The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-03

The line thus prepared was hauled int
place, the block with the running lin,
stopping just at the edge OF the cliff
The small running line through the block
was then replaced by the one-inch rope
| A travelling block was put on the mair
! rope and both ends OF the rope securely
! attached-the end OF the west face 70 a
large bowlder directly a the foo, OF the
cliff. and the end to the east 70 rock
ABOUT 40 feet diss;an from the mesa. The
main rope was pulled taui, and every
| thing was ready for the ascent.
A boatswain's chair was attached 20
the travelling block and the block made
| fast 70 the end OF the running rope. To
! makt certain that everything was IN
! perfect condition a large stone was frs;
! pu; in the boa;swain's chair. run up to
I the top Of the cliff and lowered. At bali
I past O'Clock Friday afternoon Profess
or LibDey prepared FOR the escent. The
: necessary instruments, inc. udlng a cam
era, were dashed 10 the chair and he took
his place. The horses moved slowly aJSs '
from the cliff and in two minutes and
forty seconds Professor Libbey had reach
ed the edge OF The rock above. There re-
manned some three or four minutes OF
hard climbing over the sloping edge %
the mesa and ne stood on It's top. The
chair was then lowered and Mr.. Pearce
followed Professor Libbey Up the rope.
Al the outset OF their investigation ne
two chemists were met by a consider
able difficulty. The part 81 ne mesa
they had assembled was spur OF ths
main rock. and. although the fact MAJ
not discernable from the ground be-
low. the two portions were separated
by an almost impossible fisssre. A nsr-
row kniSs-edge Of rock. reaching out
from The two sides % the cHssm. formed
the connecting ink between the sTo
parts. but 70 Cross IL was out OF tie ygss-
ti0n.
Abort eight feet below me edge upon
which they stood was a small ledge.
which. IL :, c1uif be reached. offered a
possibility of Crossing a assure sa-ne four
fee: wide 20 smaller ledge IN the op-
posite face. These two STA platforms
were al the sold supper . BE seen On
the creep pdsclyicss which formed .he
sides % re rif- Z vas decided ihs.
!: would - usiess . attempt crossing
without The aid = lsdder. and an In
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me or and Eith i; the Investigators |
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