The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . ALL IN THE OP.\LESCENT EIVEB. 34 THE HUDSON. unknown. Tlie wild cat and wolreriue alone prowl over that lofty valley,where rises one of the chief fountains of the Hudson, and we hoard thevoice of no living creature excepting the hoarse croak of the raven. It was noon when we reached this point of departure for the summit ofTahawus. We had been 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. ^a^^^^ ?^^ ^ S V^ TA
The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . ALL IN THE OP.\LESCENT EIVEB. 34 THE HUDSON. unknown. Tlie wild cat and wolreriue alone prowl over that lofty valley,where rises one of the chief fountains of the Hudson, and we hoard thevoice of no living creature excepting the hoarse croak of the raven. It was noon when we reached this point of departure for the summit ofTahawus. We had been 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. ^a^^^^ ?^^ ^ S V^ TAIIAWI f. 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, lea\ang our provisions and other thingsat the camp, where we intended to repose for the night. The journeyupward 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 witli Loulders, shrouded in the most beautiful alpiue among these shot up dwarfing pines and spruces, which diminishedin 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 curiant, and gooseb
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