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loofe f-aaJ, I could eafily pufli my 'cutlafs into it to the handle/ 

 and by gi'^^phig it could recover myfelf again. Had I not 

 taken the refolution before 1 began to afcend to diveft myfelf of 

 fear, I could not poffibly have gone, for the terror of falling 

 would have been the means of it every inftant. I got up to 

 fome wild plantains, which I faw continued all the way to 

 the place where the bufhes and trees began tto grow. I here; 

 refted myfelf, and waited for the boy's getting to me, which 

 he did much eafier than I, although he had the provilions and 

 water, owing to the track I had made, and becaufc, being- 

 much lighter, he could better trufl: himfelf to the grafs and 

 ferns. After fome labour we arrived at the top of the preci- 

 pice. I found myfelf on a very narrow ridge, thickly covered 

 with wood, and bounded by two ravins, the bottoms of which 

 I could not fee ; the defcent to them feemed to be nearly per- 

 pendicular, yet all the way covered with thick wood. After re- 

 frefhing ourfelves, we began our fatigue, the boy and I cutting, 

 and carrying our water and provilions, alternately. When we 

 had got fome way, I found Iwas on an exceeding narrow ridge, 

 •in many parts not fix feet broad; on each fide a tremendous 

 gulf, into one or other of which I was often in danger of fal- 

 ling, fo that with great caution I was obliged to lie down on 

 my belly, to fee through the bufhes how the ridge tended. Here 

 I began to fmell fulphur, or rather a fmell like gunpowder. 

 As I knew this fmell mufl come from the top of the mountain, 

 being in the direction of the wind, 1 was in hopes we could 

 not be far from it, as the fmell grew ftrongerandftronger as I 

 afcended. I faw a rifing before me, and thought if I was once 

 on it, if the top of the mountain was near 1 could have a view 

 of it ; but having got on this rifing I could only fee a high peak 

 ®n the N.W. end of the mountain, andby appearance 1 thought 

 ^ myfelf 



