Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-08-22
ASCENT or MOUNT NEsUVlUS FROM pom
PEI, AFO0T AND ALONE.

ing up' and recruiting for the toll, l got ready for n
start. | had got NIL the advice necessary from th"sc
who had been up. aud fnucicd l could sec my way
clearly. One said | must have two guides, another
said needed three and n donkey. ] inquired the cx,
pcnsc, and the time necessary, and the route ana
thought that to pay from six 10 fifteen do!!nrs Tor u
little help in Il iOurnc" that al fnrthcst was DHt Il IL"
hours. or say Omr day, seemed /" III" litrlr uncnllcdi"r
and cx:.avagant. had been III = number %. PAGES
where few Christian men had brci! before, nlit l
thought could 90 in other Prices IN It - way. I'll my
own, aud not is others did. ] Hc'c:mliir II IT.; Il: ai'"'
and nlonr, nud il | iniIcd | would say was no Yankee.
So took the rail ruud-"SirGG" F|ffc!H IA III ihr
mornin-: stopped II mpa!cut nj lcoc.la, close 10 Her
rulancun, lett CGstrililnnrr on the rI-ht' ana IA MAJ!
III hour The muuri SUM rUt "puni-pG-t-Nc'
There il wus-uu; as in the days "t Phm"y the elder
but after being cxiIu;uuo! from Il burial ui eighteen
humdr.r! years unjr. the ashes o! |csaviu-. pax |
came here Ia climb Ncsuvlus, not to describe IoHI'
pei. Tie SUNNI, was l. iEil,- distant, ana W." ic:!
li,,h. took Il bct-iuc "a near u possible, bun II
was lar from straight. Road. in different directions
led IN. Il Ziczag march, now in sigh, "i the mo!;I-
tain. aud next out "f sight behind Ing! walls "i !uN"'
\ word touching hi, lava. Il II quarr!rl on iI,L"
Tor building stone. ami much resembles g:aiitc. /;
=, lar more solid aud heavy. and icss porous ihaI! any
had seen before. The walls ur dykes by Tia r"w!
side were often twelve feet hi-!. There was II" re-
gUlar road from PHupJli 10 the muiliiaili top DUt
took the general direction, and when >uw the inplt!l'
tain top 10 my right | would take The next right iihnI
road. | passed through one small mean booking Village,
about four ar riv" miles from Folnpcii. Her. | -torl'-
ed and aided IL" my little stock "I"prnvnmi, u Cap
ain Duga!d Dalgcity would say. l got my WINE ool-
tie rcplcni-hcd. ana bought Il few apples.
The roads were all deep Snnd. black volcanic sand,
thrown ont of The mountain. The ground gradually
began To- rise, and soon ! came i'll full sight al iLcSli!i-
init and did not lose sight OF II aEtln. frnnl'hr ieN-
cl and well cultivated fields ami vineyards about POM
pcii, the ground became more broken, with II vast"
here md there not enclosed, ana then vineyards AGAIN
and little iig gardens. me. and passed many people,
snuir r!!ir. on domkcye, but np!ic SPOKE 10 ne. Al
I i,, = ,,,. la. q. lf,l. rlf,a,, rs NN,uul .IsL nllt chest
nut, where som. women wrr: gathering sticks.
The roads dwinLle,! int" paIh-, The paths grew less
and les distinct, and -r'i Ct!'t' in The it,t itllr''
havinc lei; the last house Il lille WAY back. iirrc icUi
N. Il cane. II stout oak. one rir~tlH"'! 10 i!Eire as a
wulkiu, stick in Imkcc Land. | used som" caution
ia NV iheti, Tor prc$lmc II had been seen. Il in!lhi
have cost mr dear. wa- somewhat prart!'ed, ana "i
course rather IN expert !iIici-Il ~" can" Ii'" il'Nh
for | laul cIt classic cudgcis before, ami | meant {"
rlr and com. ngaiu. Ny oak was ah"u; Ave feet long,
auH il ,ni me vroinau's service. ! sat down by The
eide Of Il wall oi lava and "vcrhauicd my pr"Y"nt"r,
and took Il rrst %! hall IN hour. Except come !it'Ir
.,antv shrubb"ry ~ Toe mentioned hereafter thtTc
was not n bu-l ~ single obstruction. I" The toVoi Nc-
4uvius. now near four miles from I'M. Three quar-
trrs 0i u mile over q gentle aSccnt-~m"ariE level
viii ridge. uf lava ana !lard sand. brought IN" I" III"
lnour;aim proper, just 10 lis hGs'. | had walked Owe!
cish, miles from ~l'uInpcii and r"-" about Il thousand
10 ,hos" who have not nsrcndcd volcanoes ] viii
mention the sleeper portion "t III" mountain / III Nv"
| ilC .lINN L h'N' f'N sNI'-' fi'N . -
and NrsuvIu. !iIouci! liz; II lo:;y mou!iaiit Is q GOOD
tvpc al lnc class--r.sr from Tho bn~" iwu-ih!rd~ or
tilrrc-lour;!r- oi ihr whole height III n pretty rcGn!ar
ascent. alr! iiIcrc j. Il sort 81 shoulder or resting i'!hct'
Ihi, Il, ! a.ccui ui Nr>uv!us l. GbUEt E,utD lcct, ana u
Il GUESS nearly on nrg!r al an i~hdcg:crs with the per,
prnLIcular. His ascent WA Ii ait"riia:" r!d.'- anu
valleys. nud the valleys having II s;Hnt"i growth 81
Bushes. The ridges seemed {" be- worn at" !,niH' ana
up orc ofthcln ! took my way. There "a- mighty NJ
III. variety in il, and unr step followed after another
with The lon. can" 10 push against and III" grass I"
uuli upon, till surmouutcd the inst ana i"iiE'"l strclci'
81, the mountain. The view from here wI> magnificent.
The deserted streets and rootisss houses "i P";!'pr.i' the
white cottages Of CHa.ciluwnrc. The rock, 81 SORRENTO
the whole city and bay al Naples. and Tie ls.aiIns 81
the Mediterranean heinz gig.m III rlght. onln 'h"Ui
drrufiiI" m"riI'Rin, which may 10" Iih"'i,'i !" ''' S'''"i'
.,rs nl n man. it was ncarlr level. and II walk over
rnurh lava about "A uunr:rr al II n!!r brought me io TIE
neck or foot ri the com. This con" -: cr""ul,z -u;t'-
nit of the unuuiGiG looks from Maple ''l, ,!"'c' ''
feet high, but ! inuni ( 81 lea: L thousand l"n lay
! believe il was steep.
AZ the foot OF i'll rested for hall ;.n hour. and there
I demolished .hc last oi my solids. ana li'rI az "t"ii;
Il pint Of wine. 1t wa- Il light, delicious bc'r'ast ana
not the ahomiuNb!c mixture -! I"."""t hEi in"ii"@r-
nv in . md bal wi.>kcy that i 81 r';"n roii tor
.w, me-" nmnns IL. Far above me. near ii" summit.
| could ... scycra! Pedestrians, VII" appeared 10 nave
u.crrlcd lar 10 rWy right. OF all SO" ir"'c!IIn" 'i'7
was III. cii.f. ] could rot z" more IAN zen ct i!'"ri
stem, before | lad Ia rest. Inc process al resting "n-
casv. Al! | had 20 do was TO TALL down. or ! sa'u!G
huv. suid up, aga;n,: the side Of the iioriltlil. AMI
lav tier. til my fatigue YVES gone. III" ".F"unG,
was generally smooth. Twas n I'm: v"!c"i!ir sani'
hacked hard and close by the wind. ! i:ht Ia SICK
nv heels and toes in TO keep from slipping. lou can
;uIr, how steep il was wh"!i | t"!! YOU thai IA lying
down n=ainst tic eide OF the mountain unless | STUCK
my toes in or had my CHEc fast IN The thrtI Dci"" me-
would often slide cudwisc right down tile nlOulitG!ii'
Time wore on. and my strength wore "ii--an" De-
cnu to sec some little abatement "t tue str"pnes= oil
tho mountain. Now came the peril. As | approach
ed the summit, nnd, ms il proved, near me merry cru
ter, the ground grew soft, smoke came out II H."
s,ronr smell of sulphur wns emitted, and II seemed Il.
If ther, WIS danger OF breaking directly through INTO
the rirrv bowels Of the voicnno. Such n tate would
be like that of Emprdocl"s, hut IN my case without
his fame.
marc ,I,p | corlI Tell. Ru: | had g"u" voluntarily
without n guide and now hat I" tax" II ~ COUP
fndit. ! picked my way carefully, no" al" men 20
inc nearly over >h"" deep. ana 81" We '!'''N' ""'S.
on, A. drew my foo. ava. The top was Close M
Eau,. AM! on arriving NJ the cic" ~ Il WERE 'ii"r''
yawurI the horribl" crater, nj lcnst 'il' it"t deep
II was. | should judge, ncar Il thousand lee! Aci"'S'
and ran down 10 u Iroiu; in the cc;I'T" IKE II INnH'i'-
All through i, could he seen fire, sulphur, thames ana
smoke: lfrrnlly n nj Of tire mud birthstone. L.; Il
mo-, he Thought Am describing what | believe o!
another world, bit what have seen oi th!- one. l
had accomplished my object ana stood ID" VIC '"S"
of the cratc- Of Nrsuvius.
Ind hr,n alone all the way, ami not q mortal
could | distinguish. though ny eye took II! II T!sioi"
horizon Of IT least tire" hundred mics III SF'.I"'''-
rnr"; Hit"a ! wa" w. tr;sI, ma,frr, Nv lat drop Of
49, I %oi d;.nrnoorri InIr before | rcmchrl III" sum
w.. o "iI 7 |a% y" mi. n. on the summit oi lIecla. take
n long pull md drink IL Nil creation. @; even to- 'tIr
,,,I / LIZ brhiui mo" There / rested, aul hrl" we'll
ali rcst. and next week II tell YOU how | got down
a-ain; and Thereby hangs n nic."-iHoitoH Past.
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Com. John Dnwncs, whose death occurred q few
davs ago. was, when IL years al age, Il Is ,aIG, sent
from nome by his father, with Il pack on his back.
and told "a seek his fortune at sca: When ont ri
sight of his father E house. he sat on Il fence ana "rl''
He soon, however, seized his bundle. and rC-"in'"iy
began his Journey. On arriving in Ioston. he maor
|. his way 20 the place whcrr tHr Constitution wa NJ
inS ",i' NE ,ci, III WI. ~ p ,ias;r. ,n be- tmkcn on