Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-02


greater effect from the height we had
reached. So much did this trouble
US that we were all nearly iaintin2
when We reached the summit Of the
arete. kaufman, who had not been quite
himself, was quite overcome. and ut
terIy unable 10 proceed. We did not like
to loavc him, but ne begged uS not to turn
back on his account. and, as we thought
that We must succeed, we made hun COM
Portable and started by our two selves.
We were now on the final slope OF the
peak. and, though not abnormal, II was a
very steep bit Of step-cuttng. The mist
crep- up and snow began TO fall. and we
were thinking Of turning. for we had been
two hours from Kaufman, and II was al
ready |. Suddenly the mist cleared away,
and We instantly saw the great height
which VIC had reached. Actully be-
lov us Law a splendid peak, to which
we aflerWard gave the nams OF Mount
honal, 22.jlG. We were quite 22,70o,
and the summit, not 800 feet abo;e us, was
in full sight. We again attacked vlgor-
ously, Boss Just making notchcs and | en-
largirg them 10 steps. But it was no Use;
down swept. the clouds with 4 biting hail
and wind. and we had 10 turn. IL was
with difficulty that We got down again;
vented us from seeing the steps clearly, and
/ ! ful'y expected a slip. We picked up
ksuiTman and got down with great trou.
ll,, the last part OF the way being in dirk
res. II,re another Trouble awaited Us;
everything was soaking wet matches, food.
blankets, and ourselves while the wind
cut H. Ike knife. Boss insisted on our
keeping sRlke. and | have no doubt he
was right. but tined out as | was IL was
very unpleasant. Next day we swaggcd
! our things, and got down to our lower
! camp. 10 the great JOY ~ our coolies,
! who had given us up ior lost. AS this wls
/ the fist occasion on which we reached an
| ~ ususl height. it may not he amiss 10 give
/ our personal experience. Neither in this
| nor any other ascent did We feel any incon-
! VtuicuCe in breathing other than the Ordi-
| naIy Iarting iuscparable from any muscular
! CXcrtion. Nausea. bleeding at the nose
/ t,nlorsry loss 81 sight aud hearing. were
/ conspicuous oaiv bv their absence, and the
only organ pcrccptihly affected WAS the
/ heart. whose beutlngs became very pcrcep-
/ ublc. cutie audible, while The pace was de-
/ cidcdIy increased. Unquesuonably mans
| range is increasing" They a'tcrward vic
/ toriously assaulted another peak. 22.jlG
/ fcct. which they named Mount Mona.
They then prepared for their third and
, last journey. which wa, intended a. the
/ piece de rc>istancC-i. e., another trap 10
J ~ikkim. We maze, says Mr.. Graham. 1ll
/ our preparation in Calcutt1, reached Dr-
I icing on ;he 22d. ard were able to start on
/ the 25th of August We crossed the
/ GuichO la, proposing 70 attack Pundm
] from the north. but, on rcconnoitcrlng, We
/ found It quite imprIrticabe. ! do NJ.
know q any more formidable peak. On
/ the west side il drops sheer, while tn
/ otbc. thee are guarded by the most extra
ordinary oycrnangiug glaciers, which
quite forbid any attempt. We returned
three day, later, the weather being
! consistently bad. and it was not tlll
three dals more had elapsed that
the ITcak came. That night We had but
| ter frost. and the stars flashed but once
| more. Early the next day we started for
! Gulouu. which lies immeuiatcl" east Of our
camp. Ai2P. NJ. we had reached suit
! able place. well above snow-line, and
! camDcd there. Height by anerOid was
! $500, and, though absolute reliance can
10; lie placed on such uncOrrected obser-
yations, | think that at least 5000 NAV be
tsktn as correct. We gOt oil at earliest
dawn next day. e., at 1880, and settled
| down 10 our work nj once. leaving the
coolies behind. The snow was in good
orGer, aud Kaufman led the way at great
/ race. He is. believe. generally admitted
7 10 le the fastest stcp-cutter living, and tnl-
day and aitelYard be fairly surpassed him
,cli. The glacier was crowned with steep
rocks. which formed the cd-e OF a noble
i suuhithcatrc. formed by Guhouu and Nur-
singh. Wcwcrc now on the peak it'ch, and
I proceeded to cut up a steep snow cOuloir
This gradually got rteeper, till We were
forced totakr Ia the rocks. With the hceXceep
ton cf one place, which greatly rescmblcd
the celebrated chimney on The 12tt"rhorn
We cot along very well. till Ne reached iht
final cfags, which rose some three hundred
f,et shove us. We now turned northw1ri
along the slope oi the glacier, which swep'
down from tLc rocks. Fortunately there
was an iEcipicnt lerg,ehruud, and We
Iasscd al NJ in this to the north side
whence n short but eIceednylY steep slope
oi EcYe led us to the summit. which We
reached at II A. VI. without haU. Ihl'
was ircomparablv tn hardest ascent w'
bsd in the lImal7ya, owing to the gre"
.tccrre,s oi the glacier work.
The height II tuc pax /, 2l,3jo or 81,
eco feet. according to tWoG. Z. :. measure
mcnts. In The descent wc suffered consii
,rably from the heat, which j. felt muct
more at these elevation, than Is prhlp
generally supposed. ON the 3d Wc exam
incd carefully the east % hahru. and mtd'
aU ur,laraiion- Tor an assault. ON the Gi'
w. finally started and made our way IN
the eastern glacier Oi h1'ru. On IL bank
We met with immense quantities ot Edet
weiss. the climhcI's hDWor. and 'uc 'r'
WIS UrcpLc.lcd accordingly. Up ti
liehC,t moiauc have .ccn, iu,ly -
feet, brought %, right under the c1'
/ ciiH al kal ru. There was only one rput
10 ihc higher slope. and that wc could n'
ind IN ibc mist. li,aNv snow lev, an
we ctLIod Where W. were. Next d!H VI
f.urd cur optuine. and worked upit. w
thIce went on ahead. and pushed ,irii "a
I'D the face 81 the ridge, intendint
if u,,,ihlc. To camp on The summit
lhi, We reached at midday, bH
foupd that we were cut oil frOu
lie truc peak hy chIsm in the arel'
49, that We we're on sort oi Gigantic zen
dame. We descended, met the coolies rs
oepding. and turned North along the steel
,uow .,olc, finding at l'St slhlil 'eug'
iuI liV enough 10 accommodate TN
Whympey tent. This wa-, | think. tn
Lphc,t c.mp we had, being certainly Is.
! JlO ltti uN HI-ht' A'N''''f '-' ''
ard the coolies. who were yer
tired. preferred to say un, instead o
descending as before. We were o.
next morning at 4:30 and found a unr
all our work cut out for u. The very rr@
thing was the 1Cnst. \ long couiDr. Ills
A haiiiunncl, crowded Wsh rOcA', had [
Lc passed. The snow was lying l0os'. lu'
ready to slide, and the grcatr-t po--i'I
care had to be taken t) AZ old M aYdlahcha
Then a steep ice-slope lcI ms 20 p snoT-in
cline, and 80 to the foot ~ the true peak
Here we lad nearly 600 fccl ri most de-
rghtiul rOckWork, forming perfect 'tHI
case. At 10 We were at the top OF th.'
and not aore than 100 feet aboNs va, n
eastern summit. a short mack, and thei
cane The tug Of war. Al thl, last slope
pure ice, at an angle oi - to neAi
iv 6oo. Owing to the heavy snow An
subsequent r. \, it Wa. coated three o
four inches deep with frozen -noN. an
up thi, coating Wc cut. ! AN pefIttt1
. ware that il was most hazardous pre-
,.ting, and in cold blood should not t'
. lta-ain, but only in this state would Ia
ascent have been possible IN the time. haul
man led all the way, and. at l2:l5 "
p I reached the lower summit OF ksnTu.
. l4-, $500 above the sC4 level. IN
. lore, 81 the view were O,yOhc al con
! ;a'r. Northwest. les thln seventy mile
hv Mount Everest, and | pointed u onl |
&, i E.>>. who had never seen H. dN lh
, m.hdt mountain I'm the world. IN
\ L. cannot be- he replied; "th'~r ar
, iist,r pointing 10 The Two p'Ah
- I f.u.,r.g o.. .G,v. rho second an