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Show FAR ABOVE THE SEA. The New Solnntlllo Station on the Summit Sum-mit t Mont llliinc. "Mont Blanc is the monarch of mountains," mount-ains," and it is also the site of the most loftily located scientific station and refuge ref-uge ill the world. This structure owes its existence to M. Vallot, a member of the French Alpine club. When ho broached his project experienced mountaineers mount-aineers declared it impossible to erect a building at tho top of tho mountain, because be-cause no laborers could work in the rarefied rare-fied atmosphere. M. Vallot, however, concluded to put the plan to a practical test. So ho had a house built at Cha-inounix. Cha-inounix. After its completion it was taken down aud each part carefully marked. , One hundred gnides volunteered to carry tho material to tho chosen site. THE OnsF.KVATORY AND BF.FUOE. Thev made the journey without accident, ami with considerable toil and suffering succeeded in re-establishing the structure struct-ure as an entirety. Then the house was braced with masonry, fitted tvith lightning rods, and other details completed. com-pleted. There are two apartments. Ono is devoted to scientific uses and t he other is for the accommodation of travelers. The public room contain, nine beds and supplies of provisions, illuminating oil and fuel, and the other apartment is filled with instruments necessary for the taking of meteorological and othM- observations. ob-servations. The structure is 14,330 feet above the sea level. A- ' |