Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-11-14

J Fourth Ariietv. who msle enc ui The parry,
WaS original s published In The Outpost
Gulrt." small NHeresu psp-r printed al
foIuca Ma. Intel.
Ha,ing hreskIss,.I. anil the day being lair,
{ not a cloud ob~-rnfZ fHe herzp. cur pans.
ketjle-. mats. snI ea'sble~ Of al kinds were
slowed away +" orr Wagons. together With
the ktap-sts, sut blankets oi sniue hity
men. Vho Iad volunteered from the fourth
AriIev 10 us. ani at about eight
o'clock ou The morning ut The 18Th Of March
we started upon our expedition 10 the Snow
N0unfuin 20 Noluca. IN about two hours
We reached the hscieudd Cd g isdalouPe, pass
ing. he little bin 81 IIse8tepee ON oar lrlt.
Procuring gfiie~ herr W. continued on. aud,
with our wagons. entered saue three 'ullrs
into the pine forest that e~utlrle> The noun
tain. aud there bivouee ked t5r thr nig't.-
S3tUr two az ;hree tents. brought in the Wa
goH.. were pitched. heus ; o. pine tree bonS's
wer- hult, aud ia q Htt ntne the place hat
t6e apFeafsHce OF d snail 'liiag-. ilH-1
tires sprung up all df1uhl os u Oy nt-tr. anu
snou every @ q Nas employed "a CONNIE
making bowers, bringing water ir1m a sthai
stream near by, OF bunting ary Wool Iof lhe
hres. Al VS. hustle lle dHd halhfity'
The sun soon set, and the Wind no" com
menred blowing hungri-. zap huge masses oi
riaul~. TINT a. the night 81 H. fdlhN ana
s~'arits7. seemed TO hl every one WIN "t>-
pouoiHg ard anxiety Tor ihe Wtd'A'To n 'hf
morrow. The eoti VS. severe. aud we con
liued sitiiae AROUND oof H1es. niNl"E merry
WIN chocolate and MOI punches uhlt Iale
hoof' "heh' one el one 'ue parry st"le OH ~
stttP a. e'th'atiaotA a. me Hamn~ro' o.dnNe's
e'oa man had ofoe9ht "outi permit MN
ne heA' morning oeIo5e Sah0se every one
had prepared ms OWL ofeoNlasi; w!se',
'ntn t'on-ht 'nht "olhihs S'u5a nave 'Ss'eu
s"ee'e' laan "ti d cup o. ehVeold'e ~ wy
own Hldhe' on, 'nr ifb % d chlChen' D'raN
'asN OWL our ho'a'' we've sddd'ed' anu .ue
su'''s 'ea'l"2' We "ete soon Oh our "ln!'hs
Wy. patsulHe d nalt'" pam through TIE ioI-
esl. "hiea seemed 10 me ~i"teTmi'ao'e.
As We iaa leoiea me morning Wa eiouaN'
dhd lHe mist - eeiiae ina we eonld sfaiCFl!
sFe tHe 6ulteS Oe'ote Us me trees ptathe
p si"ailef anu uioie stuhttd as We proceed a.
dia hidliA disappeared dlt"sftu'f. we tu'h
eHheib'4 lhto d 9o'tol wiz aseteaipS P'dl''e'
Covered Win 9one tdiH gfe"th % sfdss,
K "hlth na' tae aPPtafaiee' from iot"cd' "l
, oaa"s Of stio continuing on over ms Ptdlfe
'of some lnfee miles we arrived OIL me i"ot OF
{ . STEEP hia, oa reaching zoe Top OF uais we
i""'a ''dt We were no" oH'N stfdIa'ea ito'n
the h'sheSt peaks ny deep Intervening Va'iry'
: Passing through thlsaad upd Sisa1 eie'd1loh
:
a ol thc towering snow topped suihdiNs 'df d
pove US
I our party no" scattered some iea'lnS 'helf
lofses mere commenced The ascent 81 me
II NIL al Whe't base we then sio9l' Nh''e o'h
\ ets continued On toward me peaks oeyoho de
Il ldhts. Ny morse pelH8 cotnpteteiN eAha"s'eu'
! ieit MN ana commenced ulc INST ascent d.
hatfd. Alter climbing d saofi distance l
: stopped aud gid Win wonder upon me
u scene before nr. My luflter ascent was 70
De over d perfect mass oil piiea up locks
black, rem iuto prisfnatle blocks ana through
i whose ereylees the eye would occasionally
4 penetrate Int many a aath recess.
a Inc ascent was 50 d'fltatt and hreSohe'
iram the ranlied state el the air, that out lew
upward steps could be taken at time and
then tse heart would thtob with violence,
a aud the air IN the lungs seem exhausted
lhe head would swim, ard not UNI one had
Inhaled d coplous dfangft oiaif could he con-
TIME o.. Alter climbing ~ iof more than
an hour' completely exhausted, ! stated my
), sell upon a projecting Totk ard Sazed around
IA bitter Experimentation mist aud
= clouds hid every thing from my view. But
white sitting here the sois seemed TO toke
I compassion on me; aud, ~ reward Tor ny
perseverance. Win one blast swept IN mist
i and ctoads rom before me- revealing to ny
'oHSlts tAtsf ~ thc idl tasA' lie slo" tNppcd
j SUBMITS oi PopocataPetl and lziaclhuatt.
{ Below M lay the fertile valley OF Toluca,
= hteh though bounded on the east by a lofty
:. ridge, now seemed To De shut W bs the NOR
5 est hills. over their tops could be seen the
Q lar famed valley OF A%n.lusc, aud sui further
. on to my night rosr that mariners guide,
c high aloit amid the clouds, the saow topped
peaH OF ofzdbd. This scene was disclosed
eat ior d moment. amt agila the envious
mist enshfouded all IN obseurlty.
continuing the ascent, | 81 last stood on the
hlghest placdcle OF this range, and there now
Only remained above me Oh Tue OPPOSITE side
o. lhe lake whose deep blue waters lay calm
below, the high uuappfoachaole peaks OF The
western ridge.
Again the mist Tor an instant broke away,
anu ! looked with longing eyes to The west.
Il possible 10 SEE the bright waters OF the
factle; but tins was denied me-the elr was
too dense, the mis- too lhick. And even IN
The day, when tie sua had broken Out aud Ia
some measure d~ispetled the gloom, ! could
sun caleh IA The west no glimpse oil It's wa
ters.
! remained here gazing around Tor some
time AMI then determined TO let myself down
towards the lake by Tie almost pre- penticular
side which descends iowa DIS lis ever-sllent
watrrs. Having proceeded a short distance !
found The undertaking much more difficult
man | bad imagined II could be. 1t times,
as my loot occasionally ieli upon some huge
rock II would shake, totter, leave its bed,
3 tFAsl fT4D In Er.F Anst hAn4l MY. fha rZA-