The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-06-08

80 zzsolxns cErxs PopOcAsxrzzE

- meet the UevoHor Wn0n DO ueen Tue
49, q nsxico are the two volcanoes. Popo.
1opell aAA IxtAocihuatl-bosh wearing the
lhloe ROLES Of the sky. Their enormous snow
DeadA cleaning In the tropie sunshine. attract
~ eyss first in'the morning and last ct night
NJ sould remain long under their shadows
- not bseons possessed Of an unausnchsbls
DDlrs 70 place the monarch OF Mexico beneath
~ foett The latest Measurement makos
EooeeAtspeu moro than 10000 feet high. the
n1gAesl PEAK In North America. and ono OF the
I nGAtisst Of that burning girdls which sur
cDun1s The Pacific. Ixtacoihuatl 10 5000 feet
tbuee. lons uneven ridge instead Of cone.
- Wing that much nearer the limits Of WIS.,
~, hooks the greater OF the two from the
pAllsy. Betsy and I watched these noun
,opans with longing eyes for many weeks
1870 either dared TO suggest to the
11Hog euch . wild idea - attempting the
Iiss1A Then one morning each proposed II
- ~ other simultaneously. and the deed was
6ood - done then and there. But II was
- before w could awaken sufficient enthu-
3116hn IN the breasts OF any Of our compatriots
.l1oesruing here 10 get up party; and then 1t
~ very small one Of new arrivals. among
sUhom No were the only ladies.
\ 70 reach Popacatepeu from the city OF Mex.
one must e 70 GA A%eS sane 3, f1r' mss
Su0oA 0ountain brooks murmur through
ss :s'ss:' houses sss az Gaassss y:
. ass Ss:R n SS but ' LEI. sst7
g ~ ssSs!s fSs 10y "a; s sss, oyer ~:
S1seior d. charmipgly erotesauc. aborndlng in
e: !HsS ana da0sS Hn @
lpRioqs affairs. has reliefs carved by hands that
aY 6sen d1st for centuries s and nothing thing
SeSs Kiss sacro. Monte 1sncred mountainI
sn g s gro in's out Of The and
Of !; &. n iSS SSs 10 m da tSsF
. sssrsd around the church door, on the noun;
4 ~ TOP. whore true believers have deposited
~ O'clock 4. H.. and should Immediately pre-
G5 sSe s0 horse: Ss sssh
\ ~ IN experienced guide to every two or three.
Sny Dsy ss ssse Of o:H s
! nd plenty Of blankets, for the transition from
1 . strongest constitution. Spiked apdals are
%Ssns Fl sS n 10,
~ hsmerrhsge-by no. means noglecting the
( sss employs the longer It takes them 70 tumble
iidsSt excitement gebbling and gesticula,!ng
Ike 30 many iunHtics. We should have, lett
i o'clock before We turned our sager faces to:
4 ward tho summit that doomed like shoeted
a Before leaving the capital we had obtained
y bQfmission from Gen. Gaspar Sanchez Ochoa.
4 Who works the sulphur mines In the crater to
- furnaces. By o o'clock wo had assembled
hrd, r of tbe tsmperste NeneMiays and
eAickadees-twittered around us, and the
4 yh!rr Of every meadow lark and call OF Pho
z spvsrd Journey even grass had disappeared.
4 and at twilight we entered the solemn forests
and the ground was carpsted with faIlon cones
and long pine needles. while giant trees In ser
ssXdcn silsnce became almost sSpsrnsturai:
bird ealing e his mate dsiurbs tho
n q lmpenetrabie darkn ness wrapped US In lis
coyote v Was heard s or Tho BIood.eHrdlins
o. Lion Natural
s tSs sccy Is tSe on;
n eiEcu@stance ever heard Of in their favor.
" Black crosses mark t wsysids murders are
s.baed sSlste e .ss%sa e Sold To ona
snd sseir
! nssssed surprise OF the great plumber q these
sna sS.s
re said;s solemniy;; they would murder ,yoI
N q ID wait In the black woods. but they vii
your For another ones hour
q plunged through the forest. keeping togethe
ver rs e into
jsctina branches wet our clothes and scratehe.
rarttk Enn lINy hal
" ether historic babes In the wood. Then to,
%
Az now depended upon the instinct In e
K any direction he might choose, Suddenly tn.
" Rost WELCOME sight eyes ever heheld-a ligh
4 TIE ranch was reached at last, So benumbe'
X wore we with cold and fatigue that two OF tn
lad o g. eanea boay
&. cabin like bundles OF limp rags. being uIter
d ynable 70 stand. and deposited upon the foo
NJ Who had walked AMI run al! tho way. with oni
IA cotton shirts on and white drawers rolled abov
Next morning all were asur at 4 o'clock. IN,
Il eunftse found us aGnin ON horseback T'amaca
sss sboye the usi. the Thess human IMAM ha alta
e taon on the continent. It's volcanic soil sun
\ port! only a seanty growth OF coarse grass an!
xed 6y moss and lichens. Heights pile them
s oelves. peak above peak. around 1t on all sides
s except at tho north, where It slopes away to tn
yalley Of Pueblo. thilty, .mios distant. Befor
+. leaving the cabin. We divested ourselves Of q
Duperfulties. bandaged our feet and ankle
II we'll with stripe Of flannel. and strapped GU
spiked sandals firmly on with leathern thong
z On alpenstock to be found In Mexico. but tn
y gutde improyised one by cutting stout pin
had been told to be- sure and make axe our horse
carry ua to the snow line. as oil our strongt
would be REQUIRED from that point to the, sum
and broken seoriG. tho animals suffered 8
greatly from difficulty Of respiration that the
before the snow fields were reached. this agon
- was pitabe, and II seemed as IT. blood .S,f,l
vi hT.yst from their distonded nostrils.
Al the ridge Of rocks called Lp rnz obo,
hi lS0O0icss above the sea, Xa e,.ndonei thei
4 o the peorss-. r22sseo rocks. which were. sv
~ IDENTIFY formed by fire. crop ont OF tho blac
sand In weird and fantastic shapes. and strat
h ne on down the mountain toward Puebln.
hec The deRth Of n man who perlahed I'm the crnte