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Show Ex. Doc. No. 4l. 471 'blast" have hraped up thr sancl, so as to form a practical ascent for some dt::-tant'P; the rt·st of tlw way is through ::-:olid ro <' k. At one plarl' a singular <> [H'ning-, or narrow w;1y , 1s formc1l bdw<'Cn a hngcEqu;\ l't~ t OWl'f of rock and the r':rp<:ndicular facr of th<· cliff. Th<·n . the rmul wind~ roun d l!l''' a ~pira\ ~;lair way, au<l tlu' lnd1ans hav<', i n so m c w n y , t1 x e d 1 o g ~' o f w o o d i n t h c r o r k , r a d i a \ i n g f 1 o m a v t: rti r;1 l axil', l1 ·c steps : thc~c afford foothold lo man and be·ast in c 1 a 111lw r in~ up. \t~ t.> \\'('l'<' I'Oil~~ta111ly Jn(.)ctinr; anti pnssiug T1ulian ·,who hatl th!! it· "bnrr11s., lad t•n with pt>;l<;bt>s. At. last Wl' rcat'hcd t he top of the rock, whirh w.1s nt·;Hly lcv<·l, ;,nd ·ontains about tiO <ll;r<>S. ll Prc W<' ,,,,w a lar6l' chllrl'h, and ~c \ t till continuo11" blt1rk::; of building~; , <'CHd:tinin~ 60 or 70 ho11c.; · •. in t.u .. h blo<'lc, (thl' ,, ,1\1 a t the si<l f: tbill fa('t d <illtw.ll'd~ w.,s \IIJbrokcn, a HI had 110 "111dows until nc,tr 1he to p: thP hon~H.'~ Wt r · thl't' ~tori •s hilrh). lu front (~ ach tory rctn: · ted b~ll· lr ; s i a:o;t'l' lld<·d, so as to l('aH' a platf\lrtTI along the who!· frollt o f' the ~tory: th<>.e plattorms :1re ruard(•d h) parapcl wa lls abou t thn·1• feel hioh. In order t11 g.,in ndmitt.l ll<'t•, )Otl lSI.'end to t Lt• ~>l' <'Olld Sit 1)' hy llll.i!TIH o (' lad l t·t~; th IH'. t :-\(lry is ga i111 d by tl1e :illllC' mta!h>, bnt to reach the "nzoti,,,' 01 J' fl t f, the partitron \\.Iii· Ol1 1h{' pl dlnrlll th: t scp. 1:-ttes th' quurt• ~ o f' <liffelt'lll f:uuilie·, ltan· bt:!tll flHmtd into tt< p:. Thi. l'l1clk t ; q11it • a l) ( I( \ • ~ l j I' - (.' I t ' ' 3 S I h e \\ ,tlj S 'l l'l' ll 0 t • 11 0 I <' l lJ a 11 0 Ill' f 0 0 t 11\ \ \' j d t j, • Li<."it u.u.L I u k .. nd J1Y elf~ sccnd" l to 1h nz teas, aud -,(.4\' t H!r ~ ~rr clt <pt utiti S of J t·,tche , th.Lt had b •en <;Ut in half ' }ll' Ccl!l < I t t 0 d I Y i n t h (' :'llll . \\ e l nt 'tl l f ' ffil of t 1 · hou e ·, ari 1 tlH' p< opl" rcc ivc <l u •ith 'l'u ·y btt•n ht out li1111Ltt' b.Lsl et~ , JHMly tldl , ·~!ltd\\ th a hul f <Olll brl'Hl, or'' u.l)3\l'." It '1il: g 1 11hL ll' to L h< rn('1'. It<' t; it i of the ~amc I 1 t dn a a ".d t . Th · '~ ~''') av(·'· th y <·rurlbl <·< • 11 'ht·,. fi· , ;'111 pt it to a.:· ond bel \re, fr 01 '' 1i ·h P·'dl I til) r ( upi t\ os · 1 011 ll·•t ~H i tt' t tl v ti-t l ' l t. l l ; t 1 ) I \\ ~ t . t l l') I ll ll .. t · y J u t t I 11 u co 1 n, p 1m 1 lo n , n l 1 1 1 , a d 1 }d.!c I '(0\t d \itt 1u,1HilSO( bp}l r•d 1 ct .• t it t I 1 llpltt~ nud ltU k lll"lons, tl at l1 L lt tnt 1 1op ·,, r d • wi-;' d m o bunch s t dry f 1· :\inter u.c. 1'1 C' peopl app •at( 1 t > be ' ·11 pto\idcd with nil tlw 111 ces-sartt : n l 1,·, uril that N,.,, Tcxtrn ;tffon ·. 'l hey .tre •1uiet, llllll SCl'tn to br• ltappy a11d gt lll't't'lt •. As we \'rtlh d tl1rough th· ICl " u , W~ ~:l W tl (.'tn ll!llo,lding thtil' CC burl'O ' ' Quuntiti<:S of fine J: 'J ( ('!111g tone JH:a<.:hi'''Wl'l'l' .prcad out on the g rmll1d,.,s tl1 ! ()\ 1 1s \'>c>rt· diYitlin~ tl c· loud~·, fW as to carl)' thtl\1 up the ladt1 r .... A ul whcneYct \ 1C apprintclwd, HH y ''ould c y out to us, '' <·owa ! co m n ! '' -" c 'L t ! a t ! ' , n d p o i 11 t t o 1 h P p r. n r (' s . T h <.' y ~ «' n 1 r n II y r t' r t h c a\ ,1 j c h !.11 1 b• t , 1 1; de P d vi t h b r o a 1 ~ t I' i p • ~, a It , rna~ d Y l>lack and whit·. Till.;,. p.wtaloons ar • V<'l'Y wttl . ud hag-IJb', · J>.ut art' confin·d al thv l11ee h) I< ug Wl~ollcu sto<'l,iug·, and sumt:lllfl<'~ bu< kf.kin It ggin · aud morensins. Tlw W 1JD\P ll stutl tbl•,r. lrggtns with woul, whidt makes their andes look ltkc tltc cgs of an elephant. |