MOUNT RAINIER IS 14,408 FEET HIGH 



and pluck of Mr. Birdesye and his party in their almost 

 disastrous experiences on the peak. Survey men 

 are so frequently confronted by peril in their daily 

 work, that they are not apt to write or talk about it, 

 and as a consequence the public seldom learns the 

 intimate details. It is to be hoped that the history of 

 this undertaking will some day appear in full. 



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