New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-26

ridge but though these hills toersbly hsh ana -
be called N nsnv ccrrtgiss utsns here in co.ss
son with the Cordillerss they .s-r c.,,.o,,,,..
M.nooziAns gave them the rather eouyocs mama a 49,
"piojos de las Ccrdll-rss' "
The highest spur Of tue hills suddenly opened psss,s
ms, the oesuy Of whch shah never fcrrst R,h, 49,
u lay warn green valley. ov.rgrcwn Nth s.rs ,h,.,
OF bush, frsvers.d by snail stream Ike .,lvs, 49,
while running up to the rugs.d sno. covered sp, Il ~
nourtsrs Which rose almost oerpeudS ulay ON Nh s
erng from here stood far up into Ia 49,. ~.
cbSneirg in coCr ron the darz lng white Of ssas, 80
fields 10 To. osrs hoo~s Of the shSrpcut cs = rh,A
could stick. and which seemed TO pierr. 49, -
10 the very heart # the tSirs where thsv 49,
| their black yswtine chssns
But IS the terrrs OF that win,ry region drew se,,,
er becsme in pstent 10 Try my fortune on its Pa,
hsh,s Ny vsqusno, simrer Of scensry-par,icss.,
as he stsrSsrd told me when ineadsd any snow vh;y
he would have 10 crossh.d got before me- wsil, ~
sered 20 look around.
As Acended found tracks Of the guAnsk and ala.
Of the puma American hoe. hind OF large osptA-
the track Of which Is som-~hst larger than th IL ~
North american panther hoped 20 meet one Of the.
ANIMALS In the sp"s. but my vsqusno told me they ~
selcon encountered the dsv time and only oro~ ses
in search e prey At hight The small tracks OF foxes
pesr.d on differ ut pisces
In the rrsched valleys fertile SPOT In A.
midst Of ba rem and snog clad mountains Here muS-
could feed ~ their hearts c"ntsr ana ourselves ksa
z, cd meal Of gusnsks mesf, sud discussed couoss
bottles Of Inc to Strengthen ourselves for os
march The souse 1t ~hch stopped the last tr,xt
Ter O; the Argentine Republic. We therefore bought
couple Of horns 81 vine IN take ~iih ioGras,
ana the ne1t morning uade early start up the uSs.
Isns
TIE little mountain stresm, ths Tucupsdo. thu co.,
down herr in selt opened valley, had its As
very top If the Coroierss sud he'd 10 follow 10 ~
rent 10 the highest rcse-a ridge that parted indeed ne
sters Of the Atlantic and Pscidc Oceans.
We keot the let shnTe ot The stream and the chen
Of the mountains opened before Us Ike an immense pa
"a sduit into their Utmost depths Bat slosy
and by degrees the path in up, aud though At d
had the mountain str-sn that could ia
LEI mules di ink, the mile brought us many r..
ahn. ~ mn h.
Of the rushing torrents which roll down when he hot an
II sumner mets tbs snow fields high. and psurs IL
Il, 90 sto the deep and gal-s The torrents ne
At least forty feet ABOVE the hight At which the 80
and Immense rocss. b'os-n loose by the power.a
current carrie far below sometimes several uadvd
feet from their previous position
At hrsf the path for II but marrow mule trsck-d
up SLOW " ana broad and comfortable slope n
could sh for; but the sides # the mountain drsv
closer sid closer together path began to rua by dep
and cruubng hanks, aud thu mules with great difficulty
picked Their steps We passed pisces ~h-re "a oq
-f the abyss lay many nun red + ct deep while 10
right. in pending rocks hung hsh sb"vs rs BIZ gnsd
nsy do the path alter. i;t by ia did the ridge uar.
row and the dye of thu pr-cpcs draw srer that
cd no, notice it AZ first al my al, n'ion ba taken up
by the scenery. Here I N. first condor. the s.nt
vulture of the Cnrdefas lowering lust above h-<ds
IL .lt.r. cnurse n6ng de over to rardth
other side Of ~ hoos vi ch ---msd 10 ma hardly hks
mile di'tsr but be bird bs sr and SIN all rspoeAr
ing at las, not much larger sp long before that pa
sage There lt-t than the ysstass
of these mourtsips. snd gong TO strp my mule
have fsrer view wb-o al from my guide warned
beware ard look veil ,o NY p,th
The path. indeed had b-cnu- nsro~ that ssem-dto
II und sef round projecting rock, absolutely
Ia trmtnst- could nothing NOR. than tntn light
streak, drawn With piece ~ chalk. and could DOT
believe that this path The rock round which
did show The least eat notch whsrs sgs1
could hsve planted tsi-e' let alone clumsy mules ts
little clubbing pieces OF stone Shch orr mules hoo6
lick the vrec pice made sensible Of ths nss
falling strssht down to depth tns my blood frVssio
tbins OF.
But tli. no place to top at and observed elody
the cautious psnn-r ia which my guide raised ninsefa
biz gnt -trrup not doubling that At the spo
which he had tod me- Def and wh-rs males and ros
TIN therefore careful ini
tate ue spot where II certainly hne better
to than did accidents having happened from traveller
pulling their bri II. The srnng tina My guide wsn.m
very cooly along trail where mules had 10 ksp the very
dye Of the PR cpr Mules fr qu-nty carry al,sd ovd
bic track ben they very sr. MT 20 k-ocx sgsin
he over bsrgItg rrf sthe least push would sen hsn
the pr.crie Our mules Is tri- had ~ load bat
hey toned and therefore k~p' 10
edge 70 my great cisco apo-urs But len 90
'ireiy its instinct only lint lot foot In the sr
rup the v.uqu'sno do So that In Gaze Of snscd
dent. might throw myself of its back, aud cling 20 ~
rock.
Bat Why the reader may ask did you not get on thu mu
At once sud ps-s dangerous places foot simply ny
eacer In the nr place. because the Danger the s.ms M
may Ui,s and secondly b-cause those msn 11o pzn
'he lives in ledns usve-rs over These 'uot.ius heov
best where Ia walk ana wn.rr % ride. snd folio ved ne
example my guide ,et Nor, H. tell he run, did iH
the think Of any hing but my mule he moved
so9y step step round the yssoius abyss With scss
y three incnes to spare on ehsf side A. ~. procssd
tie path got sti the abyss seemed desp'r m
In, king Gown Onse pefw. u the nul-s side sni Rf
rups saw b.low in the dep holl w perfect hsspd
sk.L tOnsn Jules that must have lumbl-d d"wn -incsi ~
lsrf hOud-Or their bon would ave been vs>hsd avy
IT, m, horror forgot the warning Il the vsq1isna sn1
graspiDg the rsins of Duie tried To turn A~sy IRON
The edge which sen.d :" me- a. u 1us' crun,set
LeAn It's newt st-p Ms impruf-Dc- b-is fsta
Ia turning the hrsd ~ my mule away the pre-
dpoe Il Loo. lis sure fog tipped sior. and s'rikn9
ihs sacs.h sgr against "" ro's stumbled forsnd mo
DO, O. ~ reader, -urh thing did tumble me
mule plsnfec fore hoos I'm part Of the unbne
hog-, and lifted Itrslf up sgsio just sm al piece
IT. Oos-l.d ny b- effort fell no-s'-ssy from th- pm
and pos l.rsly 'prng from under ovsr and susck
hD. aitsrvud with sdUl tOio~ -oupd into The deep
r'fd not be ash an,d 10 say thar This li''ls nadsn
made tr.ntl- and thou tn blood became stsznsd
n n, VEINS But nnies splsodd animals hs srhs
u- ard whether FIR the IT the rider or thsn osA
they proceed It'll HE canton ~ had nos isSn
from experepc- Frou mat nmsht LETT my mals 70 %
% h. pl-.sed, and HI carried safely over
Just az The erd 81 the psssag, where the path sgM
turned round a rock vhien bid the gu"e from usSi
reached a sDow-ort ar rather ledge 81 about so
Twelve psces ~bere qant'l o' snow htd drr'so n'm
narrow gulch and space o Z six inches To wldb az
that sopipg down, the only f'o,ing l.n 50
III. mule came to stand pressed hr JAMS v"
my heels 10 ur.e him On; but the tso pe"ns, snosE
close behind called To Z" slght here and not s's
- lass place The saddle A, the same ianr
GUIDE spp.ared the sth,r SIDE # tn roos ana
hat h. foot but hoe Q" get down on sacn p.
vss the difficulty. On The eft ie, ,honid hAs" wv
down at l-sst couple r. hu-or-d feet tbereofr n1
Try the o't.r fbrOsng my i-g With sudden Jsfk c
tbe mpe- neck. slipped doom sx.osf IN. rock tae n
pressing bard ss.iT - "a cnuo' /" vfe,es'J
Dc shin il down he precpic- d'og~d bens IN ms ns~
sno With ID. bride grs-p-d 10 my hand led ns wyo"
the now crit "a.
That nIebt slso csnp-d in The very psth thor2n
broac.r part ard from tn. snow line shcb vs =
SEN i, mig above from the TINS ~ mt srsrss
gorge WOOD sas here very scarce. consisting ouy "
IN bu,b.s which forced thsm lives OF OF erscxs
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