New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-09-13

EtoEyart Stuafts She ia &
to the London gives ala
account u The aaesne of Mount Afasaty
self and four other Eneliahrnen. party staftas
on Che nth o. give the fellowiF exFaets
which concladea the account Of the ascent
Wrapping ousaelgeg IN 0afs rugs, We passed She %
night an vel as coGa be and at peep og
dawn on the It'll We resumed lie ascent Iseertafn
was tosoT atid alos but waa nevertheless
isfaetofy.
From % elevation of about l4 abovs she
saa ne saW slie sprl Fise in 81
ing up simultaneously I'd vs vast tfacts of xle
Russian Persian and Turkish eHs1pires sEsas WI a
glorious sight never to be forgotten
an eak cross tEaathad been fixed there 9ag by
Profes0r Abich ID the year 1916 # Nas Ill g5ssfeSt
preservation, and the inserip ii Russan
ters, was 81 Iegible.
obasrtetona were and The climbing
perllofls but caution and perseverance, enabled yS
to oyeecone everything, and as g =. had she
mountain Here atack 10 the hiEtt III the snow d
kama, OF short douhe dyed sword which We found
AT the foot of Abfsh's esaHs. also, as loyal
in brandy Her Majesty will perhaps III accept
this expression Of that IsTs
is probably the first name that has hee prassuHncsd
On that solemn height since it Has Dy Tia
great patriarch Of Che human race nc
tradition exists Of the ascent having eyer been made
before, although repeatedly tried BIZ men BIT
countries N beth European and Aaiatfe.
proved By tie roston of tis cross. by tli ssirony
Of the natives and even By The of his
! countr ryinen. ss
We descended " tbs tsaeks I'D got
back to the tents abont II. u. 8555sss
The whole surface OF Mount Arara5 bgaf5
of having been subjected 10 violent
being seaEnad and scored deep
rocky ridges that psotEude fE1f ths
basalt or tHfa !; and near the sursaee Wiz fsaTsa
bits Of panaice, on a spot which eniit
sulphurous smell. S.S
The summit itself is nearly level, of d
shape, the base being about 200 ynrls Ill
perpendicular about 800 The highest point at
apexsof the trangies which points nearly due Nest
separated from il BIZ a hollow Is another point Of
nearly equal altitude, and the base of the triangle fl
an elevated ridge, forming third enfnence These
three points stand out IL distinct relief on eIear
day.
The snow on the top ii almost tEF
and in walking over & we did not sfnk hoFe than
I halfway to the knee. The 1efE en my
mind a, that the summit IL an extinct crater filed
with snow. We experienced no difficulty Of
ton, except being sooner blown by exerti0n than It
should have been III \ lower level The cold ill.,
1 tense; and though perfect calm prevailed at the
time at the foot of the cone afterwards learnt,
keen wind was blowing from the west which
raised binding mist of fine sroW that prevented us
taking any distant views.
T As may be supposed, oar snceess has created no
small sensation throughout the the arne Of
/ it preceded us wherever we went was announced
as sort Of wonder to the caravans travelling east
ward and Kain,akaIn of IsaJazid Ias made It the.
4 object of special report ~ C0nstantinopIe.
From sacred character of and the
traditions associated with ii throughout the East,
identical as they ptnral records, am
inclined to think that A degree of Importance viii
attach to this performance popular estimation,
beyond what is due TO mere exhibition Of nerve Or
muscle. and this, doubt will tell favor of onr
\ national prestige. ii #t 3pS
1 On the 18th we aseended Lesser Arasag this
being ordinary affair does not call Fot
account. Iwould only observe that frbEis
nootber spot in the world can q finer ar naore eAtsn
siye view be obtained. This view We had good
fortune to enjoy to perfection, claudess sky
4 and clear atmosphere
To save yonr readers the trouble Of referring to q
gazetteer may state that the summit of greater Ara
4 rat 1923 feet above sea level and above
the plain from base Of cone to summit he above
4 6,O00 feet. gssas s3
4 Lesser Ararat is 1s, ,oss feet above sea level