The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-02-23

LETT to their fate. OCCASIONALLY thew
broke down long before the limit of time
was reached The meteorograph had been
successfully tested in normal conditions.
but the whirling winds, as often as not
sweeping straight up the slope of the
mountain and throwing the thermometer
! into complete confusion, and the drifting
snow which every now and then almost
| overwhelmed the station, were things
| with which it could not always contend
| Nevertheless, if one recalls the enormous
|, al .hculties, the results obtained were "a
rna assAy eoInpre hensixe, and, III taking.
them year by year, il not day by day
complete #ss..so T. -
/ There has been no lack Of ,,ictn,,es,,,, :
| interest. to accompany tht various as
cents Of Ell Misti, as may be readi,-
] imagined. Here, for example. is ;, nara
graph from Prof. S. 7. l3aileys acco,,nr
Of the establishment of the station in his
! Introduction to the volume, in the An
nails of the Harvard observatory, which
treats of Peruvian Meteorology.' FL
| Mlstl is a volcanic mountain and tha
summit, it appears, was marked with an
iron cross over a Century ago BY Spanish
priests from Arequipa to guard against
! the eruption of the great crater, Which
| still, as then, sends out it's sulphurous
| VapoEs into the air. Prof Bailey is writ
ing Of the ascent of Sept IS, 1898 as the
! party under his charge was nearing the
| summit: y -. 81 -, lii ..-n7 -, :
| The Indians were not enthusiastic;
| two If them. who went ahead to recon-
| Eoitre, thought the place too difficult for
mules thought differently, and on a
|
| by descending fifty or seventy-tive feet
| we avoided the cliff and gained the bot
| tom Of the ravine. The way then led
across q bad slope of coarse pebbles.
| where it was impossible to make good
trail, but, this once crossed, the remain
der OF the route was, strangely enough,
the easiest of the whole ascent. At 90
p. m. we got our first view of the observ-
atory, and by small mirrors gave and re-
ceived flashes in return. About ten min
utes later we reached the cross, situated
a few feet southwest of the highest p oin5
Of the mountain About fifteen minutes
before reaching the summit the Indians
caught sight OF the cross. and this sight
assuring them that success was certain
and their hard labors nearly over, kindlea
in them more enthusiasm than they dis
rival at the summit each Of the Indians
in turn embraced first me and then Mr.
Waterbury. Each then removed his hat
and knelt at the foot Of the cross kiss
ing first the base and then the arms
,rher. they drank our health and after
ward dug a little hole just at the apex
|; of the mountain and placed therein cocoa,
poured wine upon it and covered it with
earth. After Selecting the site for the
proposed shelters, and making a sketch
and a few photographs, we sent the.
mules and apparatus back by two of the
men" '-. ~, f. ,... ~
Later, in October, the ascent was again
made in force, the difficulties, as before,
increasing as the journey neared it's end.
From this time on" says Prof. Bailey
cit was a constant struggle to keep all
the loads in motion. The work was ex-
ceedingly hard for the drivers and In
dians.; Each man carried some instru-
ment Or package in addition to leading a
mule. The loads, though not especially
heavy, were extremely awkward in
shape, and we're in constant need of re-
adjustment In the more difficult places
1t was necessary for one man to lead and
another to walk behind and steady each
the men announced that they could go
no further that day, that men and
animals were exhausted Two strong
and opposite influences were powerfully
at work with them. On the one hand if
the station were established that day
their engagement was nearly, over, while
If abandoned here, they would be needed
for another expedition. This, together
with their physical condition, inclined
them to refuse to proceed. Fortunately
this situation was not unexpected, and
had been guarded by a counter-influence
Calsaya, the mule owner, and Francisco,
our regular driver, had each been prom
lsed ten soles extra, when the station was
a fact, it they obeyed orders implicitly.
Each o. the six Indians who had ascend
ed previously had been promised five
soles on the same conditions. The others
also hoped for an extra fee. @
For these men, who generally earn
about 80 cents per day, this was a con-
siderable sum. This they were now in
formed, would be forfeited if they stop
ped without permission. I was not open
to persuasion. Coaxing, complaining, and
swearing were alike ineffective. After a
lunch and plenty of stimuant in the
form of Disco,'' to which the men are
accustomed, and without which they
would not work at this altitude, they
concluded to proceed, and the loads hav-
ing been rearranged. in order to partial
~ relieve one nearly exhausted mule, we
advanced. Several of the men, including
Calisaya, had not assembled the mountain
before. This proved an advantage; for,
during the last two hours, misled by the
appearances they Thought each moment
that the summit was just ahead. we
reached the cross at $50 p. m. Here:
the men rested for half an hour and
took a lunch 1t was arranged that Mr..
II. G. Bailey should give his special at
tention to making views of the craters
and surroundings: He had been suffering
for the last two hours from mountain
sickness, but went to work promptly and
attended to it Dersistently until he had
exposed all the plates we had brought,
when he became completely exhausted. =
1t is probable that no such difficulties
We're ever met and overcome before in
she pursuit OF meteorological investiga
ion. s5s s.
Gave Child as Security.
Spokane Cor San Francisco Chronicle.
The remarkable case OF q father giving
ment Of a debt came to light here today
when James Grant. a stone mason, was
given writ Of habeas corpus Il the
4 The child has been for a year in the 4
custody@of c.. ] ohnson. IS It was delivered j
to Johnson to secure g debt contracted by
death of its mother Grant also agreed to
pay an additional amount for the childss 4