New-York tribune., 1873-07-30

NAV. which has itself been leveled fin railroad
surveys that By the end OF the season we shall know
just how high i is and ,he aSor' Oh the survey;
accuracy to the determinations OF the rest The esab
lshment TOO, Of barometrieal stations on tho summit
Of testing the value OF barometriea obsery,
alton for hight in general Mount Lincoln was rap 70
made one OF the stations for Geographic usn n
guation and no had arrived here than prep
artons were made tor aseendlng IT. inns h car return
the required for observations from the % su ny
made division OF the distance desirable Ine nnsu & IN
then, we passed through Fairpay ana VIII ,hs minor
miles up the Platte fork, trayersing two oI ocanded
villages to the base OF the monn'ah lhe timber line"
1t 1000 or l59O feet to close upoh, ne the growth OF
1t is called, or the nights WneIo e less by
the fenneratnro than S te lying of the snow In TN:
region is between 1900 ana AVy ercrens IL is
Somewhat distorted bat OF very respectaDe sizc@ @ It's
foot in diameter oeips s,ca and tbe simply of
water NV dav from ITS melting was abundant me mus nus
keoes too, were far worse tnan we though not
ready enough with their weapons 10 har oo MU % Tid
on the dcfensve and they mao % s1Y m he'd about sun
down and left In peace. Would that we c9ud III 'h
our native breed at the East WIN III ts hnt clok had
reached the summt-not by seramDlne up paen1,Ss ,rv
travelled on fair wagon road, for half the
way and followed welltrodden tral tno Iest al Nc
spp5 there win silver mines From cur camp we coma
see the numerous prOspectors holes, IKE s"ahow 6
several larger entrances with piles of ore ana WIN
bn,idincs showed the seats OF prosperous industry
% ss ~ Them was hardly 100 feet below the absolute
summIt-Capt Bruses Montezuma mine It's owner de'
serves special mention for his pubic spirit IN &
and managing barometric station there. We hrst ZIG
Jagged mn the steep rounded grassy front Whlch tne
mountain turns toward the park theh turans p Snp
rocks living at their steepest possible angie; thon
short o61b brought 10 the highest pont-a Snarp'
''"s'' "a PANORAMA OF noUNTAIs-rors.
II was highly favorable time for the view. Not
suspicion of mstiness in all the wide horizon. and the
early sunlight brought out sharply the gradatlOns OF
distance in the west, which few hours later were COM
paratiyoly obseured. The sun shone warm but there
blew fierce cutting wind, which made us glad. when
we could TO crouch in all wraps behind the pyramid
NJ stones piled about the Flagstaff. But the suDnmly
of the scene long overwhelmed aud drowned an other
be seen in few other regions of the only IN
the Hmaayas and the Andes. We reokoned with care
fn count and estimate that had IN view more tnan
5o peaks which would not fall below $4,000 feet and at
least so of lOO The two great connected ranges WhIn
west beyond the Arkansas Valley, and the Bhe RVer
range to the north continuation OF that upon %nlcn
we we're but bending around westward enough 10 Drug
great line Of rugged peaks against te shy. AZ & we
Sierra Madre lie two proIninent SUBMITS named iale
and Harvard 10y Prof ]. ID. Whitney in his exploration
here four years ago; and the ridge nhlsnes
abruptly at the north with the highest peak
Of All estimated by full 900 feet and named the
Holy Cross from the two immense sn0w-DdnKs lnter-
secng each other conspcuous on It's SIDE as seen rom
GRAY and Evans further north than this The span
ards had Santa Cruz Mountain, doubtless named r0n
the peculiarly, somewhere ID tls Part ot tnS
instinct descrption il is matter of great question pre-
csely where 1t Rumors OF SURPRISING M attach
themselves to the name OF Holy Cross aud OF sOpIls
Peak: the explorations OF this Summer VIII go lar
toward settling what is after all the highest summit IN
Colorado and in the whole United States. As viewed
from Gray, Evans and Lincoln, the PAIN belongs TO two
great mountains Tar beyond the sierra Madre anu near
iO one another; one a ridge with hump upon it, ana
the whole covered with uDbroken snow IKE on Alp; the
other mass ending IN perfectly eo4lcal RIck Peak Saie
submits 20 rise above 10000 feet We are making OH III
tuat direction.
A VIEW EMBRAcNG TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND SQUARE
MILES OF COUNTRY.
But 10 return to Mount Lincoln Almost below 1t lies the
Hoosier Pass low ridge the valley up which we
had come. perhaps of moraine origin, separating the
ahuent of great oceans the Platte leading 10
the Gulf Of Mexico the Blue to the Gulf OF California
Indeed the next mountain are head branches OF the
Platte the Blue and the Arkansas, and il has been
thence very suitably named Teaque We see the Platte
always frozen lake. On this side the famous mountains
tneir eGnaIs; Longs is almost hidden by the
ridge SOutbeastward. the Park makes a marked and
s6iafed mountain Of Pixies Peak is very distinct and
striking. On the whole, this mountain summit com
a. 01 s6nare miles in bxtent No such view is TO be OBJ
tained IN Switzerland, either for reach or Tor magnit
the beauty of the pure Alpine mountains, with glaciers
streaming their sides Here the snow lies album
dainty in nes and banks and masses, but II absolutely
covers nothing No description can give any idea 0i
such scene no drawing or photograph eyeL although
very successful panoramic views have been obtained by
the artists Of the Survey, both with pencil and with
camera. DR.. Haydens expeditions have always been
noted for their attention 10 this part OF the work
cannot leave Mount Lincoln without word respect
ing the lovely ALPINE flowers which found growing
In profuson nights well all the mountains
here covering with beauty and fragrance the grassy
stones on the rocky declives, from the timber line 10
the very summit, P0iemOnum, with rich punches OF
sweet-sInening blue bells, picked within nVe leet Oi
everywhere. Conspicuous among the others are clay
ond Spring Beauty exquisite deep blue ayoSots
forgetneno species of Phor of various eoioFs etc
etc Nothing the plains vie for rich and delicate
beauty with these children OF the mountain tops,
chilled every night to freezing and drawing their
nOurishment from the just melted snow.