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loofe fail'd, I could eadly pufn my cutlafs Into it to the handle, 
and by grafping it could recover myfelf again. Had I not 
taken the refolution before 1 began to afcend to dived myfelf of 
fear, I could not poffibly have gone, for the terror of falling 
would have | been the means of it every. : infant, I got up to 
fome wild plantains, which I law continued all the way to 
the place where the bufhes and trees began to grow. I here 
relied myfelf, and waited for* the boy’s getting to me, which 
he did much eafer than I, although he had the provifons and 
water, owing to the track I had made, and becaufe, being 
much lighter, he could better trull hlmfelf 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 
1 could not fee ; "the defcent to them feemed to be nearly per- 
pendicular, yet all the way covered with thick wood. After re- 
frelhing ourfelves, we began our fatigue, the boy and I cutting, 
and carrying our water and provifions, alternately. When we 
had got fome way, I found I was 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 ! was obliged, to lie down on 
my belly, to fee through the bulhes how the ridge tended. Here 
I began to fmell fnlphur, or rather a fmell like gunpowder. 
As I knew this fmell mud 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 dronger and dronger as I 
afeended. I faw a riling before me, and thought if I was once 
on it, if the top of the mountain was near I could have a view 
of it ; but having got on this rifmg I could only fee a high peak 
#n the N.W. end of the mountain, and by appearance ! thought 
6 myfelf 
