, 1874-04-11
n, Difficulties Of the Journry-Appear-
aBte Of the AountailSidey
and The Crater.
4 Visit to Pompeii---The Great
Eruption Of 4. D. 79.
uow Tie Buried City Looks---Articles
that Have Been Found There.
.ocfent Electioncering Adrer-
t;sements---The Villa OF
Diomede.
Herculaneum, Stabiae, and 5oF"
rento.

Ha1culaneum, Stabiae, and oof"
rento.
e>tc;nl co,rx,ysndenee of The Chicago Tribune.
NArLEs, Aarck IA, 1874.
4 yisit TO Naples without making tho ascent OF
r.enfiug or trayerEirg tho streets OF Pompeu,
xon1d be "a incomplete % the play OF Hamlet
9TH that individual ignored. The necessary
,,1n, 70 do. tban, is to climb the mountain, and
III dovn into it's throat and smell its breath !;
md next explore the buried city at its base.
vEsUv1UB
r,oe in tho midst OF the great rlaln,
crcsn snpagna, from which tho City OF Naples
thj.Gy derives it's supplies OF food. The ci1-
,cmfnence of the mountain is about 81
,1es. and the diameter miles. But thrce-
fjurth1 Of the space thus occupied by YesuElua
opsigts Of exceedingly rich land. sioplng mp
vsr1s 10 the foot Of the cone. Turn sonp-dlsh
E5:ton upward, and on that stand the dinner
tea end you havo fair idea Of the alope OF
resuy11s as 4 appears al q distance.
The asccut Of Vesuvius is made in three parts,
q Eta sos- First, one lakes aca1rage IN the city,
I'd drives shout or miles, through contlnu-
es y1lsgo 1anked By gardens. Then the ascent
t:Goa, and winds circuitously up d eteep grade
f1.bont miles, which brings the visitor to
kIot called the Hermitage" where solitary
t:use etaads on the outer end ct juttins prom
cstuey Of lAva, 900 feet above the level plain
tz}ov. This Hermitage is an observatory mnin-
timed by the Government for observing tho
E..aof the mountain. Part Of the way up, the
rad winds through vineyards and groves Of
.,;ro md fhnr Ia-11
blAek hSa-strcams Of the eruptions ot 1883, '6s,
.nd II. I had supposed that the lava lag with
eoupa,shrely smooth surface on the slope OF
the mcrta1n but, on the contrary, it was
H7C1AyELV ROUGH AND D16ToRrEp,
thrown xbout into thousand forms, twisted
ind tossed into crags and knobs, some hun
d:el feet high, and with great dark holes and
nrnaa Of frightful aspect- The cause OF these
h;deous Irregularities in the deposit Of the lava
sss, that the eruptions took place right there
15e pressure, or upheaval, in the bovols OF the
mountain, tore vent through its sides, and
taerefrum spewed out tho molten mattor, which
closely resembles in color and substance the
fag or einder, that fowa from an iron-furnace !;
md it Was thus thrown into al manner OF
th2pes, which, in cooling, it retained. It was
ealy tho part Of tho overdowH which ran below
rose rents that have smooth surfaces. A couple
i hundred acres were covered over By the erup-
TN Of 1879 in placog to depth Of several hun
ced feet.
TEE VIEW FROM THE HERMITAGE
magnificent The whole Bay Of Naples is
sEead ont before one Like map, znd visible at
glance for circuit Of GO miles Of undulating
taore-line, changing from mountain to valley,
md peak to glen, with ell the islands which fringe
tue bav IN full view at the Bame time. In tue
foreground, stretching along the side. aud swell-
2g over the shoulder OF Mont Posolppo. which
Egles OF no1thward into the plain, is the great
asy Of Naples; it's high walls, white, orange,
I'd lemon colored, sparkle in the sun: reflect
y back it's FAYE like mirror; while around the
hy may be counted dozen bright villages on
rauntain- sides or bali hidden in valleys while
sEsy to the northward spreads the great plain on
rhirh Naples subsists studded with white and
essnge- -colored towns, with the enow-capped
tpennlnes for background, so, 40, GO miles
irsy It is view nowhere to be surpassed, and
not easily 10 be forgotten.
The next stage OF the ascent made on horse
tsck, fer about milo up steep, difficult path
II lava md loose scoriir. Tha tough little sure-
footed horses are led by the guides, and it is
surprising how they can climb up or get down
some paris of the road. We arc now at the foot
Of the cone which rises up before one, steep as
hehurcAtbtll, for the height OF 1900 feet. At
h'st viev It seems impossible to make the
"cli!nb"
Already it is colder, and sharp north wind
whistles about ones ears at this polnt.-half
ME above the plain below. Chairs. with four
Eout nst1ye carriers to zach, are provided to as
Ess the ladies' and such Of the gentlemen rs can
aot main the ascent unaided- For my own part
hsd committed the grave mistake Of hot en-
{aglng mustang to be at the Hermitage to boar
Is % the foot of the cone. From the valley be-
~ It seemed hut little distance along the
cest Of 3 black ridge to tho bottom of the
I'D
u nndortigned had ever WALKED. The "rise"
that distance was nearly 600 feet.-~down
.ad up: but mostly ''hup," as al Englishman
Ma; Where the path VAS not sharp lava it Was
:Aang sand, the grains about the size Of wheat
Epezs.
When the foot OF the conc Was reached was
EaE iatlgued, aud the ascent looked perfectly |
,s?2slllns. But the guide had brought slong. un-
.:1aen, an extra chair aud carriers, aud, With
GasHn I am constrained to confess, was |
ssased 70 make more than half the ascent borne !
VI mems shoulders. An able-bodied young |
~ ~ e'es cut, CHI mount to tho top in an hour
sn:n But our party we're fully two hours
- - s1snhling and riding by turns to the edge OF |
-s e:assr. Most OF the path is over the afore-
tEeauored lava gravel or sand, and the foot slips
~. na1 TIE distance OF the step forward, Which
E's Eealy adds to the distress Of the ascent, but
LAes al the fun in coming down, as cne can
~; OF Eol down the soft, yielding stuff without
=lq7 O. danger
H.! tne slsle Of declvisy is Is degrees: but, in
t.ess Where the lavs~rock protrudes, it is moro
s-aa s-sa W degrees Of "steepness - and at such
fo ladies' must get out OF their chairs, and
-, quilted and pushed up by tho carriers, who
.,s.. ~ - euze-footed az goats, and as noisy and
t1a"a: t1ss::nfS IS monkeys, aud what they say 1s no
Al las: ne arc on
A TIE TOT OF vE5CvICs,
- :, Iths Of mile above the buy, cnveloned
H. oouI Of vapor smelling strong OF sulphur.
.so- ze uofta s,de of the cone Was covered With
.ss. ..h' cuttlng wind swept past, making ones
r, ;!a.tle: and bringing overcoats aud ehawls
En.ha1 Iedia.e requisition. We climbed up the
-. ..uefiy side Of the cone, and, therefore, did
e. laeh feel the wind or cold until tho crest
E: tunea' the guides took us to tho lee eido
Il hre., projecting c1ag, where q basket
r. .saa: @ cheese, aad wine had been deposited
a.. "a amer. Everybody was hungry. tired, aud
e ~ p.ekth carriers and nll 20 the contents
.sh1s S1s hamper quickly vsnished. After resting
,,n1ss. We started to get peep into the ~ bot
ss 5sss hs. But the view Was not satisfactory.
! s.es reose, cloudy yapor impregnated with sui
ia,s 1ose aS from the chasm, and hid the hideons