did Baldy, 14,123; Pikes, 14,110; Humboldt, 14.100; Kit Carson, 14,100; Win-do14.001; Eolus. 14,088; Columbia. 14,070; Cule-br14,089; Sunlight. 14, 000; Bed Cloud, 14,047; Blerstndt, 14,043; Sherman, 14,038; Stewart, Wilson Peak, 14,026; Grizzly, 14.020; Wetter-horn- , 14,017; Sunshine, 14,013; Handles, 14,013; North Maroon, 14,010; Democrat, 14.000; Pyramid, 14,000. Fellow club member! threaten. It Is reported, to call one of them Othello because Ms occupation's gone and tbe other Alexander because he sighs for new worlds to conquer. For, alas, Colorado baa but 46 of these 14,000-foo- t peaks. However, a, 14,-03- AT" tTjzzazsujna' the rest of the country, Including Alaska, can offer even, so their case Is nut by any means hopeless. Washington has Mount Rainier (14,408 feet) one of the moat Impressive mountains of earth, big enough to make up by Itself all of Mount Italnlcr National park Incidentally, Its summit la a snow cone topping more than a score of great glaciers. California hua Fisherman peak. Mount Shasta and Mount Corcoran, all over 11,000 feet, and Mount Whitney (14,301 feet), the highest peak In Continental United States. Alaska has something worth while to offer in Mount St. Ellas (18,024 feet) and Mount McKinley (20,300 feet). Mount McKinley la one of the great mountulna of earth and Mount McKinley National park was created to preserve It na a playground and wild animal life exhibit for the American people forever. Tlda great iwiik lias been ascended but twice. From Mount McKinley the trail to the top of the earth goes by way of South America to Asia. South America has at lenst ten penks higher than Blount McKinley: Aconcugua (23,080 feet), the loftiest, la on the boundary line between Chile and Argentina. Mount Everest (29,002 feet) In the Himalayas a la the top of the world. So fur It of has defied ascent It repels Invuders by snow and Ice, Intense cold and altitude. The greatest of theae defenses Is altitude, which does strange things to the human body and tries the human mind and soul to the uttermost limit. Everest has Juat achieved another victory over the Briton. But the end la not yet, for the Briton never knows when he haa had enough. Arthur Hawthorne Carlinrt has an Interesting Illust rated article about the mountain climbing of Hlatimck and Ervin la American Foresta and Forest Life, the ningnzlne of the American Fororganization deestry association, a nation-wid-e voted to the bet torment of all phases of the forestry situation In the United States from fire protection to taxation reform and from forest recreation to education of the public school child. Spenk-In- g of the Increasing public Interest In mountain climbing, he says: No more enlightening evidence of this lntereat may be found then In a friendly content which developed In the Colorado Mountain club a few years ago. 1 have heard that It atarted in this manner. One day George Barnard, an enthualaat In mountain climbing, had a few daye vacation. He quietly donned hohs and dropped out of Bight for a few daye. A week or so later it was reported that Barnard had climbed Redcloud and Quandary Peaks. Two weeke later another rumor, later verified, was broadcast among the members of tha Mountain club. Blaurock and BUI Ervin had climbed Brosa and Princeton Peaks and. to round things out. were going hack Into tha Leadvllle National and Harvard forest to scale Antero, Cameron.-Yal- e all peaks over 14.000 feet high. That they kept their word is now history. But that was the beginning of a friendly contest which resulted In more people rllmhlng more 14.000-fopeaks, one other, than haa probably ever bean right afterIn the was our nitlon. Attention caee instantly tha focused on these muster climbs of our Bocklee. A spirited rivalry took posaesalon of the climbers. First one would lead In the number of peaks scaled, then another. Every vacation of a few new mountain scalp to a climbdays would add aachievements were productive of er's belt. New difficulty of getting exciting tain of tho climb the from one ledge to another, a dangerous slide In loose rocks, or a night marooned under a friendly appetites of the spruce. These tales whetted the peaks hardy ellmbers. They wanted 14.000-fothem. of lota ones and tough A few weeks ago I was hurrying through tha crowds on a busy street of Denver. The snippy clack of hobnails Instantly caught my aar. Footgear of bualnna does not mako such a sound. Turning. I beheld Carl Blaurock In hta climbing outfit. I hailed him. Where to this timer "Kit Carson. he replied. Kit Carson; la there such a peakr "Yea. you know we have found that there really I a Kit Carson Peak. For a long tlma we all the thought that Kit Carson andn Humboldt wars had bean duplication In the am; that thera that tha big naming. But one of ue discovered round-toppe- d mountain directly north of Craatona In over 14,001 feet! nnd It le Kit Needles Carson; Ilia eyes fairly sparkled. This la the last for Bill Ervin nnd met" be Indo-Chln- ot able-bodie- n. e ff ut Daa'i chacUs If pan pot enr a wtsiMi via $ajhfwriaSwillaiTnai Lcj aa aJrwthad prsdact la caDad far. aaJMMJk Extravagance Treet Are Necessary for Home Beautiful No lengthy explanation la needed to back up tha assertion that surroundcreatings are aa Important fketor In Well-keing the home beautiful." shrubbery and lawns, properly-selecte- d certain varieties of trees add an Inpt calculable value to the appearance of any home that la more than four walla occupying the entire lot The following advice Is offered BY, the American Tree association : First, there Is the consideration of the kind of soil In which the tree must grow, tha climate, and the kind of tree that will thrive. Thought must be given to the location of the tree, tha space It will have In which to develop, and tha variety that growl best In tha vicinity. It Is well, also, to consider whether It la not better to plant tree of long life, such aa the oak or sycamore, Instead of trees Ilka the silver maple or the poplar that mature after a short span of life: Whatever the choice of the tree, It la deserving of careful thought It may be that In nearby wooded sections there are many young trees, saplings or evergreens, the association points out In urging you to send for a g folder. free This, of course, makes an easy source of supply with the advantage of obtaining trees that live well In the vicinity. Experience shows that It is often more satisfactory to buy nursery trees specially raised for transplanting. Aa a piece of general advice It might be said that evergreens of five feet In height and deciduous trees up to twelve feat, raised In a nursery, will give the best results. The roots must not be bruised or allowed to dry, end moist earth should be kept around them until Juat before they are pat In the ground. This le extremely Important tree-plantin- Old Hen Roddy, from Hogakln Hollow, la fond of boasting of his amas-In- g thriftlnesa by virtue of whlrh he haa accumulated a fairly substantial hank account You're very careful about your expenditures, aren't you. Uncle Uen? the village schoolmaster asked one dey. Yea, perfeaser, I'm right smart Diversion and Art Landscaping one's horns place bs humble" Is a real sport, full of healthful enjoyment and diversion, and, at the same time, an art full of creative possibilities, writes W. P. Kirkwood, University of Minnesota. Moreover, It la a game that can be played at Indefinitely by an Individual, by husband and wife, or by tha whole family. It often from year to year trying out of new combinations or arrangements and the Improvement of old. It le a game without end. It costa money much or little, aa one chooses but It pays It la a game with rules, too; but they are not hampering rules. However, one rule to be more or less rigidly adhered to, la this: Never set plant, tree or shrub, or place a lawn ornament without a reason for 1L That Is a rule laid down by the late Leroy Cady, who was for yean In charge of tlie landscaping of the college of agriculture of the University of Minnesota, between SL Paul and Min- it never so neapolis. Mr. Cady's advice to beginners was: First know the shrubs to be used; learn their height, color and season of flowering. Then choose those you like best, and use for a special purpose, either as s screen or to frame a view, or for lta beauty of foliage, flower or fruit" Tree Planting As a general rule, It would be safe to say that all trees except evergreens can be planted at any time during the period between their going to Bleep In the fall and the awakening In the spring and when the ground is not frozen. In the northern states, the early spring Is the best time for the inexperienced planter. Evergreens can be put Into the ground In the late spring and during the latter part of August and the first of September. A cool end cloudy day la the beet for planting. In preparing the hols for the tree It should be made large enough to hold the roots extended It should be deep enough normally. for a layer of good loam before tbe roots are put In. hertwiM. 'ssfoa that-awa- y. Fact I don't recollec' that 1 ever spent but one quarter for Jlat dern foolishness. That was when I let a storekeeper talk me Into buyln a pair o socks. Everybodys CoastipiUog, "Ask Anyone Talma TANLAC8" m" SB" Cuticura Soothaa Baby Raahaa Bet Ssi By Al Gm4 That Itch and bum, by hot baths of Cuticura Soap followed by gentle anointings of Cuticura Ointment Nothing better, purer, sweeter, especially If a Utde of the fragrant Cuticura Talcum la dusted on at the finish. 25c each. Advertisement uuuiuer piece taruuse envious of her expensive Seemt Like Good Idea Hub Shocking! In thlT A western Inventor haa patented a they would have been content system of building construction car- her to pieces. Boston Tianir ried out on the principle of a thermos bottle. A building of any kind, bungalow, large house or commercial structure, has double walls with a vacuum between. Tlie inventor claims FORINDIGESnON that 50 per cent of the usual heating costs can be saved by his Idea. Tha air space keeps the Interior of the building warm In winter, cool In summer, damp proof and sound proof. Beuians Also, cheaper construction cost and Hot water upkeep are claimed. SurcReBef If You feed a Medlclna Z Sure Relief - m ELL-AN-S You Should Han the (Umar's Bast-- Dr. Swamp-Bo- at Have yoa ever stopped to reason why so many products that an extensively advertised all at once drop out Tha of light and art soon forgotten? reaaoa is plain the article did not fulfill This the promiiee of the manufacturer. applies more particularly to a medicine. A medicinal preparation that baa real curative value almoet sella itaelf, ae like an endless chain system tha remedy is recommended by those who have been benefited to those who are in need of A prominent druggist says, Take for a example Dr. Kilmers Swamp-Roopreparation I have sold for many yean and never hesitate to recommend, for in almost every case it shows excellent rendu, ae many of my customers testify. No othar kidney remedy haa so large a ala. to sworn statements and According verified testimony of thousands who have wed the preparation, the success of Dr. Kilmers Swamp-Rois due to the fact, o many people claim, that it fulfills almost every wish in overcoming kidney, liver and bladder ailments, corrects urinary trouble and neutralizes the uric acid which causes rheumatism. You may receive a sample bottle of Swamp-Roo- t by parcel post. Address Dr. Kilmer A Co., Binghamton, N. Y, and rncloM ten cents; also mention this paper. Large and medium size bottles for sale it all drug stores. Advertisement it is that Landtcaping Both airuioB. 25iAND 75j WCKAGES EVERYBlS FOR OVER 200 YEARS haarlem oil has been a wotii wide remedy for kidney, liver bladder disorders, riwumat lumbago and uric acid condition it CAP8LM.E.8 t, correct internal troubles, idmuletziU organs. Three sizes. All druggiitx bat on the original genuine Gold Mm Lameness Stops from a Baas IN -- Through the Neediest Eye It Is a fact that there la In the well of Jerusalem a small gateway built for the use of pedestrians and known by a name which Is translated as Tlie Needle's Eye." Through this gate It Is quite possible fur a small undernourished cHuiel, divested of all Its equipment, harness, etc., by kneeling, to work Us way, though not without The gate Is still In difficulty. Sports, Bom, Splint, Cut, zikmI f. Page 17 In pamphlet tt ncl battle telle hew. IUI M delivered. Henelwklihe St ETOWthe, 5U lM CLEARS oCOMPLECOR tjfmfffiT. Irnmkntim. 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It Is estimated thnt approximately 90 per cent of those who bun, or buy a home do not pay for It outright at the start. Habits of thrift, economy nnd established ami practiced In saving to meet the monthly payments by which the hon:; I paid for are nmong the greatest benefits of owning home." self-deni- al i Dont Neglect Painting The slogan of the paint manufacturer of Save the aurface and you save all Is an Important truth. Paint not only adda to the beauty and value of the home, but Its neglect la a mighty costly one to the home owner. The first cost of paint should bs heavy In linseed oil, which allows It to sink Into the wood, acting as a preservative and a binder for the second coat. 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