New-York tribune., 1872-03-26

I,e roots were no firmly hxed IN INC cre'ioo '"' " ~
my weight ana ace Cotter but talked to him. and
heard the SSSs IS,no @ a%d SWING down to
station when seized the assos end ana p,aecd h @ In
S% sss might pps' AS c came slowly
down from crack to crack heard ms nopmap I dang
nr from the caves above head had gathered IN
the rope until IL taut, aud then hnrriey 'po n n h m
! drop He hesitated moment. ana let go Beote no
strnck the rock had him by the shoulder and whred
hm down upon his side thus m preventing @ nn ms coou
The third dcfcent was not dnlcnit oic,hoT lnS
but when we had climbed down about % uwo nusu @ a,er %
worn that it seemed Impossible 10 get any la,ng,, 10
G on Isn vdenns at the surface to three four
inches which proved 10 be the only possible ladder As
the chances rather desperate we concluded TO
tie ourselves together in order 90 share common fate;
and with slack Of thirty feet between ana our hnn &
began descending with our faces to the ehn ihs I'M,
had to be done with unusual caution for The oothoid
was abon as good none and our fingers slipped annoy
ney ON fhe smooth stone besides the knapsacs ana In
sruments kept steady backward pull tending 10 over
and resi- wherever the inches gave feet safe sup
port IN this way we got down noout & es EN- rrdc T
granite stairway, which led TO the snow and mere we
sat down to rest and found 70 our asl2n%neh' 'h"' "o
Affer breathing half-minuie we continued down.
jumping from rock to rock, and having py pracoo' @
become very expert In balancing onIsSyes spS ,P 1h,
resting long enough to lose the Gpono ana III ,s
manner made quick descent over rugged de6ts 10 the
of snowheld which, for seven or eight nGrS1 @
feet more, swept down in smooth, even slopc Oh 'ciy
n
without untying the lass0 which bound us together,
we sprang upon the snow with shout ana tiissaued
down spenddly turning now ana Inen ~ SGrpSn. or ,nad
the frozen lake; upon my BACK ANA COtf nrst
IN swimming Posl'In t iG ar1norrpt gr gn ~ through
which could see deep into the lake. Untying our.
selves hurried ashore IN different directions, lesJ our
combined weight should be TOO great Sflh uPo" any
point
The grand finale of the adventure is related as
follows:
The wall of mountain sank abruptly TO tne eli'
opening for the irst time an OUTLOOK 10 me eiht"dl;
Deep-lt seemed almost VERTICAL beneath us we eouu
see The blue water OF owens Lake, ten thousand lect
down The summit peaks the north were pied III IL
tanic confusion, their ridges Oyerhantng me eastern
bg1yes and piaeans below were several lakes
ard in all directions swept magnificent htius O SnoF,
and We started on again with the cXhiatns hope OF
success But II Nature had intended 70 secure the sum
in from all ssaamts, she could not have pldred hef
dcfcses better; for the smooth granite wall which fose
above the suowope continued apparently quite round
WI mo-, one place where mi -ht De climbed. II all
blank except in place; quit" near Ms me snow Dluge
across the creyice. and Ia long point To me su
o. oi e & Eao' 5,nt rem feet vide nnrrowing TO
Two tcrt at the top. We climbed TO rhc base or this
spire lee and with the utmost care. began Ia cut our
Stairway INC Ina;,lil was an tXcccdusy coupacted
snow passing into clear ice j. rCHrId thc rock we
climbed he first haif Of 1t with comparatlyr ease aet
that IL ALMOST vertical ana - tAln lhai We u hV
dare 10 cut the footsteps deep cnough 20 Nuke them alb
sOlutey safe. There WA cOnstIt oieid est our in-
der should break of and he thrown either down the
nOw-slope into the bottom of the cevasse Al Ias'
in order to prevent myself from falling over backwards
was obi -cd 10 thrust my hand INTO The crack between
the ice and the WALL and the spre became 80 narrow mat
could do this both ,idc 80 mat tie climb was nlane
as upon tree cutting tOch0es aud embracing The
column OF ice Al last feHctu thc
ton and. with the greatest caution, wOrned my D"dy
over the brink. and rolling out upon the smooth surface
of the granic looked over and watched totier make HIS
climb. lie steadily NJ, with no sense Of nervous
until got the part Oi the zee, ana
stopped and looked with iOrlorn face 10 me-
he climbed up the edge the broad smile came
back his face, and he asked ii IL had occurred To
I me that had, by and by. 10 90 down again.
DgH -1D IN
up rocks and ice. reaching the crest at exactly
twelve O'Clock. I rang my hammer upon the tOpnO>t
rock; we .ras ped hands and IeyercDtly named The
grand peak MOUNT TYNDALL.
OF the humorous descriptions which alternate 50
agrceably with the solid matter of the volume
We have left ourselves no room for even single
specimen. But our readers, we are sure, will not
long delay to make acquaintance with work of
such captivating interest. They will fluid iii il a sin
gulaTly attractive narrative skllully blending the
results of scientific exploration with personal anec-
| dote and picturesque descriptions Of nature.