The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29

r., IN Northern Colorado. 1t was
vears ago, and he had but one
Ennonlon in his adventure, Mr.. Yer
\, II Kellogg, now a professor I'm
|spforl University.
ns,pite the difficulties Of the way
! tbe surrounding storm, we made
a nrogress upward, and In half an
!, turned to the left and began
|rrslng along the side of the mount
Eore our trials began in earnest.
Ino storm was upon us In all It's fury.
Il. wind blew almost hurricane,
N, the air was so filed with sleet and
|, snow that IL was impossible to
more than twenty yards in any dl-
.eop. There would be an occasion
nn in the tumult, when we could
10 in our surroundings for a mo-
nj but another cloud would en-
MN us and fill the air with driving
rents of frozen mist.
4 Emr after hour we struggled on
| m the nervous, frantic energy born
DESPERATION.
The rocks and snow were covered
! M ice thin as tissue paper, which
|rad many hard fall, and made
sy step source of peril. The
n M of the wind. too, threw us down
0rtnually. and we were bruised from
sd TO foot. If we had carried steel
I. rted poles instead OF guns, they
gd have been of great service; the
nr were now as much hindrancc
Il helm. though we We're soon 80 find
n useful.
~ Ou hands and faces suffered terri
from the bitter cold, and the for
were so numb that we dropped
guns repeatedly. Hair ana cloth
we're matted with ice like Il coat of
bill We realized that our progress
very slow, as we had not yet
hhed the great snow-held extending
n tlmber-line to the summit. the
i Of which we had crossed in as
slng the gorge. On and ON we
gered, feeling our way over the
Iery surface, and becoming weak
gery moment from the hard strug-
IN the raretied air Of the mountain
Nhlle stumbling over a mass Of ice.
TEed boulders, | heard an excited
lmation and, looking up, saw Kel.
sink down behind rock which
ded 4 slight shelter from the icy
len ! reached him he looked up
said, "Old boy, this is the worst
We were ever in. | guess were
De end Of our rope!' Both realized
N the situation was desperate, al
hopeless. There was no sign of
cement of the storm, and weak
and enfeebled as we were by the
struggle, II we should not he able
a0ss the steep snow-field when we
|sled 1t, death from exhaustion and
FsNre would be n matter of only n
hours.
dreaded to think of that snow
REMEMBERING how steep 1t had
W. aS we gazed upward from the
Ul that morning. and knowing
~ndltlon 1t must be in now with
ueWly formed ice on the surface
'Ver' II was thought best to rest
r'' tme, and | lay down beside
bsg.
rT' a rest Of about fifteen minutes
'sumed the struggle, weak as be-
ad much colder, but we had re-
,'u our wind, hard thing TO keep
altitude.
was now o'clock-ten hours
We left camp, and four since the
we with the storm began. The
lOr life could not last much
b.
wy ahd painfully we pushed for
crawling on all-fours most Of
'He' ! chewed savagely on n
VI tough grouse, the only re-
Oh our dinner.
p. 'uu we ever reacl the snOw-neld?
.,'Ve thought crossed my mind.
a. We had lost the direction and
'VlAS the wrong way? / did not
nu my fears to Kellogg. What
lie use?
iew moments we sank down
'aces to recover our breath. AT
IN uIes found my mind wander
~ could not think clearly. Kel-
~uue several remarks without
'NVuiar meaning, and his face
''clnt, sullen look. Almost the
4 oI hope was gone. There was
winning, no whining, only 4
"'au desperation which made
.n S"c TO keep moving to the last.
y j, j" through rift in the clouds
v Yards ahead. we saw the
Whlte of the long-lookedf for
Feeble shout we pushed for
4 wy when we reached the edge
!" Tears were realized. 1t wa:
Neep, being Mt an angle OF
~V degrees, and the crust was
~. .s OF hard, slippery Ice, the
s' OF pasteboard. Through {
y he clouds we saw that 1t ex
sOwhward to timber-line. fully
wv as steep as the roof OF 1
W. smoother than the smooth
~, HOW bread 1t was we coul(
eAlecture. ,I
y came I'M RallooO sfruchr IN,