, 1879-06-07
FUJI-YAAlA.


an Asoons OF tho Famnua Jnpauese sronnt-
n.rn,tt lv ~. yf.yv frn.n I'll, summit.
1Ne'"'" ~ ~. M rS.'s,ss. .o..,.a ~" ',w
r,,,v,,a ,n..,,s ~ r.,,i" ~, 49, ",o.r ~ FIN
a's, lass's ~ n'ue .o'..,;su, ""a Gsy y. Wv
atna IN thc world, riscs so}itnry from plain to
ooo t,o, % .h,," lin Iavs, - ti,e sra # s m NJ.
H.. s.o,." a., ...,,,, =" .,s,,,-.,,,,, ato,,
400 years n.o on which oeeaston as,'ea asaa till
dcrs vcro carried bY tho wind to such distance
t,,ot mo nhu,n NJ Tnkto. then called Yedo,
,tn,,o,, ,tr,,.r ! n,,,o. trnm 4hc ,ccno svas coy.
cred to a depth Of suvcra' inehcs. At ths Same
ttuo the mountain, which Till thcu had pre-
scntad' to tho eve Of tho observer
I'm form ~ ncrfoct conc from
~
whichever point v'owea, experienced
swelling or ~ bulge" on Ns eastern shoulder,
thereby marring, IN a slight degree. tile rceu-
lartty Of lta CONTOUR. when seen from the north
~ south. n !. covcrcd with anew Ia onc.thtel
oi INC uistaaee from t@e TOD n'ne nontts out
Of the twelve, nnd tho reatdcnts Of Toxic can
enthusiastically point It OUT to tho stranger,
rcnr,no Ira mnrnif3cent head far ahovo tho
ma,.a I'm. shn.n.a,s.. "ssI .ss,, h.,s.. | ~,
Aaaohc AZ ti"'', themselves I'aias ~ nelsns "
6,0o0 feet. Representations OF FuJ! may ba
seen on fans, screens, pictures, 1ncauer and
porcelain waro Of nil kinds, md OH tile tea
boxes which lind Their WY to this country.
During The summer months ot June. July,
and August Its slopes nro comparatively clear
OF suow. there rctnalnnE but q few small
patches In tho 8hudc1 ravines, l0okfnB, from
1slor anot the s'ze 81 % pGsks,
which serve as supplies Of fresh water for tho
pilgrims.
Upon tho crest stRnds temple dedicated to
the deity Of the mountain, mud around ths are
11..n, h,,h1 4.HA1% &xr
the accommodation Of travellers who wish to
pass tho night near the crater though Offering
to them hut fcw "crater" comforts.
No sooncr does the season open than all tic
roads lea{llug towards Full may be seen BTarnl.
Ink With mon OF at1 nges, dressed in white gar
monts this color indicating t1te naturo nnt dca-
from thu n most ramota parts Il tho eountry I look ok
Ing weary and footsore.
The distances from the base to the summit bv
the trail, which runs Id xic-zap manner. ID ten
ar ~ or abouk twenty-five niiles. On this patn
gro ten stattona, or resting. places called go"
himself With sucl. ueAEro faro as coarse black
rIco, au1 Kind Of root called +" 8ato Imo," jis-
tant1y resembling potato, washing them down
with melted snow. Tile track, after q certain
Is It docs, ovor miles Of cindcrs into to- which ths
foot siks nt,ayn tho ankle nj urcrv stct,. rouII
moi be- traysfscl without an .AnnaIn i Of rult1n:
lence Tie pilgrims aHeunl In "batchcs,' d guido
taking charge OF EICb batch,
Tlle atart ID usually tnnds enrly In the morn
ng, 10 order to rencll the summft before sunset
On arrlylug nj tl,u zono vhcro veeotut[ou crascs,
eneh person purchases . eupply Of "waraiI,"a i
com,non kind Of annjnl made II straw. thren nr
four nalrs Of which bo Mt once strant ,lnnt, tor
rathcr llnJcr) his foot, ona bciow thc nter. md
the remnsn1nr hu sjinrs ronn Ill neck. in rcail.
ness for uar os aoon as tl,cir nrcleceHsprs shnit
In wost, ont: the nahea and str,r1m t,ai,ls the,n
IN sn rnnlllt az to re11liro n frenHent rsnewai.
ShouI tha trayulor nat be- nroyilcI wilb
enough. In can ptircl,asn n,are nj nuv of Tia
stnt1nns. ria old nnrs arn t.nst aaII1 whcrs
tHcv nr, rhnnrci ami fhe 1iiffcront frari,a mix
nj sarrnt nni t]rscent' ure atrrwn, Mt fin rIosn
al ths feason. With conntlese thnlsat,,is Of tfess
rast-,,S smusJnIx. /. ~ ~''~Se
1tt, ntlcrimas m orrtvInp ot .hcir ,o,t T., TIM
evrning. gisit ..r tnmriri snv shnst TrayeT ~ Ms
onl ti,rtu. ,lIstrihutin@ thnnse,vcs an,rrr.t thn
Init. norfot" ~ . vnrv si,nnia s,.rnnr rs,naiat.
% tM.t this tIn,r snlc!r II tic a1srrsa,a Msnt,,
J,so, mn, M infmsio1 ri snmo Snrh .ir1,tc1 I,y
~, an,a =" ~ sstn, ii !; ,rtni' to,nJ ~
arst,v t,m a"rno sol, ,nSs n,,t tn trn,s Gs.,,s
thoma,,v"s mn ti,air hc1,s ,nd hv,I,iiiu.,
;t,,,nt,,rr to kern wa,m 1he ~, I,nns,ot,,;s
or ta,o,y frccsi,u ,,o;n+, .lna,, sn,,,., iii
u,ornine,' Risn. "t hrcaI n 9iev ti,ev nerform ~,
thctr nf,1u.;%N., nntl srron,h,a ~ ',1s, shn
,nnssos ~ snyo t,,var5s thn oost t1,nrn ~ ,,s"ft
+&'1s =. o"s ~ IHatt ny. - - A'tts