Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-26
In An Unknown Region.

THE REMARKABLE FEAT OF MR. GRAHAM, THE ENG
LISH TRAVELLER IN THE HIMALAYAS.
From the Saturday Review.
Mr.. Graham made several extraordinary ascents,
and In the greatest OF these reached point higher
by 200 feet than had ever before been attained on
the earth's surface. He showed that men-or, at
all events, some men-can climb and breathe with
perfect ease at height at which II has been gen.
orally thought that respiration must be impeded
and much oppression felt, and, standing near the
threshold OF that unexplored and previously I'M
approached region which is certainly the mtghfest
mountain district In our globe he deserted two
submits higher than that which has hitherto been
supposed to be the highest peak In the world, but
which he has aptly quoted, take back seat.
The ascent or Kabru, from which he saw these
SUBMITS. was the last which he made in the Hilna-
layas, and was indeed the eliminating feat OF his
expedition The previous part Of it, however had
been full OF interest and the traveller certainly
showed great enterprise and courage. and very re-
markabie powers OF endurance. His first ascent
was made In Sikktm, where, starting from the sum-
init OF the Kangla Pass, leading into Nepal he
peak which he estimated as being over 20 600 feet
high. After this he reached the great glacier which
n lows east as from kanchin1anga, and then he re-
kumaOn, whittier he went with the famous Grindel-
wald mountaineer, Herr Emil Boss, and the excel
lent guide Ulrich Kaufman to aid him. In his
first attempt In this district he failed. but failed
magnffcently, as on Dunagiri, 3D. 1856 feet high he
reached an elevation OF quite % 700 feet before a
Such height had never been attained on the earths
surface before, and, according to commonly ac-
cepted beliefs, the climbers should have suffered
greatly from the rarity OF the air. II appears how
ever, that they did not suffer at all
After this attempt on Dunagtr1, Mr.. Graham as
cended peak 225l8 feet high, and got to the foot
OF Nanda Devil, but was prevented from trying 1t by
the misconduct of his coolies, who deserted him,
and by the htdeouS difficulty OF the gorge at its
base. He left kumaOn, and, later on, In the al-
tumn OF the year, revisited Sikkim where after as
cending Gubonu, q 800 feet high he and his COM
degree, the most remarkable mountain feat on
record, as they reached the summit OF Kabru,
which, according to the trigonometr1cal survey OF
India, Is 015 feet above the level OF the Mar
vellous, however, as their achievement was, the
ascent OF the mountain is not, to our mind, re-
unknown region. On the lower summit, q, 200 feet
high and only 1900 feet therefore, below Mt Ever
est they able to its northern shoulder
mountainous which Its huge spurs had previously
hidden from all others At this point Mr.. Graham
pointed out Everest to Emil Boss as the highest
Boss, "those are higher'-pointing to two peaks
that lowered far above the second and more distant
range and showed over the northern Slope OF Ever
est. Looking carefully, the other two agreed. OF
course all three may have been wrong; but IL is
extremely improbable that such practiced observ-
hesitation in accepting Mr.. Gfahans statement,
and very striking are the results OF his expedition
In the HimalayaS- He and his COMPANIONS got into
the very heart OF the chain, and made, under cir
cumStanceS OF considerable difficulty. some daring
and most remarkable expeditions; and, having APP
they saw the great peaks Of the highest range on
the surface OF the earth, concerning which know
at present considerably less than we do OF the
mountains in the neon.