Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04
WOMEN CLIMBED PoPOCATEPETL.


| san Francisco lNNd1nllleTsJ
Mrs. Carmen NJ. Llewellyn of this
city and Mrs. Hubert Waithman OF
| Haywards have climbed the sides OF
mighty PopoCatepetl nnd stood upon
it's summit. Surrounded by the sui
phurous vapors from the volcano that
| slumbers beneath the snow. they have
| looked out upon the world, from the
highest point on the American CONT
nent, nwe-stricken by the mightiness
| of the works of nature. Their expert
! ence was one of lifetime. Both wo-
1 men are members of the Sorosis club
| OF this city, the members of which are
| Justly proud of the honors gained by
| the daring mountain climbers. In "A
letter. written in the City of Mexico
| on July 23rd to n member of Sorosis.
| Mrs. Llewellyn describes the trip in an
| interesting manner, and gives some
| valuable hints to travellers who may
| contemplate an assault upon the rug
ged and dangerous slopes of the great
volcano.
"Tf you ever contemplate making
the ascent of Popocatepetl, she writes,
do not give your friends time TO dis
courage you; but go as we did-at
days notice. our outfit consisted In
the main of extra heavy ilannels,
sweaters, leggings, dark thick wells
and smoked glasses. Each of MS also
had pair of warm blankets, wrapped
in n 'pancho'-n piece of rubber, about
two and half yards square, made
like n serape. The panCho Is neces-
sary to protect one from the rain,
which may be expected every after
noon during the summer season. We
took the most nourishlng food we
could carry in n small space, the sup.
plies included matted milk. beef eX-
tract and coffee"
The ladies started from the city of
Mexico at O'Clock in the morning for
Amecameca, which nestlcs at the foot
of the mountain slope. They arrived
there between and 10 o'clock and en-
gagged rooms Mt the hotel. They We're
fortunate in having letter from
General Ochoa, who ownes the crater.
to his agent at Amecameca. recon-
mending the party to the latter's at
tentlon. The agent procured horses
for the trip, and Mt . O'Clock In the
afternoon the cavalcade was ready for
the ascent.
Mrs. Llewellyn and Mrs. Waithman
We're escorted by r. o. Renaud of the
the city of Mexico. The women's an
imals had mems saddles, the only
kind procurable in that part OF the
country. There were three guides, on
foot, pack mule. which required the
combined efforts OF a man and boy
TO drive II, and, last OF ALL n major
domo, called simply the "Senor," who
acted as the general superintendent
of the entire outfit. The womens pan
"Senor' gave the word, the mule
drivers cracked their whips over the
one patient animal, and the adven-
turers set forth.
The objective point was n cabin.
seven leagues distant, where the party
intended to pass the night.
Our road led over n rough noun
tain trail" writes Mrs. Lewellyn,
through narrow barrancas. where we |
could almost reach out on either side |
and gather the ferns and maiden-hai
We toiled our way across streams and
through woods of fir and pine, which |
lack the spicy aroma of our northern |
forests, getting glimpses. now and /
again. of the beautiful valley below, |
The great white volcano rose in all his |
might before u.s. his had yelled in
fleecy cloud, Along the way we found
forget me-nots, daisies, fuchsias, cos,
mos, the yellow cotauria--a huge,
downy thistle, resembling the bloom,
Of the artichoke-and the large thorn
poppy. one misses animal life in
these mountains-the sudden rabbit,
rels and the whirr OF insect life. All
Is silent, The trees became smaller
and more scattering, until, at Z O'clock
we reached the cabin above the tim
Der line"
This lonely cabin upon the bleak
n best. II was formerly used for
the sulphur taken from the
'rater. Under the "Senor's" direction.
he guides built fire. at which
neal was prepared. Then the mon
made for the women the leather san
lals Tor use In the hard climb OF the
morrow. That being done, the weary
ravelers rolled themselves in their
blankets and with their feet TO the Are
to sleep.
They passed a restless night. for the
ain came down in torrents and
'oured through the chinks of the
weather. beaten cabin. The panohos
,roved but poor protection, under
he circumstances. and at O'clock
n the morning the two members of
he sorosis club gladly arose, Shock