andforalengthoftimesuchsoundswerevouchsafedus——thebarkofadog，thelowingofcattle，theringingtrotofahorseonsomehardroadfardown。
Andthen，aswewereexpecting，thesunclimbedupintoanunsulliedsky，and，mountingbyleapsandbounds，wewatchedthecloudfloorrecedingbeneathus。Theeffectwasextremelybeautiful。AdescriptionwrittentotheTimesthenextmorning，whiletheimpressionwasstillfresh，andfromnotesmadeatthisperiod，ranthus:——\"Awaytoaninfinitelydistanthorizonstretchedrollingbillowsofsnowywhiteness，brokenuphereandthereintoseemingicefields，withhugefantastichummocks。Elsewheredomesandspiresrearedthemselvesabovethegeneralsurface，oranisolatedMatterhorntoweredintospace。Insomequartersitwasimpossibletolookwithouttheconvictionthatweactuallybeheldtheoutlineofloftycliffsoverhanginganonetoodistantsea。\"Shortlywebegantohearloudreportsoverhead，resemblingsmallexplosions，andweknewwhatthesewere——themoist，shrunkennettingwasgivingoutunderthehotsunandyieldingnowandagainwithsuddenreleasetotherapidlyexpandinggas。Itwas，therefore，withgraveconcern，butwithnosurprise，thatwhenwenextturnedtotheaneroidwefoundtheindexpointingto9，000feet，andstillmovingupwards。
Hourafterhourpassedby，and，soundshavingceasedtoreachus，itremainsuncertainwhetherornowewereactuallycarriedouttoseaandheadedbackagainbycontrarycurrents，anexperiencewithwhichaeronauts，includingthewriter，havebeenfamiliar;but，atlength，therewasborneuptousthedistantsoundofheavyhammersandoffrequenttrains，fromwhichwegatheredthatwewereprobablyoverBristol，anditwasthenthatthethoughtoccurredtomydaughterthatwemightpossiblycommunicatewiththosebelowwithaviewtosuccour。
Thisledtoourwritingthefollowingmessagemanytimesoveronblanktelegraphformsandcastingthemdown:——\"Urgent。
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