Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-26
TO SEE WHERE THE
ARK CAME TO LAND.
Cosmopolitan His Cargo of
Have Met Mighty Gold Reception When
They Disembarked Following the Great Deluge

arrived duly, but Immediately began
GiiSputing about the weight OF the pack
ages and refused to carry anything over
Il or 10 pounds. 1t WAS necessary to
repack several oil the bundles. rms
arranged, the bcggars squabbicd to sec
who should get the lightcst packages
Finally, towards O'Clock, the march
began Hut at the end of 10 minutes
the lioords dropped their burdens,
threw off their blankets, and lay down
for It chatter and smoke. y quarter OF
an hour further on, there was Il brook
Bang! Down went the bundles, off
came the blankets, and then the noise
and cigarettes again. Never can you
hear in civilized lands such Il provok-
ing sound rs that of these chattering
I<oorls This monotonous business
went on throughout the day, or rather
until the middle Of the afternoon when.
at a height Of Hoo feet, the Koords
threw themselves down on n grassy
spot aud refused to go farther until the
morning There VAS nothing to do
but To accept the decision of these
pmiablc friends. Marching orders were
given for sunrise,
At three o'clock on the morning OF
FRIDAY. August l.. Venus came out OF
the eastern horizon like sun, 1t was
time for the camp 10 be stirring At
i:3O the swiss was waiting, his pack
on his shoulders, alpenstock in hand;
at 6 o'clock he was still waiting. Then
he started off with the ScOtchnan ana
an American. At $3.50 they had reach
ed II height of 1900 feet. The weather
was superb. 1t was the day for u re-
cord, and setting aside thoughts OF a
second nights cncampmcnt with the
rest Of the party and the Koords it
was decided to make for the summit
The ascent was by the southern
ridge of rocks Every few rods IL be-
came necessary to lie down in order
to regain breath. 1t was not the legs,
! but the lungs trying in vain to get
| enough air. that We're tired: the heart
! beat with rapid SCATTERING strokes:
| the head was seized with dizziness
whenever one looked up to search
| the way. Higher always higher. the
| ascent continued hy little stages, the
| breathing becoming more and more
! difficult. the body more exhausted, At
| length the rocky ridge was achieved
! and there succeeded a ridge OF detrituS
| composed of sulphurous dust It looked
| easy to suruiount And then the tor!
| But painful moments were reserved IN
| the sulphur dust. So Inconsistent 1t
| was TINT one could not take three
| steps without sliding, staggering, fall
| ing, Ii required an hour ana n mar 70
| cover 500 feet. strength WIS giving
out; It was already O'Clock in the
+! afternoon.
Finally. to mako an end OF II the
Swiss left this difficult ground to take
to the ice, ana without cutting steps
| or paying attention to the anxious
| calls of his companions, rushed sixty
fcet uJ' the glare surface; the slope
ceased; it WAS the summit! a few sec.
ends fiat on the back and fatigue
vanished Remarkable good fortune
| gave n cloudlcSs and mistlcss atmoS-
phorc on the mountain, but the plain,
nearly three miles below, was dimmed
hy surface haze. Far too far OF and
too insignificant, We're the other noun
tains of Armenia, The wind blew in
terrible squalls; 1t was necessary to
shout at the top of ones voice to
make n word heard. The cold numbcd
ones fingers and hlanched tn" llps,
IIAir an hour OF this was enough, and
there was still tho descent to reckon
with.
RAPID DESCENT,
But once below the glare ice, what
n descent was that!---a gissado OF
1000 feet in height which accom-.
plished in n few minutes what In as
! cent had taken five painful hours. The