, 1879-06-07

wooden sadlto on whose back Il, without
yest9s oi nat1p aud SoSS , moti1 t el9ssy s
mn tttca OF uy feelings nfter riding ono for an
honr.. AZ the expiration Of that titno beRnnl
70 fecl verr nueh 11strctse, and fearing tnt II
the next tlav, resigned my elevated pos!.ion to
ono pf my companions, who, In turn, abdlcatel
In favor Of nnosller; MD soon, caeh one In turn
occupysng the "seat Of honor" much fnirth
md many jokes belug elected at each dtscom-
fitMre.
We reached our first stage At 2 8. m., roused
the proprietor Of tho best hUtc IN tic place. mid
tnn ton minutes afterwards al, including our
NO par,ook Of . Rootl native brcakiast,-'ny lin
Itotl lnrslor belnE reserved for umcrgencfcs,-
and set out, onf cautno companion OF the pre-
ccdh'g might having boon EXCLAIMED for one
climbing. Th!s staae Was rery agreeable, shel.
tered, al VIC were. from tho rays Of the sun by
the branches overhead, while our attention WAS
called frequently to pncos Of tnlereat,-now
I'll the rool, studded With sharp points, berants
so low 40 to threaten not only to comb my ha!r
FREQ Of expenso, but to deprive mo Of II alto
Getler. Further 10 wo eamo to a anos where
tic trees for a milo on each aldo were lying pros-
tratc, having bcon borno down BY tho irrcslstlblo
force Of an avalanche of SHOW. Aeatn, a
ravlae formed by tic carrying away OF
Il o ns soss see Our n road S won roue B
forest, at ilrst dcusc. but gradually. ns
wo ascendGd, tile trees BECAME more and moro
scattered ind sttlntetl. tho camph0r, oak, cher.
ry, atd others giving place to u1c p!ne ai't fir,
TIL, OF Ut tAlning wl,ot Is called the first "Go."
or rcst!ng-pfacc. but little Verctatfon femaaucd.
We here parted With our atccd, Nud set out over
desert truck, At frat consisting Of solid lava
and loose pieces oi rock, which gradually Rave
point, my comnnnlont exchanged tlIer fortign
shoes Tor " waraif" but l, thinking tl,ere was
"nothing like leather /" for sl.eh work, chose to
continue ta my nots ,Is elorc v feasInng t,,Ing nc
often did stop 10 take oil my "kutsu" md
shake out tho cintcrs+
Il was dryar!, ,oc c''mb; b;; ths % eser,on , caussd
c9p'o,,s nsrspr4ton s Mns aese Clouds inen
| US, and chilling us 10 the marrow II VIC paussd
TO rest. IInlf way ito vo halted for lunch. md
attacked the ham WITH tho yorac'ty Of sharks,
which is kept at ovcry station.
Arriving very tired ut the ninth "Go," I
looked towards the summit, WHICH appeared A.
Oost oyerfa @ ot more Than n1t mile
few minutes more aud It's overt; but the half-
milu proved to be three, good miles. utsl the
"few minutes" TO be tt,rco hours OF hard toll
a.osphero oblgng lis to PAUSE every ten or d.
teen PAGES to breathe, Wills the fear Of freezing
urCcd us onWnFd.
Wo reached our destination shout O'Clock,
n"ai ~ amci' nrnvainns a.. r"o5,, .t,o
H. ri nt.or ~ mo,u taaas Ia
as to tlle quality Of tho food, nnd bog too tired
to think o. mr. own private stock, wa nil
a1,er & 'ns -, ny donm' nuaa''ng sdoso y
tuee.ne,' nn.is eoYasea sna!Y py tn'h 9uut,
by smoke, and lighted only by- miserable
wick Ia : saucer OF OIL In lass thnu Eve
theaa ;j3zco,nSo,ts M, ~ dsrhrssE rott ,ra ~
s r,.s as tt".,, -. isr,ts mi .ntha, n"ttno
ol !ntagnu, om,us " .nG Eseas as'tuue: Attes
performing OUT an!usone wiz SNOW, md
.l H. t,re, 1as rn .'u , oy s.oie We
selvGs VIII Wy tnG "ofher pilgrims tn waiting
~ III ~ t rr s,in,, II ~ vi h" too . 1iI "
~, 49, ~ ~ 70 .lK lat
rs .s'to,.n 1T ~ ~ 1nl"ns " pro'
ssys a y a'u sn t1 10 ne nses
@ ecI ~ ~ >" @ y +oas S Spo tS openea
u,t u1e ~ " us1eee 1ose ~, teoh !he pusPic
tHlteu ~ ~ nh sunus po.sutt.; 1nc ilorlzon. AZ
tvt G hts ravs eu ,sn , ~ o W. v,1pas snoa
hrjow wers stE smhcrIp: hnt II" @ honn.3sry S,,1sTs
al, na,trusd mHS taa taa ~ n'; e
7 sun eons'"uea 10 Fise, a'e uac& Fetl
Gunu .9,a ~ 's,,x, e'eI ~ o,o .eeeoS tnsuer mlu
a al,i t ono " n 9ne, ne .oasY na1nss OK mon
e.sea afnna NY LAY, ''t tnoaEn pFo'
aou.lu s.tonce LceHeu mIonna Us. We t9aiG m
I sh 'I1S III oary Snna e'STi n ,
ssnse's aaas' mscrHsalas' aa .e no 1aara!ns 1eng
eieuI, aaEn"evnt ,..a panotan.a VIZ spread oe-
neata w. ~ H. oeSnu tar appasenty at our ies9s
ssrS.es ~ ~ ,.t tlu Istt
saflaeo i, u, unnfnSGh s aavo W the long regular
sWeaIs Guy to!ou to"aEas lle oeastf. hfM wi1ieh
EreatttH tssa an"eu ] 10 t'% eemera' eees. Tug IA.
@ konf ~ am's sGieu a, 10 nsfs eaft"oska, u WHO
S netc ldNe ridiasiE ~ ny inayyncsn s !" S;.Sn np
WIN lts shipping nllu Iak1n with 1ta temples.