MOUNT RAINIER 



glaciers were visited by Vice President Oakes of the Northern 

 Pacific Railroad Company and United States Senator George F. 

 Edmunds of Vermont. One result of that trip was an order to build 

 what has since been known as the Bailey Willis trail to the north- 

 western slopes of the mountain. Another subsequent result was 

 the naming of the glacier in honor of Senator Edmunds. 



Elizabeth Ridge. Near Crater Lake in the northwestern corner 

 of the Park. Origin of name not ascertained. 



Elysian Fields. One of the beautiful park regions on the 

 northern slope. The name was given by Major E. S. Ingraham in 

 1888. Elevation, 5,700 feet above sea level. 



Emerald Ridge. On the southwestern slope of the mountain, 

 dividing the lower parts of the Tahoma and South Tahoma Glaciers. 

 The name is descriptive, but by whom it was first suggested has 

 not been ascertained. 



Emmons Glacier. On the northeastern slope. This is the 

 largest glacier on the mountain. For a long time it was called 

 White Glacier because it gave rise to the river of that name. The 

 river's name came from the glacial whiteness of its waters. The 

 present name is in honor of S. F. Emmons, who, with A. D. Wilson, 

 made the second successful ascent of the mountain in 1870. 



Eunice Lake. In the northwest corner of the Park near Tolmie 

 Peak. Bailey Willis named it Tolmie Lake in 1883; but it was 

 not so mapped officially, and the name was changed to honor 

 Mrs. W. H. Gilstrap of Tacoma. She and her husband were 

 frequent visitors to the Crater Lake region. 



Fairy Falls. On the southeastern slope, in the upper waters of 

 Stevens Creek. Elevation, 5,500 feet above sea level. 



Falls Creek. Rises in North Park and flows across the boundary 

 at the northwestern corner of the Park. 



Fay Peak. In the northwestern portion of the Park, over- 

 looking Crater Lake. Elevation, 6,500 feet above sea level. The 

 name was given in honor of Miss Fay Fuller of Tacoma, who in 

 1890 was the first of her sex to attain the summit of Mount 

 Rainier. 



Fir Lake. A small lake in the southeastern corner of the Park. 



Fish Creek. A tributary of Tahoma Creek in the southwestern 

 corner of the Park. 



Fishers Hornpipe Creek. On the southern slope of the moun- 

 tain, a tributary of Pyramid creek. Origin of name not ascertained. 



Flett Glacier. Near Ptarmigan Ridge on the northwestern 

 slope. The name is in honor of Professor J. B. Flett of Tacoma, 

 one of the most enthusiastic explorers of the mountain. 



Florence Peak. In the northwestern corner of the Park. 

 Origin of name not ascertained. 



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