 | Joseph Emerson Worcester - 1823 - 512 σελίδες
...snow and ice. In the midst of this desert, the lofty summit of the mountain is descried at a distance, rearing its tremendous head above the surrounding snows, and vomiting out torrents of smoke. The ascent up this part is toilsome and hazardous. From the base the mountain rises, like a pyramid, by... | |
 | G. Collins - 1859 - 300 σελίδες
...snow and ice. In the midst of this desert, the lofty summit of the mountain is descried at a distance, rearing its tremendous head above the surrounding snows, and vomiting out torrents of smoke. The ascent up this part is toilsome and hazardous. From the base, the mountain rises, like a pyramid, by... | |
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In the upper zone, which is 8 or 10 miles in breadth, vegetation entirely disappears. The surface is, for the most part, flat and even, presenting a dreary expanse of snow and ice. In the midst of this desert, the lofty summit of the mountain is descried... 