, 1875-12-08
ADVENTUROUS AMERICAN WOMEN.

Thcr C1i,i,f. n steep Granite NJ oHntnln
In ttgc t1nrl.Dr or E3lO IsttlelrD--A
HncGcsRtsll ScnrCR. fur Ferns.
The South american Aatl Of tito nth lnnt.-h
newspaper published In tho Engliss. language At
sscons Of Sugar Loaf Mountain nosr That city, W
by two American ladies, atrs. 0. @. James mil
Mrs. llcnry 4. lHyth". Mrs. Jhnias in tho wife
OF ala]. O. O. Jatnos, formerly OF eending, pa
but for aotnn years past resident of lilo. Tho
ubioet Of tho porions trip wns not tho moro do
sire to achieve fAnle. but for tho purpoao Of 30
cirlng rhro varieties for their botanical colec-
tiuiH. Mira. JatnoH who L. At, nntli!lnant IN ta
pursuit. Inns forwarded to tho Unitol btstoh 2,0aO
specimens Of bnttortlteH, and ~ now 1nak}nA a
collection OF foruH for Cornell University. which
Will number nearly, II not qn,to, 20n0 specimens.
Tttlo WAS tin purnoao whcl. animated thoHo
lalioa. Tho Htlcccas Of their undertaking is thas
graphically 1arratcG by thu Mat:
- In II recont tesno Of our journal NO roticed
tho Auccash Vi Mr. J. G. 1snnuor IN reaching tic
tup Of the Sugar Loaf Mountain. 1t IL nov our
pleasure to record q still more daugcroua and
courageous fcnt, tho ahccnf Of thts como of
granito by two American |utlIes, Mrn. o. q. James
sssd Mrs. Henry, \. H!ytho. who, w!sh tl.c!s
husbands @ %ell.knoyn 70 residents Of Rio Ians!s,,
aud Mr. Edward DeHest. young Eugllsll-
, man, tlncod themselves under MIR. banners
charge, and. provided with ropes, apou-ptocka.
md ovsry adjunct lnown to mountain cFars,
The little party left DotafoSD long boforo aay-
hight TN Saturday, Ucs. J, and rDsng o,lt OF tho
bay made lanttig With much dIleulty on tlo
ncnan side Of Tho roas, then p1ra1,ing a line but
of the peak opposite saisa Cruz and Its aro1
along tho bngtng outline Of tho crest VI tho
cone. they hegan thcis courageous and toi!somo
Journey. Tue Iati!os woro obliged to make nso
ot tho rope nearly nfl tho way, and NJ tho point
| whcgo tho mass Of tic top oyetLanse like tho
ysor Of q hclnlek, 1t WAC necessary to Alcnro
lliont to tho limo aud draw shom mp bodily, If.
E1annor having, With tho agility Of m old mount
Hu.i nkV 4nt,
cal position at this m:trnont NAV ho Imagined,
whon It il xnlanal that apparently they Beetnuu
! 10 DO uverliangirg Ill ahyBs GOO feot In doptb.
with tho Burging ocean roaly to giyo thom
volcano reception should tho 1920 rnst or siip.
fortunately tho sky was ofcrcIoudel 10 that
tile temperature was favorable to tho physical
effort demanded of the .ar'!y adyent,uers, md
at half an lsorr rast midday they al! reached tC.
partakon Of with keen anpeti.ea, 1bey collected
| sonlo laro iernH and many yafictios Of beautiful
orchids. trailcrB. anfi Lilies. Auothor object OF
tltia expedition, on this trip was to dotctInno
tho height Of tho sugar Loaf, which IL now do
| cldod by Messrs. Dlanncr aud Dencat to be 1.279
! feot aboye hfg!i-wAtor mark. Tho pcak over
| hangs it's base oil Quo sdb, hnt declines by d
grneofn, cu1yo towatl1 tho mouth OF tho hnrfur
on tho othcr. resembling tho outline Of slCnitiu
boar's tnsk. whtlo the Hldes aro lint or nlmnst
| perpendicular from tue apox to tho waters c.1te,
30 that ntono ca>t by tho hand in either tllrec-
| tiou would fal into tho occan Oh one alho or tho
| hay on the other. The last ascent, previous to
that mado by 31rs Jnmos aud party, WAS por-
| formed BY a Young American, VINO, without
companton and tho usual ap llances or skill OF
| snn-faring mat. worked hH wny up to TIN very
summit in tho full blaze Ut n huEnng at'n." Tho
Man conciu1eH isa article by stating; fhat ''Dur
| friends dcscondcd tho summit satey and without
accident Of auy kind mar tho p!oas1ro If tllulr
! extremely hazardous enterprise, gnt we colt
gratuate tbon upon this exhibition Of tho conr-
| age perseverance,, and ouorgy which bavo in all
cl,meF aud ovcry countrv won for our nation lls
character for tho posscasion Of clear Gtit.'"