The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . FALL IN THE OPALESCENT EIYEB. 34 THE HUDSON. unknown. The wild cat and wolverine alone prowl over that lofty valley,where rises one of the chitf fountains of the Hudson, and wo heard thevoice of no living creatuie excepting the hoarse croak of the raven. It was noon when we reached this point of departure for the summit ofTahawus. \^e had heen four hours travelling six miles, and yet in thatpure mountain air we felt very little fatigue. There we found anexcellent bark -camp, and traces of recent occupation. Among them. CLTSIBIXG TAIIAWI S. was part
The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . FALL IN THE OPALESCENT EIYEB. 34 THE HUDSON. unknown. The wild cat and wolverine alone prowl over that lofty valley,where rises one of the chitf fountains of the Hudson, and wo heard thevoice of no living creatuie excepting the hoarse croak of the raven. It was noon when we reached this point of departure for the summit ofTahawus. \^e had heen four hours travelling six miles, and yet in thatpure mountain air we felt very little fatigue. There we found anexcellent bark -camp, and traces of recent occupation. Among them. CLTSIBIXG TAIIAWI S. was part of a metropolitan newspaper, and light ashes. We dined uponbread and butter and maple sugar, in a sunny spot in front of the cabin,and then commenced the ascent, leaving our provisions and other thingsat the camp, where we intended to repose for the night. The joru-neyupward was two miles, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the base of therocky pinnacle. We had no path to follow. The guides blazed thelarger trees (striking off chips with their axes), that they might withmore ease find their way back to the camp. Almost the entire surface THE HUDSON. 35 was covered with boulders, shrouded in the most beautiful alpine among these shot up dwarfing pines and spruces, which diminishediu height at every step. Through their thick horizontal branches it wasdifficult to pass. Here and there among the rocks was a free spot, wherethe bright trifoliolate oxalis, or wood-sorrel, flourished, and the shrub ofthe wild currant, and gooseberry, and the tree-c
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