One of the things which the boys brought with them from the States, was a pair of strong glasses, and these were constantly in use.
"What do you say to scaling that point?" said Harry.
"Just what I have been thinking about," said George.
Sutoto, who was with the party, showed by his glowing eyes that he wanted to be of the party. "Certainly you shall go," said Harry.
"Before going we must visit the place where the Walter note was found," called out John.
The boys had forgotten this. "Most assuredly," answered George, "I had almost forgotten that."
Blakely led the way up alongside the rugged cliff. "See that bluish green outcropping," he said as they were pulling themselves up.
John stopped and chipped off some specimens. "Wonderful!" he exclaimed. "Better than anything I have ever found in Mexico. These hills remind me of the formation all along western Chihuahua, and through northeastern Sonora."
The ledge on which they finally emerged was fully six hundred feet above sea level. When they turned around and viewed the sea below them, and saw the ships at anchor, they were delirious with joy. How[p. 60] Sutoto enjoyed the scene. He had never seen anything like it before and he was amazed and stupefied. He turned and grasped George by the hand. He was too full to speak.
"But wait, Sutoto, until we get to the top," said Harry, as he saw his countenance. As they looked up at the top they wondered what they might see from the elevation.