New-York tribune., 1907-11-17
IE COACH ROAD.
more than 10000 feet high.

the windy summit We decided to take
! about before It came on. The first thing
|ch catches ones eye on attaining the
|ntre" IS the colossal statue OF Christ erected
hat point some years ago to celebrate the
|essful and peaceful settlement Of boun-
dispute between Argentina and Chill. The
|risto' Is on the boundary line. and it was
original intention to have it facing to the
h, so that apparent preference should not
shown either country Through some error
he builders, however. or through the pulling
ome invisible wires, the statue was faced
he east, that is in the direction Of Argen-
The Chilians were naturally much in
Eed al the slight which they fancied had
i nut lpon them, and the incident bade fair
tir up a war on its own account, when one
he Santiago papers was inspired TO remark
! the setting of the statue with its face
lard Argentina was an Intervention OF Prov
ice, because that country was much more IN
Of Christ's attention than Chill was. Then
|ybody laughed, the affair blew over, ana
lay Chilian will oftener call a strangers
ntion 10 the way the "Christo" stands than
an Argentine.
our marty began to straggle up to the end
|he grade the guides stopped its various
|.bers in a sheltered spot in the lee Of the
nit in order to rest the mules and tighten
|he girths for the descent. Here the artist
rejoned them.
e Spanish actress and her immediate fol-
Ing were the only really cheerful members
he whole outfit, and / suspect that cham
be had more 10 do with their brave bearing
J. sober fortitude A single bottle of wine
been saved to be drunk upon the summit,
no sooner was II opened that it was dis
cred that the only glass in the party had
L lost The artist came to the rescue with
tin cup. and thereby earned the promise
season ticket to her ladyshp's Marvel OF
/ Continents" show when it opened In SAN
%, He ultimately came back bearing the
with swallow of wine in it; also the
rs compliments and would I do her the
Or Of taking her photograph sitting on the
estal Of the Christie" statue.
had 10 great amount of enthusiasm for par
my hands 10 the cold wind, but having no
oe in the matter, acquiesced with the pest
&c possible. l wheeled my mule INTO posi-
T. ran out my lens TO an approximate FOCUS
waited for her Iadyship to compose herseli
the picture Then it appeared that the
dy young thing had the audacity to want 10
Snapped sitting away up on the topihoSl
K Of the granite pedestal and at the very
| Of Christ. To reach this point without
der or an airship is a physical impossibillty Tor
teepeiack q Fact however, which my wiltul
! distinguished subject refused to ackho"l-
/ without a struggle. For fully hVe minutes
lring which the wind swiftly and surely re-
ed my fingers TO nerveless icicles-aded pS
score Of willing hands. she tried every pos
e kind Of combination to effect her Pun
he pyramid work performed by mat niue
ID Of devoted followers in order TO make lor
II lady human staircase TO the goal OF her
afe would have done credit to a trained com
-y Of professional tumbers. At last they
sec her to where her outstretched hngers
Az Just grasp the edge Of the top Of the
-eSlai' but, alas, she lacked the strength
-ia" herself up. In spite of thu hopelessnesS
1l'Abing further, she still refused to relax
Ho1d and stubbornly clung there, crying
spoiled child and grinding her sharp
A'elS INTO the Unlucky neck that nap
" he Immediately beneath them.
-~uSuon comes quickly after efforts at
'e thousand feet. and il was only a frac-
u minute before the foundations OF the
pyramid collapsed and the whole thing
!, vi ike house Of cards The sehorita.
"au been the apex of the pyramid, must
Deeh going pretty fast when she struck
'unately, however. tho latter was