Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-01-28

Dreau had long he6n out Of the ourssla-.
and o. all our stock We had rernstaIBs- TN
or three pounds OF coffee, and = snail
quantity OF maccarOni. xhIch had -,
husbanded with great care for the uaa.-
tam expedition We were about 10 under
take. Our daily meal cunsrSted Of dry
buffalo meat, cooked ia tallox: AM n -
had mol dried this with Indian skill, part o.
It was spoiled; and what remained roos.
was as hard as wood, having mcch the
taste and appearance Of 50 manv use-es
OF bark. Even Of this our stock Eas-
pidiy diminishing n a camp which wls g.
Pabie OF consuming two buefaius IN every
twenty-tour hours. These znimals had
entirely disappeared, and II VS. aus proaz-
bic we should fan IN with ihen again u
al we returned to the Sweet Wa,e-.
Our arrangements for the ascent were
rapidly commenced We were N has
tile country, which rendered TIE greatest
vigilance and eircumspection necessary.
The pass al the north end Of The uuca-
tain was generally infested BY Biackfeei;
and Immediately opPoSre was one O their
forts, on the edge OF little thi-ksi, 500
feet from cur encampment.
August l2.-We had reached Il very
elevated point; and IN the valley below,
and among the hills were q nu,u5er Of
lakes at different levels; some twO OF three
hundred feet above others, with which
they communicated BY foamiag torrez,s-
Even at our great heighI, the roar Of the
cataracts came up. and We c0all see them
leaPing down IN lines Of snowy foam To-
wards evening, we reached 6efiie. or "a
ther hole 10 the mountains, entirely Shut
IN by dark plne-cOvered rocks Amoag al
the strange places on which We had Occa-
; sion to eneamp during our llng Journey,
; none have left 50 vivid an depression On
nv mind as the camp Of this eseaIn..-
The disorder OF the misses which sur
rounded Us; the llIe hale through which
which we saw the stars overheard; the
dark pines where we slept; and the r0-ks
lit up with the glow OF our fires, made =
night picture Of Verv wild beauty. We
had nothing to eat tonight.
Ascent Of ths Highest peak.
August I5.-We managed 10 get or
: mules up to little bench abo4i 100 feet
above the lakes, where there was patch
Of good grass, and turaed them loose -
{ Craze. During our rough ride - this
Iplace, they had exhibited a wonderful
suriootedness. Parts Of the defile were
, filed with angular, sharp fragments Of
rock, and among these they had worked
: their way, leaping from one narrow polnt
, 10 another, rarely making a false sep.
= giving Us no occasion u diSnO1nt- day-
Z ING Invested ourselves Of every unneces-
e isary remembrance, we commenced the g
}. cent. This time, Ike experienced tra,e.-
: lers, We did not press ourselves, bui climb
: ed leisurely along, sitting down as soon IS
: breath began to fail. AT Intervals ne
: reacled places where number Of springs
: gushed from the rOcks, ami ABOUT 100
: feet above the lakes, came - the salw
: line. From this point cur p-oErsSs Was
e uninterrupted climbing. Hitherto | Aal
Y worn pair of thick rnocc2sinS, with sizes
t of pGrfeche; but here pui On a light Tim
: pair, which had brought Tor the Pu-pusc,
j as now the use Of our tles became Rec5S-
" Sary for further advance. tasaI.se nv
d self of a sort Of comb Of the mountain,
g which stood against the wall Ike bli-
IF tress, aud whi-h the wind and the sliar "a
e diation, joined to the steePasSs & the
e smooth rock, hsd kept almcSt eliIreiy Tree
st from snow Up this made my Eay -
n mildly. In n few minutes We reached .
ID point where the butiress vas OFeThauslaE.
lie and there was no other way OF slrInOuaI-
d mo the difficulty than by p1SSlng arouEd
p one side Of il, which vas the face Of
?. vertical precipice Of several hun red feet
: Putting hands and feet IN the crevioes
:, between the bucks. SUCCEEDED II getting
10 over II, and, when reached The TOP. fsaad
e nv companions IN a small vaiiey bsiaS-
Is Descending 10 them, we continued CIET
e climbing, and in a shors time reached the
le crest. | sprang upon the summit. and an
r. Their step would have. precIPIsaied M INTO
e. an immense snow fed, FIVE hlRjFei ieei
]" below. To the edge of this he'd VAS
at sheer lev precIpice; and then SIth = gTa-
e, dual fall, the fed sIoPed Of or aboGt
u mile, uAtIl II struck the foos u an0sher ias
ridge. | stood on a narrow crest. zS1Gi
3 three feet in width with an incllnRil0a Of
he about 2Os y. 5lS L. As son IS lad
Il gratified the FIRST feelings Of euriosily,
= descended, and each mn aScsn3sd n eiS
b, turn; for would only allow one Il a iln7
to mount the unstable and PrecA-il.ls s--o'
D, which 1t seemed breath woftd haEi inio
nd the abyss belOw. We moGatsi me eara-
bel meter In the snow Of the summit. an1, nX-
IS ing a ramrOd in a cresics. uni1-sed tae
national a e b wave n the b-eeEs ~ae's
ch never Gag waved before- D0rsaS oaE
ne mornings ascent NE bad E'e' D. s'sa q
ot animal life, except the small SP2rrs~ IKE
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