Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-10-25
VOLUME 30. NUMBER 90.
AN ADVENTURE IN THE prnE,.rs.
~" ''V'"ns Lsffers FROM hs Pyrots,s
hriQhf plcnm Of snrah,no .L.-I - :,


A bright CLEAN Of sunshine chased away the r,.,, and
showed us far distant the right n green monr,.in -
portion ct sky more brilliantly blue the arr,t sanbi,
Alons-en avan'," We both exclaimed, and on we wen,
win renewed spirits The mCuntan we had seen wa. n,
very considerable distance but we calculated pnon sd
ing some shepherds hut under which might pass tho
night, should we fail IN reaching Buiareo There US.
Ahd gap IN the mass OF rocks below in the same dr.c
uon to which my companion thought we had better ds
scend differed upon this point and gave il asmv oD
mon that the proper lay in front over the g. 81
snow. yielded however and we for,bvr;,b b.z,n . a.
scent more difficult than any thing We had vet
io' although the gap was two hundred feet
distant from u.s. the passage IL occupied no less th. b,
an hour; after which again descended and rencb.d
hol scored by the tracks OF sheep and rn,in -,
pwa'ds the desired green mountain, which our snow
blinded eyes appeared Eden therefore wen, on in
he id confidence that all our pers over Judge then
OF our disappointment when observed the slope becong
sleeper ana sleeper and finding it, hours walking
from the dangerous descent above TO end in syste of
oas precipces What to be done1 w. g,zed a
enty NJ each other, and then our eyes beo, n, 49,.
"'eh' "hlcn dashed more widely along its bed grew
sleeper until ifel through rocky cleft breaking in s1ie.
oil cascades, and finally lost in the abys- II os
dent that we were fairly in for night among e r,os and
preelpces unesswe could make our way below, ,oIve.
100 were m the mountains the cold intense and our
CLONES were OF the very highest material Tb,sc w.,.
" potent reasons tor deciding that the descent however
Perous must be attempted and we accordingly JooL.d
Tor the way by which might possibly be ACCOMPLISH
co. Inc was cleitn the ridge the left towards which
We observed sheepirack, and made straight way for
II; nothing, however gained by bis-,be .aTe b;J.
slopes ran down towards the valley, which now became vi
sole lar below, and heard the busy mur,,r NJ ire 90,
rent which looked silver thread in the distance W.
passed along the side ct this dreadful ridge regarding with
onB eyes he soft green mountain opposite from which
arose the unking of cattle bells although the animal. ber
selves were not dstngu shnbe; but the night was coming
oh TapuE, so II behoycd b, PROMPT and decisive ~
therefore determined q, lower ourselves dov ,h
slope until 1t might terminate in precipice when
W Tus'd some way would present itself Of attain
l'lR the vail v Down this went with our hands
anu ieet my companion first and close upon his head
sieadyng ourselves BY tufts of wirv grass and ne,cb
upon small projections in the rcck-dzzy work can as
sure Fou requiring little and caution: IN. diert
points OF rest had be felt and their fruness osce,
before we ventured our weight unon ,ben La;
""ud nave been inevitable destruction The thought nc
CURED ~ me, ana afterwards learnt that had shared !,
~ WIN my companion, that If one had gone how
dreadful would have been the situation of the o,fer for M
Hua" au could nave been Obtained for many mountain
miles. Lower and lower went, and more diFfcuI, ar
every step became the descent: the ledpss o,.y sI
me mountain side smooth and perpeudicuI,r The ,f
o grass more rare AT length reached so frightfu
pch oil the precPce, that shouted out To nv comnanon
LOT II was madness TO attempt anyfuriher progress
ne however, went two three steps lower and then c.
60 OUT 70 me Tor assistance excaimug that he could ns
er 20 downwards nor back nor could ne hold ON many
minutes! Here awful moment,-it vvas ,,,.rI -;
possible Tor me to render him the slightest Md and bis de-
appeared inevitable; precipce of several hundred
eet was below, ard then n mass of soni,g gr,,i,.
go highy Inclined ran down 10 the torrent upon
which unless he could recover his stem he mus h.
''eu III ie" snort moments Providence however or
I1eu Otherwise; he reganed the presence of mind bc
had Tor the moment lost and By desDern,e r -, 90, -
% pace OF comparative safety We now determined 10
t' "l'I'ugh tai was no easy matter and TO find II
P9soe some rocks that might afford US shelter for The
nsn. was however provoking to give up our en-
.eP[se after having achieved much and we had NOT
49, re-, upwards more Than few yards, when espied
P'St mat seemed 10 promise more procicph. dcsca,,
- we determined once more 10 attempt it, o. as be-
'o' went hrs and followed close behind There was
- e pai' hat seemed utterly impossible; but this
my companion achieved by turning round in ver, -,
manner, changing hands and giving himself an indiscT
.%i.t-m', le us, it be eolfes. ed Upon
.' a'Hs H. 4 et could not succeed whilst il wa.
Impossible Tor my companion TO return; therefore
lnto al all events 70 attempt it, and after resting
Jew moments to collect all my energies succeeded in The
LI hu'tv, ara we were, in lew moments some wav
800 We Ead now passed the worst and were .oon
~ 'ne sac ct stream which had been in our neigb
; a1i "a. way, tambng down the rock in con-.
uIs ia' INTO ITS black and slippery bed we sided "a
Of the water thaiel upon US and were shorty on
'e de0T' consratuating each other upon our escape