Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13
AIN 4FPfFEE ADVENTURE.
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A MOUNTAIN 54cLlM6ER 4 DESCRIBES
Ao0AY AMONG The GLACIERS.
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gle Misstep-Rescued from an Exceed
ingly Dangerous Position.
Tom Kenyon never felt SO unwilling
to get UP as he did one morning early in
September. 1S-.
He and Frank Marshall had settled to
make the ascent of the Fisch Horn; they
had arranged it with the guide, Jules
Lessore; and they had ordered the boots
of the hotel to call them at o'clock in
the morning
BY O'clock they started. There was
a slight rain falling, but Jules declared
that it would clear On leaving the hc-
tel they turned to the left, and for a
mile or two they kept to the level road
The guide turned off to the right, and
followed by Kenyon and Marshall, be-
gan to mount steep, narrow path. 1t
was gradually growing light.
They turned a shoulder of the rocks
which they were clambering, and they
saw through the rising mist the dim out
line of the huge Rinderhorn; the wild
scene had become extremely desolate
The Hotel des Voyageurs, perched high
up on the farther side of the valley, was
the only sign of life or habitation. Now
and again patch of snow told them
| that they were leaving the snow line be-
meath them After time they reached
the foot Of a precipitous mass of rocks;
the jagged, cruel looking rocks lowered
up pitilessly above them.
Lessore stopped his regular, machine
like strides He quickly roped Kenyon,
| theb Marshall, and then himself, leaving
about ;!.ftecn feet of rope between each
| of them.
The snow field stretched on for rather
more than mile, and at last they came
to the fo5t Of the highest peak of the
mo'F:-.; 1t rose up tiercely into the
So i1cis forming this peak were
~ frt:ered with snow. and they
loo. :'gioly grim and forbidding.
But to% thlt the goal was in view they
pressed on eagerly. 1t was a severe
scramble Thesuow had made the rocks
slippery, and it was necessary in places
to Chamber like cats, but eventually they
reached the top and sat down upon the
sharp, jagged point. Every side of them
the ro'&s ahclved down precipitously for
tho" of feet The sun had become
o. "'@al5 were gathering, it was
BIZ ana soon it began to snow
sudden and awful roar,
hkn .ii Of thunder, then deep
ter ration. "What on earth is
tha,. ..cnyon.
it is an avalanche on the
J. aid the guide.
dead silence; then an
o; roar, announcing that the
aI .sping further on its way
dor lrain. After a short rest
on the peak they began to
d. Verse order They found
Il .I more easily. The keen
au the summit had thor
g. them up. They reached
&. Fs:in without much diff
GU, ".i S1t half way across
the "p' cousratulating them
selr ... t.y waUld soon be over it,
WIZ a,t.' (. without warning. jules
an2 - ''-'':'r 20 a sharp jerk on the
ro-'H 81 ,r'l A:il sunk into the snow;
!. or ."'i. IA arms were visible.
''4....-.,--. jules, what is the
NJ .'' - .n 7."- 2.'
'.."t. ..E Marshall cried; "pull
| r'.' 1851 ~ = Iie through My feet
y -.'-...-.-.- b. .!.iag in the air and ]
,' ri.'h!ly sinking" +.
Y ' hard upon the rope ahd
" Marshall. Kenyon fol-
10 lid t. give play to the rope
he "'' ;:,idr drew nearer to the
da pt "E '..'-..r.
i.v., t.-1ow hold, Kenyon thought,
UNI. 'n>aiilis out? He seemed to feel
the c'fing way beneath him. Mar
sha'! g.. 1i': his nerve began to fail
hic. 81. st:ht of his dear ones in
Ell mad promised his wife that
he H1t nothing hazardous and
IL al'ne suddenly into his
r.. '!1nger was imminent; life
AMI ra struggling in the balances;
t. 'irpri8e Jules stood still
b'i Er an instant-then with
mi ~ '1"t he pulled at the rope and
dreM ..gs.llil on to iirmer foothold; but
the greatest danger was to come for
Kenyon had still to pass.
He made cautious step, aided by
jules directions: he saw a yawning