The New York herald., 1874-09-16

from their repositories, and sent rolling ana
work, during which q single msstep or slip would
have cost any one OF us q life, we made in about
ten minutes. Through shale and loose small stone
we made our way to the base OF the cone and found
ourselves enwrapt in clouds. We soon discovered
that tney were ranclouds, containing also hal!
and snow. Seeking shelter behind one OF
those overhanging rocks which abound on
all mountains OF this character we waited until
in the cold. 1t soon became the opinion OF the
party that TO ascend the additional 800 leet would
wet weather nothing can be seen from the peak
tops. Besides all TINS, We had but 800 feet TO go,
and there, at $500 eet above the sea, was mag
nihcent stretch OF scenery: An ocean Of fleecy
clouds biowed thousands OF feet below, over the
green covered valleys pied up like huge snow
banks on the stream sides. SO isolated were we
that the top of Mount DAILY seemed as an inde.
pendent sphere In the universe with nothing
DS IT s9prs paK
right, named alter an enterprising prospector
who MADE hls lame and money years ago. Then on
sharp spire OF dark granite rose the sullen senti
mel Of snow, Mass and DAILY peaks
LITTLE EMERALD LAKELET,
fed by the perpetual SHOWS, was nestled on the
side OF the new named mOuntain-a most beauti-
iul feature Of the landscape and 1000 feet below.
In nne all that makes any visible portion Of the
globe fascinating was at our ieet-clif, valley,
gorge, stream, lakeet, forest, hill and dale, In
and below, the genial atmosphere OF summer.
Timber line on Mount Daily is 1000
sst sSHyf aSS ss making the sa rs
Gus Of ascent. Its composition is granite, with
masses OF conglomerate, showing 1t to be igneous
IN It's origin. Situated on the east and looking at
II from the Roaring FORK, 1t appears five miles
around the base, ten miles rom the end OF the
range, with an approach to its summit by passing
over five terraces. Altogether 1t Is a fitting mon
ument, erected by the hand OF God and discovered
by the agency OF man, to commemorate % lite typl
Cal OF the grandest possibilities OF our institu-
tlOnS.
NARROW ESCAPE.
DR.. Hayden and myself began the descent at
three i. NJ, Messrs. Holmes and BrOdhead taking
new direction subsequently the clouds lifted,
and, clear weather supervening tney reached the
summit, found to be ID 600 feet high. TO go down
a steep mountain Is not pleasant occupation, as
we found when we reached the narrow cut IN the
perpendicular rock, up which we were obliged to
climb IN order to go down alterward DR.. Hayden
began TO scale the crag As saw him IRON dis
tance nervously clutching at every stone tnat
offered support seemingly helpless, up there at
dizzy height, II did not fill me with the most
ardent spirit or emulation. |, however, climbed
over rock and stone, and soon, with bated BREATH
was at the foot OF the precipice DR.. Hayden was
overhead, thirty feet above me. began the task
Of scaling. step by STEP ! marvelled how any
one could make progress without fOOthOd or hand
hold. Reaching place where thought IL would
be impossible that could proceed further (and IT.
was death to turn back, wondered what had be-
come Of the QoctQr. A. tpis 1Qnctqre head hum