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sources, nor of tlie possibilities for settlement. The government charts con- 

 tained but one or two elevations of the whole range. 



The idea of such an expedition originated with Gov. Ferry, and was 

 taken up by "The Press." The party consisted of six men originally, one 

 of whom was obliged to leave before the end of the trip. They were all ex- 

 perienced in out-of-door hardships and perfectly fitted for such a trip. 



Date of Trip. They left Seattle December 8, 1889, and were out six 

 months, returning in ]\Iay. Preparations for the trip were completed at 

 Port Angeles, and by January 13, 1890, they were ready to make the start 

 up the Elwha. They went in the winter in order to be over the first ranges 

 and into the central valley region, reputed to be found toward the head- 

 waters, by spring. 



By January 23 they reached the head of possible navigation and trans- 

 ferred their stores from the boat to the shore. They had trouble with the 

 boat in the rapids, but managed to get everything through without mishap 

 to jMcDonald's clearing. From there supplies were packed by the men or 

 on pack nniles. 



Route. They followed the Elwha on one side or the other to Lake 

 ]\Iary, where the headwaters arc. This little lake, about 400 yards across, 

 is separated from a similar one. Lake INIargaret, by a rise of not more than 

 fifty feet. From Lake Margaret the Quiniault flows to the south. 



Mt. Seattle, so named by the party, on their map, lies west and a little 

 north of these two lakes. 



Following as they supi)osed, the Quiniault river, they were puzzled 

 for a time by a large westAvard bend in the river between ]\It. Zindorf and 

 Mt. Lawson. After a westward stretch of about five miles it turns back to 

 the southeast until the junction of the Alexander river, where it make a 

 sharp bend to the southwest, going almost directly to Lake Quiniault, which 

 it enters at the upper end; leaving the lake again about the middle of the 

 south side. 



The Press Blaze. The trail was carefully blazed all the way with three 

 blazes, one above the other. The lower one w'as made at the surface of 

 the snow, so that in following it again comparison of the depth of snow 

 can be mad(^ with the depth in 1890. 



The Trail. The trail, in brief, runs as foHows to the divide: 



Port AngeU's to Di*. Lull's claim it Avas old. From there the route led 

 past ]\it. Ehlridge, the western spur of which they called the Devil's Back- 

 bone. 



From there it runs through to Goblin Ganyon. From the head of Geyser 

 Valley it leads down Lillian River Canyon, crosses Lillian River, leads around 

 Mt. Fitten to a great landslide. 



Two miles below Semple Plateau it crosses to the west side. Fi'om liere 

 they advise running nearer the river than the ti-ail does. A good trail can 

 l)e found around tln^ base of tlie Semple Plateau. The ti'ail leads up the 

 Goldie River, but Pi-ess Valley should be taken instead. It furnishes a 

 good road to within a mile or so of the sources of the Quiniault and 

 Quilliayute rivers. 



From tlie head of the valley one can choose between these two river 

 valleys. The Press trail follows to the south to Lakes Mary and ^Margaret 

 and the divide. 



A few of the notable sights, aside from the graiuleur of the scenerv 



