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with which every part of these rocks were covered, we 
could only see an interminable succession of ridges, and 
chasms, and gigantic blocks of stone, with no visible 
termination. As it was evident the boys had lost their 
way, I resolved to turn back. It was a weary task. 
I was already fatigued enough, and the prospect of 
another climb over these fearful ridges, and hazardous 
descent into those gloomy chasms, was by no means 
agreeable. However, we persevered, one boy taking my 
gun ; and after about a.n hour’s hard work we got back 
to the place whence we had started, and found the rest 
of the party expecting us. We then went down by the 
proper path, which they told me was the only known 
way of ascending and descending the mountain, and by 
which we soon arrived at our cave. 
The accompanying sketch gives a section of this 
mountain, as near as I can make it out. The extra- 
ordinary jaggedness of the rocks is not at all exaggerated, 
and is the more surprising when you get into it, because 
from a distance it appears one smooth forest-covered 
