Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-09-26
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Three Americans Max the Ferio1s -
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Al midnight they rose from TIE 80
couches in the m~1untligeers hut v
;ber had rested and mad ready. How
Bv dressing warmly, -s
feet and limbs Is fold uP91 t
cloth. since q; every sep t1eT nus
break the glazed cr-s- covering i&
unmeltiuy beuea,1 ~ y
shielding VITA Thick wells t1e- eyes
and skin against The ra0 a11 @
need rs q the snow, though i was III
moonlight Slowly thea ne ,r
ladies. With their Dase1-i1s t
began the I5u2 walk To ezc1 1T
was assigned a guide familiar WIKI tE=
route. and i vas his duty. q vel -
pleasure. 70 break tae way f. taeZ q
uniting his larger foot down z11
through the crust SO t1at tae-
was only TO put ,heir feet no rs
tracks.
Six mortal hours q plo1ding YEARLY
onward and upward, hardly daring 70
look behind. a. least nCt often lpo1
the world. seemingly lying II chaos pe
hind them. but themselves pressing la
the snowy heights before them
wrapped In the moist cool glissa1cs 81
the cloud land. long, long before IL
sun broke through the clouds a. then
feet upon a sleeping, mls,-E
world below, did they see his gor-JrA
flames spring from the tar seas AID =
fected p 0 the heights toward T1icH
-n
thev climbed, though faint his gao" TIL
a later hour OF that very, 7e-T early
morning Bat at last, with thel- fee
wrappings cut to pieces they srS1-
upon the borders q tle Volcano
Mountain Popoca,epetA Clad enough
were the worn-ou, ladies - re-. II q
poor shelter. while tlsi- Indian guide
and cook prepared their breakfast
A fain, mis-, lay rather than rose
upon the crater. and the p1or o. the
sulphur was already P~ercePao.s
When. breakfas, being done and al
preparations made. il became evident
that the three Americans actually IL
tended to descend 70 the sulphur ha1-
in the bottom Of the crater. the poor
Indians were seized with terr.r 40
wo1nan's foot had ever to1cae1 ,Ee
deDs and caves. these mines d sllphlr.
from which their labor had drawn to-
centuries, from which Cor.es obtained
the means for the fiery conquest q:
their foretathers These sources u
supply would be bew.tched ce-r1Le.
should a womau's foot ever touch them
They fell upon their knees AID
begged them 70 desist from the az
tempt But the Americans had 10.
braved the toll and danger d the a.
cent 10 return unsatisfed 60 dg"l
they would. The Indians shook the.
heads and sighed beneath their breath
and wondered what kind Of men tho
fair gentlemen could be who did 10
seem 70 be able 10 hinder their "IFe
from carrying out this a"fnl re~1.H
ton. But, since there seemed % be p
help for ii, they prepared thems"ive-
let down these extraordinary burden
upon the windlasses. Yes, there va
nothing else for It but 70 20 down q
the gentlemen did upon the cross bear
Of the rope, which the lndirns slowl
unwound from above the fair artist,
so she might be called, keeping herse
from being dashed against the crapg'
yellow-seamed and stained walls b
means OF a strong cane or stick, wit
which she pushed herself away fro.
the crater sides as she descended
One Of the ladies, not 50 strong
the others, became unconscious fro
the fumes Of sulphur and had u
hurried up TO the air again. What VI
the interior like2 An immense near
circular chamber, Of which tie hoi
was an uneven, yellow-tinted aurfac
like "A caldrOn whose contents ha.
hardened while boiling in huge bu
bles. Crags and huge spikes or na
pillars or sulphurous masses filled
the weird shop Of the sulphur gnomf
No language can fully describe su.
an interior. Only those who are wi
ing to pay the price which the Anne
cans paid can have the rcmarkat
sensation Of seeing and being inside
a volcano. But once more restored
the upper air, not the least reuarkal
part OF this adventure remained To
tried.
Standing on the border, the descr
over the snow slopes, up which N
had toiled the night before. lDoI,
sharp and dangerous: and toO shi
and dangerous it was 10 attempt
foot As they had come up. The pui'
must take them down on the patat
Broad plated straw mats were the
rs stiff as an ordinary half-inch boa
The guide sat in front with a steer
pole, which was also d crook oil safe
since. il the descent became too RAJ
there was imminent danger Of
whole party being pitched head 0
heels down the steep p%erilous slope
ice. Behind the guide sat the lad
as boys slide down hill, and at a ri
signal away they flew.
Such a sled trial. Tobogganini
child's play compared TO IT. The
tance up it had taken six hours 20 eli
was passed over again in just fit
minutes. Then the whole party v
once more below the snow limit,
feeling that they had once more
turned TO the world in which they
previously passed their lives, for t
other experiences had seemed to
long 10 another sphere than thai
earth. Cincinnati Commcrcial-Ga ian
Another Physiological Fact.