The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-11-23
u.,r,rs on Saturday was, clear,
THE "Nn'd w., snd cool. with westerly winds.
rd5,t t''''. ,te- of fhe Dssaaatch atEce
fsor the p'spS'ch'I
., from Letter Received FROM
tHsra'a c the officers of the tnsted
one s,o.m>hip NonOuGahsta.

Exsraci ' ,nn oaicers of the Tnitef
o"' S,cam>hip MonOuEaheta.
>'a'e no ~, STATION, RIO DE JANEIRo.
p'N October %, 1874.
>, soporado mountain is among
A"f - sxsSrfenceS. aud l will give you
=! f'S,'" SY,',r;n:icu Of lis romantic scenery. 1t
>.;~' ~ the highest peaks of the range
: o2' .,rropnd> Rio. II stands near the
-"6tH ~ The harbor, rising up from with
s1'''.s6 a..bot of the OCEAN, ana IS about
]. ','. ,'j,s, from the city "in bee-'ine,"
III" a'.rr ',,' 20 the winding ascent you eaVe
~. y,.,i * or seven good miles between you
!" ",,> r,y before reaching its summit. "A
81" -. .r,iau i. no small undertaking, out
u! y, ,La. ,he exercise weuld do NE good
's,.- s.. ,hS ;nsSion of life. aboard shl p, ana
S'',. 5..,.. to.scc ilc sight, / started; 10 com
c.,h Ensign NJ. abeat 6s a. NJ.
~ Ei,,- The city limits we struck the
...,..,nnc. road, and were soon IN the "lia
::,ssSs. II thc plountainS.
~, ssItdur, is the only water-Suppiy 70
-, and leads from an immense rcser-
-, ..~-,t.<j;rq,ed three or fcur miles up IN the
..,.;r. wh,,e il collects in one pool the
J. ...m. ,I., continually flow down the
.,.......:n sides. The aqueduct itself is one
'l,ts,,r,t works OF engineering skiit ID
.."..-l |. i a covered archway OF ma
'~.., ~..,r,y i've miles in length, winding
'.'',.s ~, mountain side with easy grade,
''.s.-..irt hight carrying its cool and re-
"...s'. n4.tr, to tie thirsty and dirty ln-
..i..o,> pf !hc Wales below. III Is tap
,..." y. ,yary hundred yards 10y SateWays
,.,..r,lvtni.ucc cf the country people,
'.:agry m old dsrley whom we met on
g.. Wv with an "old oaNcn bucket on
..1,,3 reminded me OF Aunt Sukey y
...r, rom" sycamore Spring" at Holly
&. .s.., i.
.-.s. .r. i-jgi- ,hn.l from its home DER the lea,
.,.y,,;g.l go,S il will sing OF The Sea.
: a.r ii NY Nan5eringS, l have seen per-
..,..t thugs which carried NE forcioiy
-. .h. davs Of" Aud Lang Syne> and
.,en,> cl early life. This par pore"-
u":g, reached the reservoir without
-.. !fti r,;y Or fatigue-the road being
,'s..z d. IN an easy ascent we stopped
-... "poq! Of the mountain for breakfast,
,.a a.pprt.at cdnlp0gn0n dU roya9e we
..., t-a".1, with u. II was one OF the
......1.,.G. spots ever saw, situated on
,.:r.yn>" edge which lies between two
!. .r4a PEAKS. with the water from num-
I,-.,. r.. and springs away up in the
,..., -unin- over the edge and emptyins
=,.f .g.o ta.. srge pool which supplies the
:...4,. Ine,e streams could be seen
sx., in IN The mountain sides, giitteripg
.--r,.-h - :r.cs and underground like sill
,...s:: u.,. Here we rested for while
., ,4.uok Oi the cooling waters with
-. .s..a. The surrounding scenery was
l,waa l.youd expression, but not so
grzrd Or sChiue as that which was to come
,.agite-irg ourTsstchel and my ever
~. co.aututun on these jaunts, my rifle,
~ ,r- more harkened TO the cry of that
.-.rf. - Youth Excelsior" and turned
L.. ,.y,> ">Emmitward." Then came the
'..-gt val" We bad lett the beaten track,
Il. entering the hedges and by-paths, had to
,.sg.sr upward and onward. But we were
mad p, the scenery and prospects all the
,.r.7 wlr. 4: each turn in the narrow
...- ,gG.h GCw scene OF beauty burst upon
.,. ,."-.. i,r IN the distance the White dome
" ..-, u.mii was flooded With the golden
n, ., tie now rising sun, which played
Z. .--. +. t.kc .l4shipg meteorS. Entranced
+: -- ,i@ht. could but pause, and
r..-, aa aititu!c which might have
ra- credit to Macready, / exclaimed
enthusiastically, Look. see how Jocund
d. ,'a.i> liptce on the misty mountains
r.: i.; NY companion, being rather
..t.,. iaan otherwise, rather quenched
Z. ..,or hy advising me 10 save my breath
!.EHMh'l- the mountain. he was right.
.ang, ,A.,'rin7lS and climbing mountain
>.,4.', -gc lwo things which do not accord.
TIE 2,,gg. must say, is more akin to
.Irl,.lc>.
.i:;rs mouuting immense boulders and
'1-as..'.- dong preciplces over whose brim
.. :4.u look into deep valleys below,
N-... ties .vokcd like shrubs and the Wa
;..'.yGr>t> like silver threads, we 1ina!ly
:-a,-~., The extreme summit, where, IN one
s..aj burst Of u,agniGcence aud beauty, the
EAae scene opened on our delighted gaze.
lLv Gilman Was reached, and tue sensations
.L-r.c.ljabic II g.. -..
Twelve fair counties saw The blaze
PROM Iaivcrn', lonely height"
cs-,a" what must have been the view
.J4a dl>taGc- more than twice as high. As
- = b" cSe could reach, on the one side,
"'.r seen tie irregular peaks Of the "Organ
!-..an'aD>% : rising in the dim distance like
-i'.t g,IAi-. Their dark peaks peepiDg
@5H" he white clouds which foated around
..'!G .cokrd like distant islands in sea OF
'-9T. while on the other side the blue At
i.a,.o, tashing its waves at the foot of the
'4o.1.4yn, cXicEded southward. Ali the
". @Nr ct it, waters bieBded impercept.
-. "j4 The lighter blue OF the horizon.
-~a ,.@r "!I> 30 indistinct you could not tell
"A"!" la~y met. and the distance seemed
.'.,"'.to". We eaZed almost awe-struck;
~ HUE Wc could not realize that we were
- '1N 'ario, but resting on pinnacle be-
,','''. 'ae 1raEeus and The earth, for, above
A0.'aI KEN We belonged no longer to
'-, vulgar herd" We were gazing on
.-~. s5tu only by the mighty Condor, as
= "2n IhniDns borne, be cIeapeS the Storm"
i'-. ,' 10 cesccad from this dizzy height to SUBJ
.'1,I .1u1'! .hihg-. AS the clouds were dispersed
'"c rays ., the sun the "bay Of ali beautiee'
,-yuv ,-,. oeorc Us in one magnificent bird's-eye
l"' lis numerous islands here and there
,aFa INC patches Of green moss, while the
,a'fFog III The harbor presented the appear
'o " b'Eds floating on the placid waters.
IyH!c s,'1 u the smaller steamer reminded us OF
r...;c ,,.,% ln'ec'> skiutning gracefully over the
'h'oS waves. Immediately below us, and
T., ,-S '4n0 side Of the mountain near the
.'''AtG 30 anical gardens" Of Bio, and ad-
i..I i''"-, va, The town Of " Botofoga, which
a. ,'h' ~ u Ike an aA village from the heights
,[,',i.ea ,.4'ea We stood. There is platform sur
I,n,.. I1,1'u by stone wall on the top of the
.1.'., ,|.1,!4.n, and looking over this we could
,,,,. .4' 'utures towering high above their
t-&s' Dnt far below us. 1t made my
I,,' swim TO look down this
.ya. "'1''e>s abyss. Having wearied our
lin,o." WIN magnificent scenery, we COM
a.,n. 1.'u or Downward trip-much easier, II
f.ia, you, than the ascent. At certain
llonn,'H 'A Tie road, about halfway up the
{n,'' {I" 1'h, lht southeast corner Of the large
lts t Wv, Nhlch forms the summit presents
rIai,e "sc' ,' proliI* of woman's face. Wei
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