The Hawaiian Star

PRINCE LUGI'S BOOK.
The Explorer of Mount St. Elias will
Write His Experiences.

Prince Luigi of Savoy, Duke of Abruzzi,
and nephew of the King of Italy, stayed in New York after accomplishing the feat of climbing to the
summit of Mount St. Elias. Concerning
his achievement Prince Luigi was
very modest. He avoided conversing
about the character of the work he
and his party had to perform before
they arrived at the summit, or the scientific facts he had added to the former knowledge of the mountain.

When he returns to Italy he will
prepare a monograph concerning his
experiences, which will, it is said, be
of great value to those interested in
the study of phenomena of great altitudes. This monograph will be accompanied by photographs taken at
various stages of the journey. Some
of these, most notably those which
were obtained at elevations of more
than 14,000 feet, have no equals, it is
said, in the world. The negatives are
in the personal possession of the Italian Prince, who prizes them as the
most valuable of his trophies of Mount
St. Elias. They will be developed in
Italy, and until that time Prince Luigi
declined even to converse about them.

When asked about the difficulties of
his trip the Prince said:

"The greatest difficulty was the one
question of the transportation of food.
It was necessary we should take sufficient with us to assure our safety. It
was essential that, as climbers, we
should not be overburdened, for every
pound added to our equipment increased our danger. We were at last
able to solve the difficulty, and by
good fortune did not suffer from hunger."