, 1869-11-17

| 19o 46u ave- LOT ms 1aTcEa Of the Strength p
y hc4r nature ttey ars The proof aud wttnesscx
1ntse s7rat bou!d1rs Of ie, OF course, GOT Il
tanek zach other OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES they ssu al tufs
ri INTO tbe same pit to.s;her Crossing them il ind
ing ouf hese they to7oRr-and then c1mbln1
cneptDa, apd Jumping fsutn obe 10 another. Wh.s
We reached this ro!rt Of our pEngress, 70 ha,ted
| nnt xeEs thfough the oPHat1oo Of atAseAiag L
aors. tu7e about forty fest leug and strong leatn
| er sNaps were produced rFsua tbs kunpeaek. We
tcesled tho stfsps dsmly roend tho body. under
the arEH and to iron' rings in tas
straps made the rope ia.t 70 kaas
We were al ss2uu0 on one hne.+ say t1e1re leef
aps1E. Theposter adsznced nIfEr with the Adze-
axe fup!eueuI Arrived at i hza psnce, two men
1tand On tho bs2k and shr two tn .na rear Keep the
ltce tut The n1st na1 matcs lie leap. CROSSES
the tce-Httgr, otEr1 the descaut Of tae a1de OF
psrcpfce, or whst@vef It * II he Ests ou I'll s1xt
The otneH in1ow. an h&Idf being ca tho lookout
ftheorethcsllsl 10 save kae man Wno = .Speffosnng
the pa.rcnlarfy dapgetnaS part II snyoae stins.
TO break tts fsn and hoist HIM ont,
Practically, think, IN nIns cazes
out OF ten, e ore allpned. tnA
lesk acd che confusion would catrJ the whole lot
10 destruction. The whole operation Is sorpevhas
tfe trying 10 nAvtF ate Boston by wav or tho tons
Of the houses auppos1nR tho time winter; and the
rcofl covered with SHOW and tee Where there a
- 49, ~ aNAA " .eS eoosAs4 III oes$een t"o
blocks OF houseE, you nutt make one, tr- ipnp.
Al times yon Hutt walk along the gutters, a.
Times thu tad9epo!e, au,.fsaeo, asa'u, CLIMB 10 or
W0F6 down the 4Ide Of tile roof t1t-
isoR steps as ron CO. You cso ser 1t Ia
exciting work, ana ihas two men soped together
are better Tran three or anJ higher uaubeE. ard.
In }4cfs t11t tWo Men, each holding the fooe ia hfs
haad. u tho bert way Of all In ny ease, anyway.
!nefe were several times wtsa tio on my part,
/ Am Quite Nhn1d n 13p@
FoscFs abd an equally etse that failure c.
enc Of the othess would have becn fatal to ILL
reps 'nsnsfes confidence hns xaen ihc7o are more
toAu t"o las ened To II Il 80 divides responsibility
thAt ]hen the critical moE1eaa cou144 III are
luattentlte aud MI suffer. Tne guides huHeyef.
fhfnS three \ better uunoer ttaD tvp, II Bern
going ssain shoold tsEe Just one aNidt and 4
'oFc' and sfe or hold II. as tito ctrcumssances
teentd 10 lutttt!. For, though. It IL a yer1 MICA
thing Tor eao man to puii another mt IL IN rrrv
hard ting TO aAc4t1ce two rheteo one wo1td xn.
sAeE. OF my three companions one mas 4orthv
the Dazae Of guide. uo Ea8 WatchtaL had pnol
tndgueEt. t. atd resolution to h4ck It Thn ~ nor.
ter "wAs spod enough 4, II. The th.rd man ~.
zeatuus enough and not oFer cppoav y pot 1t, hnn,n
tfexn:lon FAa perpetaRly Ia danger Of shutting out
the sunlight fruu u foreyer. Tha cnaan,s th,t RI
efpsseas and along those yrfy brux se feronrnt.
" scuttIeJ vera nwtul and sturenaanz sorn.
OF them ere cnoked IN fail II II. trre sro,,ld
"su Ssh y you: but you would have ,ha cnnsnl,.
lion, before you struck bottom. of rsnecttuo ,h,t
they would afecoyer roar bodr.n In o.b.r
cases there was ACTUALLY no hottnrn. EX,,.n In
you would never be got our. AID, diving.
SUPPOSE never decaF, lied the waek. IN su1te nj
the DANGER, and or copr.e d,ut reaI,1r the latter
IJi 1t y - prer We reached the Grands Nptets A.
1:sp r, m, Bad wo then pushed On ~ anrn,13
have touo ,he wise thing, md scconn,tsh-d wh,t
NE set out TO do Int 1t Is tho cns.nm IN r,st
there. and sart It midnight or ocJnck In, nert
uorntpE. So We followed the castou,, rne y,es
from tbs height wns perfectly grand {1p 900 feet
aceotu,ug TO ali ecconr Il batter than nm, m. tr,n
higher rolnt oarty o, Ten came dow, fro,, no
summit abont D, m, They reportrt, II, .nou nm
there ~ tao Iee& dcer Tno sun ses clear nnt
snere was e7afy nrcspcct as we n,net1 II cf po,d
day for tae morrow. W.tl,ou, GOOD ve..aer ,na
eutaea will not start from the G.ande Nuy.t. ~,
aten or .Ne,yc.hours' TIN tn thr EummI. .n, t..r
10 the Mnlets, uncer favorable ctrrnnc wnncez-
with tleen nrov thr time reontr.d 10 ,orn.- ~.
,,att, thesrfore. !, venrrs,tY mcd. =. ,.,s .no
niahr--oeyer late. finn 10 in .he ro,s-
npru-gor TIM d.nc-nt ,r.1 =. -
tthaa b. aundovn- The nta1,nrht. ra,n, .,-a
too, from the tn,Jdlc Of the aftrrnoon ~ .tonr
ntoutch,. 1hear0 them tnrnuon All tt,,t ,,n,.
The roar Ii mach IKE a ;ree f.ilinv In t,a ,n,a,t
10 tat7 afternoon it In The melting oY n. snovGo
a >oad afternoon Won donr tcxr tncm,,ba, n.
4ache8 t0aO-lo tGe evening The freezing Of tbH
1ster III tna crevtces a. thst tho.o +bs. a,sr
start before midnight hold on uIt III.
Dcxt aItorroou. But tha uRjda,1ht or
ny misfortune cAmc-19 o'ofock hfouvht
ahu.rtcans on the level Of the Gsaude HnIets, sud
a teupeat Of snow on The summit, shouRht the
old cabin Itself would 20 to tho bottom OF the
abyEB- Wseould not have atood on tho i<e brtore
tne gaze an instant This eort Of thtcS {asled nil
day Frtd7.. Friday night It became sop,h ran-
storm. something tic our nor'ea,te1a.. Igpci i,
out TIL SATURDAY morning. OF course, had toss
nll idea Ct "Ncw:" to acconnlLas it nny,ru