Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-07-20
Ascent Of Mcues Pepoc atapet

81 ia an English paper from the Hon. Gerard
Noel II. T., dated Mexico, Jan. ;, 1eJl. and
describing his successful attempt 10 ascend To-
pocntapetl in the depth Of winter
81 returned yesterday from an expedition to
/ popoealapctl; the highest mountain in North
/ America-i7 1000 feet above the level Of the sea
/ believe there Is no record Of an ascent before
II this season Of the year, although it has been
! frequently done in May or June: The fret
/ night Of our ascent we slept at hut at the line
! where vegetation ceases and perpetual sn.w
conn. uces and at - the next morning we siart-
ed fp, tie summit, one Of the guides leading
| At : O'Clock found myself one hundred yards
ahead Of the rest of the party, Consisting of
four,) at out of sight Of the party altogether,
and At IL O'Clock reached the crater.
"Ihe crater is IA vast basin, three miles IN
circumference aud 900 feet deep; in some parts
perpendicl lar; IN others great MASSES oi project
ing rock form bold and siupendeous ontlncs with
enormous icicles hanging from every point. lhe
volcano itself has long since ceased to show any
signs Of eruption. began 10 feel very much
numbed with the cold and my eyes suffered
good deal from the glare of the snow. should
hive been very glad of something to eat having
had 'thng but cup of coffee and biscuit
before leaving tie hut: but the guide who carried
the breakfast had remained lthe ruilianD with
the others who had not come up. Having exam
med the crater for about quarter Of hour, !
the Ind -
lead the Yav mn Ia fine ton Tho fnllow declared
it was impossible; but not intending. AS YOU NAV
imagine. 10 give il up-having come so fur
without any pusb | started for the ton nlone |
was now only able TO take three stems at n time.
without stopping, as my legs began to give way,
and ! had oppression of the head and chest.
"A little after p. m | reached the top, and
enjoyed one of the finest views conceivable of
the great valley Q. Mexico, and looking down ON
the twin Volcano II FORGET the Mexican name.
but in English it means the White Lady, from
its ton resembling n woman lyine in full lengthy
seemingly miles 5elow me. but actually only a
bout . ON feet. The cold was foo intense for
me to remain moro tbnn ton minptesnt ,be ton
mud I oo,,,nonrod ,bo dasoo,,+ % ,Lo orat,r ~,
this time tbe mountain WINS onveloned in clouds
md could 500 nnthin,, ;stnoti,, 20 | oon,I,o,o
ed n lnrtbcr descent and in = few moment.
came in sioht of tho nola of Mr. (one Of
nv co,n,,,o,,o,o IL, ,,,>,,.o y .nd .oon attor f
b,I,nsef VINO down blael 2, H.. face md vii
inn n he lnt olona -, de A l;ttla In,,a, do,,,,
nv, ~ r r,,I;,.lt I;ro 1.,,,'Il'
-, ~ '''' ~, Pi'IN' '"SS"nS
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~ ''''"'se iio"e''l, AMER niue rest
,''' - '"'y o''H la'ied' ana re-
n, '''o',i ' -" u" NV oraier no human
- 'po'' sV' '''" any hShef' attribute my
9s,"s :" ~ ~ r'aei the etop 10 my wind; never
Ill., III y '''"'h ut any 'he' "hiie lhe others
DIV IKE proposes.
IN our oesctht from the crater we encounter
eo '"e o,1'y reai aahger. AT hrst the snow was
gnu WalhinS' oot as we came lower, where the
so'' 'i'aNts Il sheel OF ice OF the surface OF the
SNOW " oeeoine 50 slippery that we frequently
lost our iooung, aud H. after u slip, you get so
noch impetus that you cant stop yourself, the
ee''"'ny Is mat you arrive Mt the bottom IN much
lne same condition as the man who jumped off the
monument Al one time ! almost gave myself up.
howeVerno accident dld happen'though IT makes
me creep to thlnk OF the slide took. At five Z.
W. with my hands cut to bits my nails worn 10
the quick wltn holding on reached the hut and
thef' got my ereakiast,giad to think 1t was over
as hungry nS fourteen hours abstinence and bat
ting WIN i|'ooo lec' oil mountain snow and ice
eouiu MAKE me Ohe OF my eyes Is completely
plunged up the other just enables me TO see to
wfl'e TINS. My face Is mass OF raw hesh and
ohster'; but have the satisfaction OF having
perehed upona higher mountain than exists III
Europe, ana climbed w feet nearer to heaven
than Albert smith,"