The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-23
THE EVERLASTING HILLS.
A Sunrise View Of the Highest
Mountains In the World.

The first s.reaks OF dawn had begun TO
appear when we emerged from the jungle,
and crossing broad plateau, which form
ed the top Of the bill, found ourselves on
the northern verge Of the same, which
descended almost perpendicularly into an
apparently bo,tomless chasm Ii was yet
too dark to distinguish anything save a
confused mass Of mountains aud valleys
rs far as the eye could reach, but II was
clear. The stars still shone overhead,
and the glowing eastern horizon gave
promise OF a glorious hunrise. Little by
little the darkness gave way to light, and
one OF the grandest scenes in the world,
II not the grsndest was unfolded before
our delighted eyes. .-.,...
On either hand stretched far away into
the distance the picturesque chaina Of the
foot hills, their steep sides thickly COW
cred with primeyal forests, their base
concealed beneath clouds OF white mist.
A little to the left aud thousand feet
below lay, Darjeeliug, It's white houses
scattered over what looked like q promOn.
tory extending out into an ocean Of
vapor. Directly before US was the deep
valley already mentioned, bounded on
one side by the DarjeeIing ridge and on
the other BY another spur OF corresp0n-
ding height and similar formation. In
the north rose, dome upon dome, peak
upon peak, 10 sublime mSjssly, the mighty
Kinchingunga. Only forty Eve miles
separated Us from this monarch Of the
mountains, whose proud crest rears itself
10 the elevation Of twenty eight thousand
two hundred feet above the level Of the
sea. We were standing at an elevation
Of eight thousand feet; therefore the sum.
init OF Kincbingunga was more than
twenty thousand feet above us, and so
clearly was 1t defined against the glowing
sky that each rock each precipice, each
chasm was plainly visible TO the naked
eye, and appeared scarce stones throw
away. Thanked on the east by the noun
tains which form the boundary between
Tibet and India, on the west by those
which form the continuation Of the chain
running 10 northwes.erly direction and
Of which the highest peak Is Mount Ey-
crest. Kinchingupga impresses one with
Il more profound respect for and admira-
ton Of the majesty Of nature than any OBJ.
iect | have ever beheld. The smallest OF
those mountains above which II towers
are from fifteen TO seventeen thousand
feet in height, and yet they appear in-
significant when compared with ii.
"Aow EARTH NAY FIERCE TO HEAVEN
AND LEAVE VAIN MAN BELOW"
As the sun rose the play Of the ever
varying color on the spotless snow, with
which the great mountain was covered to
a distance Of some twelve thousand feet
below the summit, ELECTED shouts Of ad-
miration from US all One Of the greatest
charms which The spectacle possessed was
the knowledge that the beauty upon which
we gazed could never be sullied by the
hand Of man. No member ofthe Alpine
Club, however intrepid, however enter
prising he may be, will ever plant his
staff 10 the frozen snow Of yonder glacier.
No engineer will ever construct rail.
way for the transport Of holiday excur.
sionis,s to those dizzy heights. No fash.
ionable young lady mountaineer will
ever record upon her highly polished
alpenstock the name Of Kinchinguuga BY
the side Of those Of Mout Blaze and Monte
Rosa. For amidst those regions pierced
BY yon snowy peaks no living thing can
breathe the breath Of life Such nights
are forbidden even 10 the eagle.
As the sun rose in the heavens his
beams fell full upon the solitary peak Of
Mount Everest, one hundred and eighty
miles dis,ant in the Northwest. Thi'
mountain, twenty thousand feet
above the level Of the sea, called by the
inhabitants Deodunga, IL the loftitst ID
the world, but vastly inferior TO It's broth
er, monarch 10 beauty and grandeur.
As we gaIed upon this wonderful hor'
lion Of mountains, upon the sea Of vapol
beneath and the oloudless sky above us
| | believe that my companions "a we'll a.
myself returned thanks TO the Almighty
Tor having permitted Us TO worship Hin
In one OF His glorious works. II woult
give ten years Of my liie," exclaimed L.
Hungarian geoloRist, "ior this ont
morning" and slraining his eyes TOWARD
the glistening precipices. he endeavoret
TO detect some peculiar feature In th'
formation Of the glaciers. For my part
\ | was sensihle Of feeling Of complete
. satisfaction, Of contentment. had seei
, the HimalayAs in their full glory, unde
The most auspicious circumstances.
As the sun rose higher and higher, ant
the rosy tints faded from the snowy peak
weturned our faces homeWard, and reach
ed the inn ia time for late breakfast