Giberne, Agnes, 1845- [from old catalog] · Cincinnati, National book company · leaf 74
at with which we now ascend these mighty rocks.Ha! what a depth on the other side! We standlooking down into one of the monster craters of themoon. A sheer descent of at least eleven thousandfeet would land us at the bottom. Why, Mont Blancitself is only about fifteen thousand feet in height.And… … ONE FORM OP I,UNAR CRATER. JO STORY OF THE SUN, MOON, AND STARS. mountain rises to about a quarter of the height of thesurrounding range. It is a grand sight; peak piled upon peak, crag uponcrag, sharp rifts or valleys breaking here and there theline of the narrow, uplifted ledge; all wrapped in…
Astronomy
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