Year: 1861

were IN sig" 1AcHe W4S no 0IlSWeE CdilcO
again. No human, seemed to be within hearing.
diszinness came over me- As the thought struck me-
He has gone to look if any help is coming, and he
cannot find his way back to tho erevasse. There
are hundreds Of them. I am lost"


Again had to strain every nerve TO keep myself
from sinking almost gave up hope; felt inclin
Cd to throw myself down and have the agony over
At that miserable time, suddenly heard nv friend
shouting from above. He had gone Il look if he
could discern the guide; and when he turned round
to rstrafe his steps, had been thunderstruck to
the surface of the glacier intersected by innumer-
able similar in appearance to leave
him no landmark by which to know my living grave.
Thank Heavsnl he had caught sight Of little KNAPP
sack left 1T the mouth Of the by the guide.
This bad directed hun back called to him to look
1t his watch-h!e minutes mcye were past The
ss.a Yss sra*;ae mere M intense !! : no figure Of
veins. I called to him again to know ii any one
in sight. It was thirty five minutes since the
guide had started. but not soul WAS visible- 1t
was most unlikely that he could be back soon,
for ourselves had been tlree-4uarterS Oh an hour
in coming thus far


felt that could hold but a very acrt time
longer; and besides that, did not know at what
moment the little ledge. which was my only safety,


might give way under my weight. l remembered
that had large clasp knife i'll my pocket aud
detsrhainsd to try to rescue myself with Its and
called my follow -trav eler auove that WAS going
to attempt it. He implorecd INC not to try but
my stuation was becoming so desperate that did
try. l began by making little hole In the ice as
high up 1 could reacn, large enough to admit one
hand Ny next endeavor Was to cut deep loot,
hole about two feet above tho ledge l succeeded
in this and found t.at by placing my foot III it,
holding fast by the place had made tor my hand
and, at the Time pressing with my back against
the opposite side of the with AL my strength
was able raise myself and stand firmly In my
new position. l again let myself down On the ledge
and commenced cutting aiother foot hole, about
two feet above the last. 1t seemed to me possible
that in this manner 1 might escape from my ICY
prison but single slip or false step, and knew
must be precipitated down the crevAsse. l was
working diligently at the f'otholc, wnen heard IA
joyful shout from above They are in slsht-tnree


steadied myself Oh my terrible narrow and SLIP
perry footing in order t" aLc to scze and at.c.l
the rope when thrown to me-. l saw the end dang
ling my head. "Merciful Godl 1t will not
was answered from above; and it was knotted
and lowered l caught the end, and tied it firmly
round my waist Grasping the rope above WITH
with both hands, gave the word rEc strain be-
gan, and felt that was safv In another minute
was standing on the glacier. had been fifty min
utes in the crevasse. during which time had not
lost consciousness for a single instant


hen felt myself once more upon firm footing
an a.pcrvading of gratitude for the wonderful
escape had came over and made me faint, and
sesld have fallen if.hsy had nes.sd me op rhi. Vas
Before leaving took . the of
crevasse which had so nearly been my sepulchre.-
saw that 1t would have been utterly impossible to
climb out, as had been trying to DO. The mouth
was 50 wide that, as approached it, | could have
had no support from behind; and without such
support nor even a cat could have scaled the per
pcndoular WALL


Our guido in a terrible state and had the
whole way to Montauvert, but could find rope fit
for the purpose In the house. He in despair and
starting off to Chamoun when mncteers met
him. Their mules were laden with wood fastened
on with ropes; he begged hard for those ropes
telling the men that young Elrglishman being
frozen to death IN crevasse. They threw the wood
from the backs of the mules, and to my rescue
with the guide, bringing the ropes with them. kot-
tep together lit seemed there three in alb they
made up length-about 81 xty feet-enough to reach





With the assistance of my deiverers I was able
to walk slowly back to Montanvert where Was inl-
mediately put into comfortable bed where the in
jurss had received (Which insignificant
sdering the depth had fallen) carefully drcs-
sed. l dreamed, with unspcakable dread, cf what
had happened. when lying in the bod, and have
dreamed of it in many beds since. l believe that
nothing would induce me to go among c. aud
now. without long and strong rope. 1 offer the
caution to all travellers in Switzerland out Of
great experience and great escape.


0RNnRAL JACKSON AND Tux BCLLY.--On his return
leviS Jackie W. al y,