The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-20
CLTWBTN0 Ar rHg YOSEMITE.
The Feat which n Parry of Euali,h Tourists
Accumulated A SirrOw E-cnpc.


The celebrated South Dome of the Yo-
semitc u well known, aud II has hitherto boen
ASS ted ia To redrh ii- summit wa, an imp ~
sioiity. On sept " botn visitors and ie-idenis
Ia tnt vail 'v were tAiOwn into state Of excite
mcnt upt T. being made known that a scotch
nHu named George Anderson. formerly n ssIi5T,
had actually accomplished this wondertui aud
ring te-t Yery lew believed The tale. and
III &c VINO hld already seen the SoaLh Dome
utterly denied tha, tie feat was within IN,
u AZ ~ p1ssit iitv parry of the Ensll II
tourist. concl4dc1 that they would Judge for
themselves 10y Ssitiug tue spOt. Those who
have b, ga th,ro know the Kind 81 riding neres
s,,r, to r. ca the paso II its inOuntiin, which
rises some 600 fce above the level of t.e valley
Tue q, vs. spread hlse wlld6re thas the British
era would attemOt the ssoont. At A. Al. ou
saturday, the 1864 Of Seg-smbeg. "a party Of
eleven adventGrers. headed by George Andcr-
son, started from ~ icks Hoi al upon tacir seven
miles r'do up tho precipltous height pas. thu
Nernal aud Nevada Falis, and struck the little
frequented trlil 70 south Dome. On reaching
tue neANv u.a>sos - lallen granite knpwn Tho
" G. 4mVl& ulCk " the dtsinouOted, ANA after
bro toSt lew enineneed tue dangerous
citnib to the foot OF the Dome. Tbo scotch
nan arrived hrHt. a. tue Dar;y mDleu Ut
t'- t"Ot "a an alu.ust petpend,cular rock, when
Is, Curlng 10 Prof. Wuitnt v. Ualculaii ion, 10
least Lao feet hi-n, they looked with disullK al
the JOurnoy before th.m.
Genrse Anderson thsu explained that n Ia
chmbed ho haa bored holes ta the iuck and IN
serted iron eN"Dolts. Io these rNrbplt4 he tad
secured "a rope, AM those WHO wouiu venture e.
ciimh. holding tho rope with their handa and
pressing tue rock VITA their feet. might de- go,
ptnyluIag thcif strength ncli out, Ia perfect
sdcty. Two OF tue Bugl'siinien slid " might he
good ian in walking M walls. Out they "dt INT
feel ike ttying." Anderson, however, Win d,
cheer, went ahead. rhcre was "A moment !.
ncsiL,ii1n. Luen, with % shout OF enttu- flsm.
some nf the crowd rushed 10 ward tn IN rnpc.
IL " + hr,t occurred by two Noung Enscl.shtn "a
named hobinR1n, who ran ilY commenced the
e-ctla0e. Iney we're followed by an lther re-
Joicne IN tue name OF Cannon. Then Mr..
Murcl nj, an Amer lean, asc nd ID, followed
closely .y ~esL, sSDiae from tac valley, These
wc'e allowed u ~"ik h"ir way M, lest tnC
ROO should break. Mr.. Licdig. II TIE valley,
then ~en' ar, followed by Nj. Groom, another
Englan toeri-t.
Anderson now looked like a fly crawling In the
distance, rs he rlpdis distapc'd his followers,
sh"utihg "nruh ~ ohc'uflg, ment - they rau-
uodsiy made thcir way upward. Sometime
they stOppeI, holding on Cpnvulsivcly to the
Iopc and the eycboit until they could continue
up the dzLs hcight. Mr.. I.iedig turned sick
and with diniculty returned, swearing that fpi
all the dollaIs IA California las could not have
gone iurtAer.
Tue spectators now waited nervousiy for
those VINO mad gained the summit, and
were soon relieved from their Anxiety Uy
huarlng the rsport OF Vests revolver, which
WAS to lie tue signal q their safety. they nov
commenced TO chamber painfully down the
"Camefr Back" to the horfes ann those who
had not calod TO maze the ascent. Tnero beng
no trail, eacn hat u make Que for himself
several had narrow esrapes.
pr. Groom, after al involuntary roll ~ some
h!tocn or ~ cnty feet. suudcuiy foun himself
looking over prccl' Ice between Two AID three
thuusa feet deep INTO the valley below. lie
lad sll1dcu 30 lar down the rock that, without
TIE aid of ropes. ne could Mt return. 10 adj
vance MAS almost cert In death Of most hor-
rule nature. None understood the terrible
Deauing OF Ills crio- for help. Ills sole supp ri
Was MARROW Lee 90 Of eT1ni,e, To which nC Ne Id
on with Tie grim ten0city of man VINO hghte
ioT nfc. But his strength could not last, ana
with u loud cry lac rolled he .ulong down. down,
a tie believed into eternity. Bat IN throwing
hs nrnls forward AZ he itll they sid into u Grey
ice, by whicn he head on. Here he WAS able to
take advanta ie OF "a slope IN tue rock, aud with
the calves Of hts legs ana h's hands he worked
himself uownwlI 10 a firm footing. lie after
ftI IN ~ "A ia at
We think Jnat one. at least. Of these Eng
i-hmen Will remember the ascent oil the Sou IA
pme. Soon lfter ths t. cidort George Ander-
son ana tue Adventures VINO had followed aim
retu. ned safely. hree cheers were given and
the parties commenced the desG- mt @ the valley