Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

added to our trip, the fear of being buried alive.
Despite tho discomfort skins and tho bitter
cold that penetrated bones, wc plodded on with
Thanksgiving in our hearts for miraculous escape
We now reached place prcciptous that we weyo
forced literally to crawl upon our hands and knees,
We took tho prccauton however. OF preceding the
b,rros. did not wish TO the risk of having
of them fall
We emerged into virgin forest of pine and cedar
and the air with the damp smell of the
ualsam.
Tho guides looked other with distraught
gaze Tho trail was gone They consulted hastily
together. One OF them ahead but returned
more glum than ever. They muttered something,
and the truth burst upon that VIC were lost.
Hastily driving the animals to tho shelter
large tree of tho Mcxicans went in search of
the lost trail, while the other hastily constructed
tent OF our blankets-a performance which.
rendered them soaked for the night.
POPULAR SELECTIONS.
We beguilod the time away by rendering "oh How
Dry Am but on shaking thirst from rvulct
that ran down tho middle of the tent, changed
1T to drinking from the opera. After about two
hours wait the time refused to be hcgued and
guide who rln!nly uneasy, departed IN search
of the other
Scenery is all right but II Is not cheering thing
for two lone women contemplate in rninstorm
PopOcatopctl
We reflected trat We had the provisions and cheer
ed up, which Frightening brought the guides. They
led us back tho trail rcraclng much of the dis
lance had come.
When were again on tho ascent much Of tho
long afternoon had away W. became panic
stricken when thought of the instantaneous
descent of night in the tropics.
The Mcxcans said they knew Of cRvs up tho
mountain side where We could pass the night rhcy
urged renewed haste, blindy stumbled on.
Night fell and muffcd us Ike cloak. What had
taxed our utmost powers in the light became
hasco In the dark Suffering had given place
to numbncss which led by the blind instinct TO
go on.
In answer to our weary query, chow much rarhcr?"
the guides now informed nearing the
place where we were TO pass the Eight They
tchercd the burros and then muttcrcl hurrictIly in
Spanish for Us to keep close the wall We turned
white the next morning when saw the ledge
we had passed in the dark where mis-step in tho
slippery earth meant plunge to utter destruction
The cave" when lighted by tho feeble flame of a
candle proved to be rock shelf located midway on
the bare face of cliff, We ate our supper In tho
grateful glow of the campfire. There was goats
milk cheese, frjolea warmed with chile, cakes OF
soft chocolate ana canned goods. We laughed over
the time honorcd Joke, Cannot boil water without
burning It," for hot water had decidedly smoky
flavor
We boots, but Impressed with the
ments, at last lay DOM to sleep The roof spram
u dozen leaks and we awoke to ina heads lying
Of rest. The fire had nckered ont. All our al
tempts TO rouse our guides who had ourled them
fruitless We learned afterwards that it was as
much as a mans HE was worth TO 20 after wood
until It was light, In the meantime they only rrunt-
cd while We shriokcd, MADEIRA" (wood), "Muy Cali
cnto." phrase that was supposed moan, Make
it more hot" but they understood it 10 mean that
we were too warm Al tho next day they laughed
over It. Eve all Nnlcho fria,, very cod) but
the scnoreta there was Muy CaIiente }very hot"
they said. In the meantime we resigned ourselves
TO chill till morning.
ALONG THE PRECIP1CEs
Instead OF the sudden burst OF dawn that occurs
In the tropics the light crept down tho canyons with
the elaboration OF more temperate clmes. In any
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stem our impat'ence to resume tho climb The storm
had converted every gully into raging stream We