New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-07
NEW-GRENADA.
RusaGasuRas

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hsTing exacted more was abundantly satisfied with
= S;,nes per beast from BogOta 90 Tequendama, and
ALTERNATELY told the owner So lie demanded eight
60 from there TO Fusagasuga As thought II rea
.hle he added that he must count the peon as beast
I;nr % dimes instead Of "a. To this auented. and
$500 his generosity would be bis ruin; 90 when /
- for the beasts he sent word he must have ton dimes
- made me lose DAY, but be in turn lost his bargain.
fsturoed no answer, and when next day he sent bis
ION another was loading my baggage for the trip.
fTrayeling south have had all the time At my left
81 chain OF the Andes at the foot Of which lies BOgOta
ma western rim Of the Basin Of BogOts might be con-
2ered a. another and much lower ridge, which having
merged from the other have again approached it 20 az
! leave room for road and handsome farms on each
e OF It, Nearly all the houses stood back at the foot
the hills This arm Of the plain proved longer THAI
fexpeeted. found its end at Cipate where however,
iere Is no village Here till had fine view OF
1s plain. descended, rose and descended The road
ngh still be called carriage road, but OF the worst
hscripton. Here / met the Presidents Lancers who
I've been tagging after him during fortnghts rsaxa-
cn at Fusagasuga Soon after came the President ae'
,zmpanied BY an officer, and further on hs baggage,
ssfh lancer or two.
Soon the road grew worse than any had yet seen;
.ouvb natnre had thrown no difficulties in the way
Aueht company Of sappers would have been more use
d to the President than Lancers was descending
srdualy till came TO spot called the Mouth of she
Mountain Here found hundreds of crosses of all sizes,
spe hxedn the bsnk by persons who had survived the
barney from below, others by those who seemed TO
5ubt whether they might ever complete their descent
Whether it was because erected no cross know not,
"a the descent seemed to Inc Lterminable. Here it is
"a, no man passes without being rained on Whether
IL that it rains there all the time, or only when
Hcatches man worth wettng, know not. received
as time the fewest possible drops TO make good the as
etiOn.
Descending, still descending like riding down inter-
sDable Bunker Hill monument or Trinity steeple as
t8h as Jacks bean. Here | met women riding a Ia
mrk or more directly speaking, astride. Near BOgOa
ks is not practsed much Not one woman in I've does
aud those who claim TO be ladies par excellence will not
en- that they do it except in the toughest roads
Bot il does not appear to ungracefu, still less dis
rcefu You see no Of her ANGLE than she chooses
Ne is less exposed to awkward accidents and is dey
sed from those really dangerous rdingdresses Of civil
zion. She does not ride with her chest twisted, and
- her animal more at command In fact, the biturcate
obstruction Of man. his charter of supremacy over the
ate race.
Descending still descending But it is long lane
ut has no turning >; and however illimitable moral
cent may be- physical downhil generally stops at the
s when it has reached the ocean level Once caught
fsew through gap Of trees, and of the mountain be-
rod, OF the distant plain in deep shade of trees
"A clouds the distant scene lay in bright sunshine but
eered with mantle of that blue scarcely ever seen
dcept upon mountains. No painter would have dared
hcolOr it as / saw it.
Descending still descending. At last the descent be-
Night in, and reoced over my task accomplished In
Ns frame Of mind caught sight of respectable noun
IN in front of me. / about on level with its sum-
nj and it was too obvious that must go to the foot
Enin began to ride down stairs determined that my
enco should not fail again till had reached the very
atom At the foot Of the mountain opposite me, ran
eam reached, and in spirit of leisure and thankful
rs ate some hard boiled eggs which the kind and prov
nt Joanna had put into the pockets Of the saddle and
Zen slowly set forward Three disagreeable surprises
~ came upon me in SUGGESTIONS that had yet an i'm
nse descent to make; that had TO climb the opposite
Nuntan before descending and that night was to over
ale me in the mountain.
This ascent entirely unnecessary. shorter road
onld be made around the mountain than over it, The
sRniards had aversion To roads the sides of
ans Ibis unnecessary ascent great that il would
kapromnent event in an overland journey from Boston
h0IeeOD. II is not equaed by that of Mt HOlyOke,
Aeed BY that to Catskill Mountain House.
Ireached the top just after sunset and again the short
hgca twilight revealed the plain in Undesirable love-
aksS A yexatouS but whimsical affair, diminished by
mlcur or more the length of my night ride. had been
rey teider Of my little horse "a weakness to which
tabiess | am subject because the mercitul man ID
nerciluto his beast" had more than once attempted
slead mine, but was forced to give up.
Just at dark the idea occurred Of driving him. fixed
he bride securely to the saddle cnt switch and placed
nnelf in the rear. The plan worked admirably. We
90 along better than at any time since we had left the
n II soon occurred TO me to see if could catch him
sain and found my pony liked the new arrangement
swell that he meant it should be permanent one.
Ag, he even proposed quitting the highway entirely for
N fields and woods This prevented by some active
EPs, but found myself still in the predicapent of our
niher Campbell of The Kana,oha, Republican, on his
w to the Wing Convention, except that my horse
esld find no pond 10 take refuge in. quickened my
nee and the way pony marveed over the huge rocks
~ edying had wet foot, and fear lost some OF
N patience, when by sudden motion seized rein
a}brOught him TO-
Iftbe reader supposes | rode at the same delicate
aie he rest of the way he knows little of human ns
~ The merciful man does not treat all beasts alike,
~ were he not under obligations to be mercul to his
M neck this particular beast would have suffered some
Ar Fusacasuga found the Church in full blast, with
gosive rockets whirigigs and other fireworks letting
%outside for il the eve OF some SAINT, OF which
eere hsppen 10 be some 365 in the calendar l rode
nst all this and in the bosom of an English family,
re strangers found satisfaction enough TO re-
Rs in one hour for the days ride.
By da, light the plain instead of paradisalc alluyum,
proved TO be duyium, or drift of rather diaboc Kind,
b. was thckly strewn, in some places almost paved
xA huge stones Nor was il horizontal but descended
ndy toward the river Fusugasuga, which lay at the
foi of q ridge Of the mountain and ran west Inc
pn Law between this ridge and the one next interior,
wsouth east oft The plain might in fact be consid
td Of the many spurs sent down by the latter
ndse
fusaqasueu, "the Brighton Of Bogota," is an ugly
kng town lying at the upper end Of the plain adou'
* the mountain as all Spanish towns generally are,
IL Borotauos comes down here templar,' which
shate TO thaw OUT IL seems TO me they must have
iAll time Of it, as there houses but mud cot
hes with one exception. What they do here excep
ssRble cannot conceive Nor can | solve the pOltcO
eenomical problem of the existence of the town,
Are are lot visitors enough TO aid il essentially
Al there is no industry to aid in its support These
zles are driving the conclusion that the grana
10 earns little and spends little and rather than work