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Show ing five, unable to resist the magnificent magnif-icent view, lingered and before leaving had christened an unnamed peak Pedagogical Ped-agogical mount, and written a brief history of their Teat. As they descended de-scended an inviting canyon proed more alluring than tho arduous trail that led them to the summit, and down this canyon they climbed. Little Lit-tle progress had been made when two of the party lost their soles, and a third, finding eldenccs that other soles had been lost in that self same canyon in-former times, named tho gorge "The Canyon of Lost Soles." It seemed that the hardest part of the trip was over, when a 30 foo(, drou made further descent Impossible, Impossi-ble, aud the five, now weary and footsore, were compelled to retrace their steps to the summit. Another canyon which led to the base of the mountain was followed, but long before be-fore the bottom was reached darkness dark-ness had made traveling down, tho precipitous and rocky canyon unsafe. Scarchlug parties were sent out, K eating the detained ones about three miles from camp, and by 9 o'clock all weie gathered around the cheerful fire, none the worse for their trvlng experiences In the "Canyon of Lost Soles," Nov. 2C. 1910. The ditch water, secured at a canal ca-nal some distance from camp, proved a welcome substitute for ten gallons of filtered water poured out upon the ground before tho necessity of spending spend-ing another night upon tho'dsort was realized. It was thoroughly enjoyed hy the rescued party who had left in the morning without breakfast, provided provid-ed with a few lemons and apples, and a pint of water to quench their thirst. Tho return trip was made Sunday-morning, Sunday-morning, and before noon the entire party were at home or with friends Despite the naturally resulting stiffness, stiff-ness, sore lips and sunburn, uli declare de-clare they enjoyed every minute of the outing, and eagerly anticipate a similar pleasant time with the same congenial, merry party. TEACHERS ON A JOLLV OUTING Miss Bertha Stone, formerly of this paper, but now a teacher In Imperial Impe-rial Valley, Cnl., Is tho writer of the following descriptho article of camping camp-ing in the mountains, The article Is from the Imperial Enterprise: Signal Mountain Outing. Had Priucipal Theobald of Calex-ico Calex-ico seen the jolly crowd of teachers who participated in the trip to Signal Mountain last Friday and Saturday, he would have had no reason to feel that his "advice In regard to a teacher's teach-er's duty to herself and society, glv- , en at the Elementary Teenchera convention con-vention the prelous Saturday, was wasted Dutcher's big tallyho left Imperial caily Friday morning, and the Imperial Im-perial teachers and friends, Including .Mr. and Mrs, C. I. Jenney. tho chaperons; chape-rons; Misses Helena Clark, Emily Dyke, Ella P. Bartz, Myrtle Brlggs and Bertha M. Stone, and Messrs. II. A. Burrell, O. W. Larson. A. P. Shibley, W. E. Talberl and )t. H. Taylor, Tay-lor, were Joined at El Centro by Misses Miss-es Garnett R. Davis, Josephine Eddy, Clara B. Johnson, and Jeanetta Wrot-tenberg, Wrot-tenberg, and cMssrs. I. G. Alger and J. E Carr. Then the glorious trip began. The day was an ideal one and the drive of more than 20 miles to the camping place, on the ancient shore lino about a mile from the base of the mountain, moun-tain, was truly exhilarating. When the party reached the Mount Signal school house all alighted and lnaded tho pretty little school, where Miss Foster presides. Early Friday afternoon camp was made and the usual picnic appetite was appeased upon tho arrival of the provision wagon. In the evening nil gathered around a cheerful bonfire, where each vied with the other in tho narration of thrilling stories, both possible and Impossible, while the popping of corn and toasting of marsh-mallows marsh-mallows kept pace. Early Saturday morning the ascent was beguu and seven of the climbers, the first to leave the camp, succeeded in reaching the summit. They were Messrs. Taylor, Larson, Talbe'rt and Alger and Misses Wrottenberg, Bartz and Stone. Lack of time prevented those who left later, many of whom nearly reached the top, from accomplishing accom-plishing their purpose. A trip of this kind would be incomplete incom-plete without some thrilling adventure, adven-ture, so live accommodating ones of the seven who reached the biimmlt furnished the necessary excitemeut for tho occasion. Mr. Taylor and Mr. I-'iraon were the first to arrive at the monument, and after inscribing tbelr names on improvised parchment took their departure over the trail by which they came, returning to camp by an east side gulch. The remain- |