The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-10

pearl-whHe palace Of the king Of kings
in the heaven of heavens.
Words seem quite inadequate to describe
the stupendous magnihcence OF the view
as we entered Darjeeling which signines
up in the clouds" 1t is located at the
end of a long wooded spur OF Sinchul,
mountain about 5000 feet high and from
the peak near my hotel the eye sweeps
over a perfect amphitheater, resting ~
turn upon the snow SUBMITS OF Janu' z9oW
feet above Calcutta; Kabur, A,000; Pandtm,
% 900; Choamiamo, A,6OO, and then a sue
cession Of unnamed mountains, which lead
on to Donkhia, 5000, and towering above
all of them whose irregular snow roofs
can alone be seen, is the klncnlnlunSa,
which is more than 28,OO feet in night.
stretch in a chain of over 200 miles in eX-
tent. are unbroken SUGGESTIONS OF snow
fields and glaciers, and in the center OF
the whole range rises the hoary monarch
lust spoken of whose dazzling crown is
lifted more than five miles over the plain
of Bengal s,-.,,..
ed 10 find Kinchinjunga buried under
thick mass of cloud, but my disappoint-
ment lasted only for snort time. AS Inc
rising sun gathered strength, arrows OF
light pierced the vapory night robe Of the
the sleeping giant; a glow OF glory rested
upon the SHOWS changing INTO mingled
gold ruby and purple, and as the king Of
day kissed the white turbaned peaks good
morning a brief smile spread from sum
milt to summit, ana leaplng DOWN ,I tne
spread a veil of gold upon the dewy lap OF
II see Nount Everest, the highest noun
tain in the world is the supreme desire
of every one who visits Darjeeling, and
in order to have this pleasure one must
take an early morning rae 70 Tiger Hili'
a distance of eight miles, and frequently,
after taking the ride, the desired object
is not attained.
ACCOMPANIED by two gentlemen and one
lady, l took the trip about day break;
and we all agreed that this delightful
ride I'D the Himalayas (Which means in
Sanskrit Halls of Snow'C amply repaid
us for the inconvenience of rising so early
on a cold morning, although we might
not see the king of mountains. Our path
at times led about the mountain ranges,
with only a few feet between the perpen-
dicular granite walls and the gorges OF
thousands of feet in depth; but our sure
footed little ponies, with the exception Of
one slight accident, did their work We'll
and in due time we were standing on Tiger
Hill 1000 feet above Darjeeing. A deep
mist enveloped us, and after straining our
eyes in vain to get a glimpse of the part
of our globe that reaches nearest to the
skies we were bound to descend, when
our lady companion, whose intuitions are
worthy of her superior sex, insisted upon
a delay declaring that there would be a
break in the misty clouds and we would
be rewarded shortly. OF course she was
right and of course we were wise in fol-
lowing the lady's advice.
Far out and up in the direction where
our guide said Mount Everest was located
a brightness appeared, then patch OF
blue. and as SpeecnleSSly we WdLCHeQ IOi
the appearance, the pure dome of Mount
Everest, 5000 feet above the sea, stood
against the blue sky, unsupported, APP
| parently, by any base; and moment
afterward it was wrapped again in the
clouds. The picture is as impossible to
forget as ii is impossible to paint.
Accepting the invitation of an English
gentleman, / visited his tea planta ton
and factory, and from his gardens, COW
ering about 200 acres. / was informed
he ships over $1,000 pounds Of tea leaves
} % in
has a distinct favor of its own, and with
the exception of that tasted in Ceylon, /
have found none so delicious as this
The peoples that are found in these
mountains are of peculiar interest. The
Lepchas or the S.kkim race, who have
no religious rites the Limboos, whose
outdoor temples are seen on the hilltops;
the Moormis, OF large stature and origi-
nally from Thibet; the Nepaulese and
/ Cashmere people. with short. stout frames
and the long-haired, unnamed men Of the
hills, present types and habits Of man
kind that cannot but elicit attention and
interest
The native bazaar here in Darjeeling