PREFACE
I. THE MOUNTAIN DISCOVERED AND NAMED, 1792 By CAPTAIN GEORGE VANCOUVER, R.N.
II. FIRST APPROACH TO THE MOUNTAIN, 1833 By DOCTOR WILLIAM FRASER TOLMIE
III. FIRST RECORDED TRIP THROUGH NACHES PASS, 1841 By LIEUTENANT ROBERT E. JOHNSON, U.S.N.
IV. TACOMA AND THE INDIAN LEGEND OF HAMITCHOU By THEODORE WINTHROP
V. FIRST ATTEMPTED ASCENT, 1857 By LIEUTENANT A. V. KAUTZ, U.S.A.
VI. FIRST SUCCESSFUL ASCENT, 1870 By GENERAL HAZARD STEVENS
VII. INDIAN WARNING AGAINST DEMONS By SLUISKIN, INDIAN GUIDE
VIII. SECOND SUCCESSFUL ASCENT, 1870 By S. F. EMMONS
IX. EXPLORATIONS ON THE NORTHERN SLOPES, 1881-1883 By BAILEY WILLIS
X. DISCOVERY OF CAMP MUIR, 1888 By MAJOR E. S. INGRAHAM
XI. EXPLORING THE MOUNTAIN AND ITS GLACIERS, 1896 By PROFESSOR I. C. RUSSELL
XII. McCLURE'S ACHIEVEMENT AND TRAGIC DEATH, 1897 By HERBERT L. BRUCE and PROFESSOR H. H. McALISTER
XIII. FIELD NOTES ON MOUNT RAINIER, 1905 By PROFESSOR HENRY LANDES
XIV. GLACIERS OF MOUNT RAINIER By F. E. MATTHES
XV. THE ROCKS OF MOUNT RAINIER By GEORGE OTIS SMITH
XVI. THE FLORA OF MOUNT RAINIER By PROFESSOR CHARLES V. PIPER
XVII. CREATION OF MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK MEMORIAL BY SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
XVIII. MOUNT RAINIER IS 14,408 FEET HIGH By THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
XIX. PLACE NAMES AND ELEVATIONS IN MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK
Title: Mount Rainier
A Record of Exploration
Author: Various
Editor: Edmond S. (Edmond Stephen) Meany
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First Picture of Mount Rainer. Drawn by W. Alexander from a sketch by J. Sykes, 1792. Engraved by J. Landseer for Vancouver's Journal. First Picture of Mount Rainer.
Drawn by W. Alexander from a sketch by J. Sykes, 1792. Engraved by J. Landseer for Vancouver's Journal.
Mount Rainier
A Record of Exploration
Edited by
Edmond S. Meany
Professor of History in the University of Washington. President of The Mountaineers.
Author of "Vancouver's Discovery of Puget Sound," "History of the State of Washington," etc.
New York
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1916
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To
GENERAL HAZARD STEVENS
early lover of the mountain, this book is affectionately dedicated