New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-10

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.polr ,riy lille English 10 eonfessad that b. tBsu
do way we'll Tho Wild boar banots Ia tho uoois
but f,iufed a. go without Tho Judge A. was mort
e. impossible 10 fnd way wltbouta guide settled
the matter by taking both.
The valley wns bounded tho south by high noun
taInt which appeared 10 impossible. account Of
tho lines al mural rock, rising above another -
their very submits. The main branch, however, was
not that into which had nc first descended but ran
away 20 the eastward, whence the stream came down
n long rayinc, between two peaks The natives in-
formed that the about halt mile distant,
from which should judge the entire length OF the val
lcy TO benear mile and hall, with an average breadth
Of quarter of mile. lie bed is the richest yegeta-
lie osm aud al the vegetables planted by the settlers
were unequaled of their Kind. The stream Of water
is sweet and pure, and the supply is constant in all
seasons | saw several lemons in the judges hut,
which had been raised in the valley The tobacco was
IN Lleht, ana nad tue
leaves, which characterize the famous tobacco OF La
talieh.
We proceeded in southeastern direction into the
rsyibe which We seconded following the water course.
LARGE rounded of trap rock lay in ts bed, and
still further we upon large perpendicu crags OF
green stone, from TO forty feet in hight In some
places beds OF a conslomerate which bad ire
queuily al appearance OF sand stones rested upon the
trap. The forest very dense and from the moist,
unctuous nature of the soil, progress was exceed
o tlar lad tla
md dee Der became the wood and the Otahetan in
frned us we were now in the neigbborh0od OF wild
LOars we crept forward silently and cautiously. While
We were resting the top OF cf two OF the party,
WHO were in the rear started boar ard snot az hu
but unsuccessfuy After leaving the water course we
climbed the side Of The rayHe by clnsing 10 the roots
Of trees ard tie tough cordage OF parasitic vines Inc
party became scattered owing to the absence oil any
path, and the impossibily OF seeing more than zen
Yards in any direction Among the palms noticed
variety with broad fan-eaves, and eafstems SIX to
eQht feet in length the Jagged edges (which wounded
cur hands There was also variety OF the PdHdaRHS,
with a single straight trunk, from near the base OF
which projected number OF Shoots or props "hIch
became roots after they reached the coil There were
frequently twenty thirty OF them forming P.ra-
nidal basis TO the slender column, which rose about
fifteen feet, crowned with its leafy capital
While haltng on the top of the ridge for the rest OF
the party TO up, the dogs commenced barking ma
rayne the other side. Two OF the officers started
lance We made for the sound, and after plingiDg
throupha hightful thicket of the homyleaved Paada
nus in the midst Of which found Wild bOars ialr,
roaCied the bed Of brook, where the hunters were
gathered about young boar He was about year Old
and Of dark brOwEh-gray COLOR with long snout,
refen bling the Chinese hog We took out the liver and
HGreys and suspended tie body to tree, to be LETT
until cur return. In another hall hour we bad crossed
The dividing ridge Of the island and began TO descend
The southern side. Through an opening III the foliage
caught glimpse of the sea, and climbed tree to OBJ
tain look.sut / found .hat We were on the brow OF
yer, steep ridge, about 500 feet IN hight, looking
down upon small bay, opening to the southeast Be
yond its southern promont0ry the sea was AGAIN visible
with tie grOupoi Balys Islands IN the distance The
mountains descended in precipces to tie water so that
access was in possible except near the head of the
buv wLeIe two abrupt rayines, or rather chasms'
showed sTeck Of sandy beach at their meeting
Tie Otateitan prolefsed to know the way and Get
ont cre,ping slowly down the steep, following I'M
n sudden light broke through the wilderness, ani We
found ourselves on The brink Of precPlce, The hehs
(Which We could not then estimate though aiter-
vaIds saw that it must be near two hundred ieet
From its base the mountain sloped away 50 Sleepy %
the brink of other precpces below, that we seemed 20
fwre in the air suspended the great depth which
iDteYy6Led between US and the sea. Ny head reele1
for moment, found myselt peTched on such giddy
htht and tie descent seemed Impossible Inc gu'de
II war evident had taken too far TO the ngh ana IL
ves necessary partly to retTace our steps, IN order 10
cain po.ton which would enable 81 avoid the pre-
cpice We cung cautiously to the strong grass which
grew on the brink and thus erept along Tor about TWO
hundred wards over place where the least Iapetus
would have rent hegdong hundreds OF ieet oeiow'
On this part of the mountain found shrub with
DARK glossy leaf which difused powerful, Daisamic
oGor. Finally, attaining point where the Preeiplce
ees,ed VT commenced going downward at the angie
oftbout 60o TIE soil was 30 slippery, aud me vines
aud lCIDy leaves of the palms hung so low, that INC
best way Of defending was to lie nat On one OAcA'
and slide down until brought up by tbichet 100
denfe 10 get through .
With an Infinite deal OF labor and At the rsk o our
necks We M last reached the rayine, or chasn ana
Loped II at n worst of our tolls over. But the
worst was vet 10 come | can place implicit latin IN
Herman Mevilles account of the precpces OF IyPee,
after our own ,xperence which, in fact, bore strk-
inc resep blance to his The rayine descended BY
srSeeesop of rocky steps from ten TO forty and nfy eet
in rerrendicuar hight down which we clsInberel WIN
icIcs and feet, often trusting the s0undness Oh our
bo1es 4 not our very lives TO the ral branch OF
tree or 10 the hold Of root dangling from the brnk
A. from the top of tower, looked Oh tie beach
ing at our very feet and seemingly to be resehea Dy
A .i1ele Leap tioueh still far below. Down down We
went into the blsck depths OF the chasm III Constant
fear OF reaching wall which we could not pass untii
at the junction of another rayiae we came upon th
htvn stump Of tree, sign that others before US bad
penetrated the wilderness, and heard the roar OF the
furf near al hand. The seaUisn, Terry, VINO haa
tcctupepi,d NE through LOoChOO, and myself, were
considerably in advance of the rest OF the party
Terry Wss AN after my Leart for sGca an exPe-
diiion Nothing could daunt lin, and no harashlps
could tire him down We sst down On the beach,
rn3er an oyerhGneng rock, and looked back on the
steen down which we had clofnb When I saw II from
lelow and dscerned the last OF the party standing on
tie brink OF one Of tie crags showing us what our
own portion had been could scarcely believe II
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