Maj. Ingraham
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- Jul 24, 1894The Lead Plate on Rainier's North PeakA letter from Yelm corrects the record: five people had already stood atop Mount Rainier's north peak, and two had left a lead plate and tin reflector on the rock.Mount Rainier, WA
- Jan 6, 1895A Christmas on the Ice King: The Climb That Saw Rainier SmokingIn 1894, Major Ingraham led six men, seven homing pigeons, and a camera onto Mount Rainier’s glaciers. They came back with frostbite, a story of steam and smoke rising from the crater—and one pigeon missing.Mount Rainier, WA
- Jan 15, 1895Seattle's First Poultry Show Was a Rooster Booster's DreamThe Puget Sound Poultry Club opened its first annual exhibition at Rialto Hall, with a California judge, silver cups, and homing pigeons that had just flown messages from a mountain expedition.Seattle, WA