Class _^_£:L_Mittr Rnnlr E Q>bS 5 CDPyRlGHT DEPOSIT T"E SILENT MONITOR THE SILENT MONITOR BY g/x. wendling SAN FRANCISCO M CM XII Copyright 1^ 5 3 ^M *^ 1912 C < G.X.Wendling p fc 3 *^ ^ (gCU332318 ORIGIN OF THE POEM: In the spring of 1911, the officers of the Chamber of Commerce of Klamath Falls, Oregon, had under consideration the issuance of a pamphlet descriptive of the Klamath region. They extended an invitation to Mr. Wendling that he prepare a frontis- piece poem for the issue. He accepted the invitation and wrote the "Silent Monitor" while crossing the continent from San Fran- cisco to Chicago, in June, 1911. The poem contains three main points : First: Mt. Shasta, the "Silent Monitor," an extinct volcano rising to the majestic height of 14,444 feet above sea-level, covered perpetually with a mantle of ice and snow. Second: The Weed line of railroad under the title of The California North- eastern, running from Weed, California, skirting the base of Mt. Shasta, thence winding its way northward thru the Klamath Basin to Klamath Falls. The third point, the County of Klamath, and the County Seat, City of Klamath Falls. The Chamber of Commerce accepted the poem and the pamphlet was issued con- taining it. The Publisher DEDICATED TO MY DAUGHTER MARTHA FLORENCE WENDLING ONE OF THE MOST UNSELFISH WOMEN LIVING ON OUR PLANET — G. X. Wendling She came one day in summer Near a quiet country lane, She went to schools and Stanford And now she's home again. She came one day in summer Near a quiet country lane. She went to schools and Stanlord And She's home a^.ain. The Silent Monitor Like (he S(Milm<;l at tlu; jiatnwny, Stnn