Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-11-03
Correspondent Of the Boston rra,els
Ascension of Chamouni By Two
Americans

Chamouni mas again been the theatre
] of beautiful and perilous ascension, per-
formed by two intrepid Americans-Stuy-
fv9sant LIE Roy, of New York, and Steph-
en- w. Dana 0, Boston.
They left early on the 20th of August.
The morning was very cloudy, and gave
but Little promise of fine weather. They
traversed the Glacier des Blossoms With
great difficulty. from avalanches and new
creyices, caused by the warm sun of the
/ proceeding days, and which again burst
through the clouds, smiling upon their
courageous effors, and giving them on
I their arrival al the Grands Muetz most
magnificent sunset. Thsy were again
IN motion early on the morning of the
29th, hoping soon TO arrive at the end of
their journey. But the great crevasss
which lies under the Dome du Gourez
had opened still farther to the little plat
eau, which was thus deprived of its BRIDGE
of SNOW, obliging them te take a course
much further round, and more difficult
They were forced to descend steps in the
ice and thence begin a more perilous as
cent.
Meanwhile from 9 o'clock in the Morn
ing, all the inhabitants of the Chamouni
collected upon the square, and In the no.
tells, to watch through their spy glasses,
the courageous tourists. The weather
was very clear, bur at noon no one had
been sent at the netits Mule,s, which is
the first point of view for the inhabitants
of the valley. |
The ladies Of the party who had been
LIT behind were in an agony of of anxi-
ETY., and Mr.. Tairrog, proprietor of the
" Hotel ID Angleterre, formed the niger.
lous idea, IN order 10 allay their fears, to
cause the cannon to be fired, which was
TO announce their arrival at the highest
point This was done-the poor ladies
strained their eyes, but could see nothing
the fault was certainly in their glasses.
At last the whole caravan appeared
standing out in strong relief upon the
snow, above the Red Rocks. New~salvos
of arlIlery echoed among the everlasting
hills, more noisy and more sincere than
the last the spy yglasses had recovered
their optical powecs, ard The good ladies'
ther serenity.
We must now account for the deception
which had caused such commouon a
mong the inhabitants of the valley. One
OF the travellers, Stephen Dana, had un-
deriaken an ascension IN spite of all i'll
ness which had followed him for some
days; tramp of eighteen hours in the
snow had been a sad specific for his NAL
ady But his American courage, which
among any other people would be called
rashneSs, made him indifferent to his SUI
lerln9S. At every few steps, however.
ne was Obliged 10 stop for reath, and ev-
identity grew weaker at every pause
His intrepid companion Mr. lie Roy. the
second IN The caravan, walked on with
the greatest ease, often aiding his guide.
During the two hours of the hard ascent
of The "Colotte," assisting as much as
possible the courageous struggle between
feeblcness OF body and strength of Will
IN Mr.. Dana, Mr.. lie Roy arrived the
first near the highest point of Mont
Blanc; hut with generous kindness, he
waited for his companion, and all the car
ayaH-an event extremely rare-appear-
ant at the same moment on the summit.
To see their enthusiasm their gambols.
Their gestures, they could appreciate the
caused IN Chamouui by their
rude triumph. Tie caravan descended
a llule on the station side, which gave
them magnificent panorama md more
genial atm, sphere Mr.. LIE Roy remain
ed some time alone in the very crest of
Mont Blanc, waving IN the clear air The
American flag, the colors Of whose stripes
and stars could be clearly distinguished
from the village.
After half hour Of rest they descend
ed rapidly, SOME leaping from point TO
point, and others walking. while the more
weary crept upon their knees The dav
was too far advanced for them 10 return
10 Chamouui, and they were obliged to
remain another night at the 'Granda
Muets," thus making three DAYS and two
nights without sleep, proving that pleas
ure is expensive and still more fatiguing.
II was not until noon of the 30th August,
that they re-entered Chamounl, preceded
by the music of their guides; they found
the Hotel D'AngIeterre decorated TO re-
ceIre them, as their arrival conceded with
a fete given IN honor of the memory of
De Saussure and Balmot, presided over
by Albert Smith of London
Mr.. lie Roy suffered nothing; in two
honrs he was walking in full dress thro'
the streets of ChaInouui, which, for this
day, had lost their usually sad aspect
Mr.. Dina suffered a little from his previ-
Gus lndIsposition; but nights rest restor-
ed him, and he was able to contemplate
from a more comfortable position the field
of his unheard OF efforts, and foai success.
The example IS contagious, for al this
moment the booming of artillery announ-
ces the arrival at the Grands Mulets of
two Englishmen. Old England will not
yield the palm TO young England, and to-
morrow we shall behold waving from The
highest point Of Mont Blanc, the folds
of the Golden Lion, if the Journey is
d prosperous one, which doubt, however
as the clouds are now gathering around
the sides of the mountains
kszT Widow Grizzlies husband lately
died of cholera. In the midst of the most
acute bodily suftrings, after the hand OF
d9alh had touched him, aud while wrlth-