New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-02
Another Ascent OF Mont Blanc.

inc Tho A,temut. bu. here heard such glowing &C.
counts Of the scenery from The summit thN J. 's.5'
mined 10 undertake expedition 10 the top iu oI tlo
d.a that n could reach II In toeraby good c1udlton
mi.bt being something ola craftsman, make sketches
enough IN 1--WE come idea OF the nature oil tue N9N
which from such an elevation could nave no par SUI"
In Europe fully tested my powers OF endurance 10
Walk from Lucerne 10 this village, including sons OF
the finest scenery and also, the hardest w4iNng' Id
Swirzerlap remained az Chamounix Tor some Gays
looking out for propitious weather IL - necessary "
wait al least two days OF fine weather before setng 3u
., sIIou the snow 10 condense and afford hrm ioDunS
While at ChamOunix found an Engshman, VINO ds
cared hms sl able and willing TO snare me rt.s aau
excitement ofthe undertaking. Accordingly, va: NJ
fred GoodsIl of the Engineers, and mVseit SCI V'n
from Charnounix nj haltpss! last Monday morning
The chief guide elected every season oy tue co'Iioauy
of guidesJ selects the proper guides OF tne ~
Each traveller is compelled 10 take at ,easI 'oui 80
ord as many more as he ch jOses. Tne pay oil eA;n
ode |. lOOf and the traveller furnishes All po'sioh'
All the whole cayslcada had reached tue tielle uo
TFchelle or landsend OF the mountain, ana mere, on
the top OF huge stone, the caravan SET ID iesss ~
all pattv Of TO- for each guide has hls porter aui VIC
had a volunteer Guide besides The subject 81 CONVEX
sstiop now became how far the pOrters were % nc
company the guides over the cei tns point and tn-
meal having been settled we struck out on l'o u'i'
de BOsson aud having marched through Prt'J sooP
.nou, the norters ia about hour, turned PACK au
the guides took the whole OF tne burdens coasshs ol
the remainder of provisions and some Woou 'I Jul
fire on the Grands auets. This WOOD y p'ckeu up oi
,b ,yoy On the forest OF trees was appre1en
siye of some accident to men thus heavily laden ana
presently a. were scaling most ava "aru oiocA
of ice down went Fsvret load ana al, iuto tue CT
vase and hut for his long prOtrudng tagg)s ot WOOL
which stucr on either sde OF the crevasse, ne Foul1
have gone 10 a great depth. He was soon hauled u2
amid a VOL ~ of sncres, and apparently gre"y poN7
with his adventure, he sirode on Dvoutssonu
CachRt AID Frasserand took their turns IN cettlus
the way and after fOunderidg in deep sno" I'll h9i
past I'VE reached the Grsnds Muets, c1nstni OF sew
eral chaotic pyramids OF great size Ine lao yer we
lef stickinq in the snow below. We I'm nedliey SOY
70 ork dr. ing ourselves and dressing for the grand
effort ofthe nj Sht aud morrow Having sent ou' 'afeS
guides 10 explore the track, we began ones mr. .
attack the provisions and when the party re'urhea
all were exceedingly pleasant togetner ana m'ua1Si
~ turn IN and sleep for three hours Az III Wa S"Al
lowed some tea and at half past2 lanterns we're Ste
and the snow being pretty well frozen during ,ne ns.
we walked more easily, and ali ued tose'ncr aoLt
brow nd mighty strides struck forth into t1s ~nl.e
Gloom. In An hour and half we came u Waere tae
traces Of the accommodating party ceased ahd an'er
half hour brought us 10 region OF tern1e crsVa''es
We were brought 10 halt, aud the usual passage was
declare impracicable; expiring pafues were ag4!h
deteched and we stood watching DeyOuassond, Cacnt
and frasserand they skirted along me cage OF tls
creyasse to Jeff thruing their stais into thc h
low and peerng on every side with the lant@rd
They returned Withou. success. ON our return Ia
DAYLIGHT we saw what terrible place we were at
temping) Dev0uassOnd began 20 tear tha' no passage
existed but told him tina 20 go BACK was imp )'s'o,e'
and so we lay TO once more, "alung loi tiS SUI W
mel the great darkness. " nslipa'l . D'Nu'aSsoH'
rent swy 10 the right with Frasserand ana No u 'ou'
Ill rd ,bsinrreasinp ight shO wed us narrog bridge
n, the foot Of me Dome de G u'e we Joyily crep.
along this slender bridge ice, ana redchen e ou'
side While we waited for the sun the scenes were 81
pbastlg grandeur. Leagues above US 'u5 summit al
H. D,,ne dc Comic were tipped with ths moon, ana
stood out like comets in toe black sky "As oehu, va
tho ouposte tide oftne valley OF ChAnlnWA, az ney
ON the range of Br-vent, the wiole oi NOM b inf
sb.6oy in me moonliaht was reflected NJ pctI al
efoft could convey solemn majesty OF tnis sce1.
When the snn bec an 10 rise 10 deep red over tae wa
NJ yroun,qns the scene still more grand; the pre-
cpitos cliffs of .he Gtsut bearing up the iortresses ~
ice en-, the golden sky with their nlicS edges, aut van
on one eide scarcely any ght app ared IN the SKY n
other was 10 hard reiet aghnN Hs oiiUth;y. Ia y
Dome de G)ui6 now opposite the sun, was a in,ss Oh
of GORGEOUS violet color which Ella. re :cted te
prominces of emerald greco Ice on the paiI bel re ~
cave variety aud peculiarly tnat Il correctly DE-.
scribed would sound Lac magic uiu'ion-. s., n'a
like valkipo on a huge prism and think thar it hal
been able 10 sleep wink the night before leagin
Chamounix could not have r-sTed the temp lu)n ~
irving TO make repree9taon o. the fc@n' On my
roll OF psper The snow was stu hard, ana He waited
ON over the Petit Plateau In tilence aud wlldinz
steep ascent came to the Grand P,telua vast plaza II
semicrculsr form, the cir .ular SIDE log surfCuni IL
nv cliff, of ice AVID snow. TIE Grand Plat au seemed
10 me about the length OF Eat1nsquar' Od. Oro4ifr
We we're there az halt past s. and came Z 1at. ard
pulled out six o~ls and three bottles OF wia' w1i'l
was all we took from the GraGds NuHts; anf a'"- gV'
Ing vent TO our eXuitdtpn hraetS l3p-e-se We ser
,cn,e more on the e.ernal fowls AMI vas. cOItets
that here felt a horrible nausea worle thas sea'i-H
pess As ever,iun inust be- maintained could not g.
thourb Mr. GoodI declared h could MT 10 orler |'-
We aU however enjoyed the ~inc, aud teen j)i1od On
have men Of the Mountain in the most noisy, II no
| quite harmonious, Of Marseiai.es; threv an enpy
,tte at a ruined avalanche, sui W.T. yellO" ticel 81
cheerful minds ed this great fxplSsc OF ;e an
fre tod 10 hurry over the dach that sep traed toe RH
! before US aud which were about 10 CLIMB. IN IA
now took the long poeaxe In Ratchet On ne sii,
and bent spike the Other aud b,sau smashing the
/ ice ouickly and cpyerly. Though but a ti nsy sar
case we went al the fasrer, being as good On our feel
as any ofthe guides This was hard pull; and, a :ei
a me hard work Ia the Tavincs, we came out On l.
VsllSe the lsrres field We had 'een, wd;r thln l..
length of the Plateau and stretching in IN ilclioa 1I
sbove ms like the horizon of the ocean. We
to look Out for the mountains OF tae oppo-e SIDE o
Mont Blanc namely, the Great 81. Bernard ana tn
/ perness Alma. thew were loTg IN appearing AZ last
Ike land at sei, they showed above this we>It.om
Vanee To the cfl of our line was the Getut aut N
Mont Maudit, which formed one hOrn while the tarr
lie Mur de IA C6.e formed the other horn the ris
of the crescent In which Stood regards our RI
snd l. f. though it formed dome as regards our Ane
march.
derric became very strong; sups~lusus clOthing W
now thrown aide and now began 10 eli M the Go
in straight line It's CENTER on an sngls OF iv'
the least The Cote was istlg snow, aud we AZ 81
crawled to it's summit when behold before us the Ia
and highest dome of the mountain appeared locke
nowhere except az the way was - 90, and went Owe
the last valley behind o'd Iournies, VINO was nr't
we attacked our last difi:ulty This ID ae, lad 49,
looked ike Mont Blanc in itself, but It's synn trio
forms perfect pyramid. saouid think 40 iut h.
/ "a - Paul's-was assurance that here was ths N ,
arch's Crown indeed small rock prOirufed icon n
middle of the ascent, an thither told r0urnisr
the steps The inclination was steep but here the 10
ing was OF the rmest aud cearest ice. An ltnsr b..
/ bo II we were told would bring Us 70 the 90. ngl
ened my rope, snd told rcuu!er he sho1t hav. a.
fran &C 70 let pull myself alter hin oil TOR
few minutes while he hawcd tls steps Ia IT, IT, W7ir
sometimes came out in ons block, aud went ra:..i
down tie dome with noise Ike - No tile from 70
top of a house roof ! and TourGier were some vl-
before the others when Frasseraud, seeing toe i-sp
rate work OF Iourner wsntei - % before ami ras
his turn the axe, but IourEler said 30 !s-i 2 =
impossible" and On We went. AZ length We 1g 10 e
on the ice, declaring would sleep 10 min1tas; b1
TOuruler would n,t ns,ed - this De said Fare
minutes more, and We are on tle summit, s1ru
and am glad O. recoect that pulled oil Tol-ni-r a
me this time, and. sure enough the top wss r..a,h
was Asionlshed the rate A. which M Gjoiiu al
Frssserand came after Us. Thrnuahoa. the ascent =