The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-02

ago a party. consisting OF Mr.. H. L.
Brldgman, OF Brooklyn. N, Y; Mr. g.
N. Pearce, OF Albuquerque, n, NJ. and
the writer left Laguna to investigate
the interesting Indian myth connected
with the Mesa Encantada. located about
twenty miles to the southwark.
The party was equipped with the APP
paratus OF the life saving service, con-
sistlng OF a two and half inch Lyle
gun and various sizes OF ropes Alto
gether there was about half. a ton OF
Tope-fve pieces one-quarter OF mile
IA length and two OF one-half OF u mile
One piece was a coll OF rope one inch
In diameter, which weighed four hum
dred pounds,
A permanent camp was made on the
east side OF the Mesa on Tuesday, and
point at It's southern end selected as
the scene Of operations, The rock,
which Is now known 20 have an eleva-
ton OF $500 feet above the sea level,
rises FIVE hundred feet above the gen.
eral level OF the plain.
The first shot fired was not successful
in finding ITS way over the Mesa. II
struck the face OF the cliff about one
hundred feet below It's edge. The force
of the blow was sufficient to break the
shot In two,
Fired Over the Mesa.
The second shot was fired at higher
angle, forty-Hve degrees. and cleared
the whole Mesa with rapldity and ease
that elected Shout of delight from all
beholders and the Indians were not
among the least interested.
Then came the tedious work OF haul
ing the successive sizes OF rope over the
top OF the Mesa. This occupied the
greater part OF two days. and involved
the handling OF over three miles of rope
The shot line was made fast to o heavy
braided linen cord, and this In turn 10
one Inch manila rope, and they were
all pulled over successfully. This part
OF the work was done by horse. but
when 1t came to pulling the three inch
rope team was necessary.
Before the main rope was hauled up
we had ascertained that the distance
from the point OF attachment on the
east side to the top OF the cliff was 700
feet At this point in the rope block
was strongly spllced in II and a rum
ming line passed through the block. The
rope thus prepared was hauled la place
the block with the return rope being
located Just at the edge OF the cllff.
Ihe small core passing tnfough TINS
one inch rope. A travelling block wos
then put upon the MAN rope anu poth
ends of the rope securely fastened-the
end on the west face to large bowldeg
directly at the foot Of the cliff, and that
on the east race 10 fock ABOUT 4VV teet
distant rom the eiin' ana II was tneh
pulled taut until II had an average
slope oil ABOUT forty degrees
Hoi'isd In n Chair.
A boatswain's chair was attached to
the travelling block and the end Of the
running rome attached 10 the block.
All was then ready. and a test was
made by putting q rock which was
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