The Arkansas banner., 1846-11-11
AsCENT oF lf0rNT ARARAT.


 ASCENT OF MOUNT ARARAT.
 Srveral wesksngo wn pubsnhsd Eiradisvss ei3qneEis ursarle cn lsse sAsacraS rnoansainr of AEsfVi, oa whose susnmiE the Ark of Noah restrd on the snnsidenee ~ Ebe Acingc Mount Ararai is high mounsain sita4seA in Asnsensa; Il is divided inao two peaks esllta Great ard Little Arasza. she sorunrr hasing aa elevation cf l7.2i0 feet. she lasssr of l3.00o Errs above the level of the ssa. Their suunmifs are coyeged wish pespeszaal snow. aud shesr sides, rocky and vssses;sssons. which render thsm extremely dtGi~ssis s4 ascent Ne besieTs ihx snnsna oi lhe erea- ier Eouasaip WIS never Sred by hanzan fooa- ssegss sanre the tune pf Noah. unsal recently. when the feas SeTms io hasf been xcccaa- pllssard hy Ds. Fselessck ParTos, a Proftss- os n the University af nusTa.- wl,s4 untier- took journey to Ilse fsNsi for ilssi express purpose.
 Mf. FergoR's 's loarsey. snsssg the patronage ol the Esng4ror d Russss. cenR4saec8 m April ls29. saA SId sos itrnsiaaae ns.ii near ihe close os ysa-. tla the Sta Sepiesabsr he %ss4rsd st ihr moaAslery oi Eehsnai6zen. { sisaa.ed al lhe foa, d Moani AF1rag- WiYesE he prepared for ascending io ihe Seanfasl Ia making the fEsl zisenp; Mr. Parnss ard hls parry encountered many d:l5cuissss and isarsl- shiPs- After aftaissing fhe height oi i5.3E9 lees ne JeseSmlaesi ao rcfsTa ia ilfs plain. The descent oF the Innan4a1m ls tlrscfssred as ! being more haxAracaS than the asrenl. A-iof while the fooi1ngn says Mir Parrot --ls gea- ersliy less snre ia descending mounssin than In ascending U, zt the same flsEs t is ] sxtrtmelv difTieuls io res1rasn eursxlf and i0 tread wish the regnisiie eagiicn. when ioo&- } iag from above uPon sarh 5 uniform sasiace of see and snow. as spread from 6encsia our { ssri 10 Ihc distance of two shirls .ot a EHIie I without interruption. and ca which, if we ! happened to siip and fall. taere wzs nash9ag 2 b prevent our rapidly shooting downwaFsls. except the singular fragments of rock winch B bounded the region ol ice-7
 On the 18th September. Mr. Parrot renew ed the attempt on the northwest slde os the mountain, where the way though longer. sas less preciPsious.
 ! The rarsv consisted of twelve persons. 7 v no passed lhe night, al aa eieFsllon ot ! l3.070 feet and resumed their ascent early ! the following morning. In describing tiIe ascent Mr. Parrot says;
 @E As4 4ac~&Gt A AAAAtN-- ~A A+sN ASrA'- VI ! pyramid of snow wfieb bcfare oEr eyeS was : projected with woa5roas grandeur on fse clear blue sky. we chose oal sach matters as eon}3 be dispensed uiga. and lesl them be- ] hind rock, ibea serious aa2Fa silsnce. and nos without aeroa; shaaJeTlnE. we sci fco. upon thai region which certainly sinre No ah's tiIne. no hsaaaB, being lsad ever iroaider. Al first tAs progress was easy, because ne aeciisisy as not very steer. and 6essces. II WAS eoveDea wiia layer of fresh sRow oa which x was easy 10 walk. lhs lew cracks ia the re which also occurred were os no grezl b1e25lh. and could he easily stepped oTsf- Bal lhis feY did Rei lasl long; for alter We had aJvanced abon1 200 paees ;be sioePaess increased to such degree thai we were 10 longer abie io tread securely on the snow. hut aa o7der Q save ourselves from s.saing down oa the ice beneath Il. we S'ere obliged to have recourse ;o that measure ior ihe employEa Eaenl of ukirh had taken care Co eqaip myself and my cegnranions- namely. the cngiing of steps. .1--~I'he general rule was. thai the leader should only csi the ice jasi enough 10 ziiow himself io moani. and that each as lIe foiieaeI should enlarge The step; and thus. while the labor oi tl8e fore most was liEhtened. good Pslh wa~ pre- pared for ihs desceat- wherein much dgner footing is repaired than in ascending.
 Bv ,his ledluas and esea bazsfdous pro eess ihs iar,y 2soeBjed ia ar elevation oi l5.e37 feel. within llS2 fees uf the summit hai si iAis polai ihey were compelled to abandon rs@ enterprise aad sgsIa sa desceaa ,o the plain. On the 9ssi Oz. 1899. ihe af- ,ennr,. .rss srss, rs-,satsai nnsl Mr Ps-rf,; and his parry stood on The top of Arayai, and enjoyed prospect @aleh aa human being ever enjoyed slnce NoAh lookel uaoa tiie reced.ng waters of inc dsluze
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