| Show VS EN BAND switzerland switzerland Is situated on the borders of france germany austria end and it Is small and entirely moun unous toe the majestic alps make it anu center ceo iter I 1 came over the line on 04 heifferman geranan Ge side aide making my first stop j wa 4 fal 1 1 1 zurich Is the center of the r lakes k ik e a and one of the largest 44 tn LU switzerland the lakes are by the numerous glaciers which in every elvery portion of high ranges atu speak peak of them later on A couple at f batug ride brought me to lucern the prettiest prett r et lest and most frequented spot fit in switzerland here are owl the siept t hotels and the prettiest lake td lu tae region it abounds in pretty qiu add aln fine e views every one orie visits visit tee me atol mountain for the view is considered fine I 1 would rather hold my op opinion of it mt pilate is another of the same style railroads run up each we e they are similar in construe to the one up pikes peak and ift washington running on three the center one being notched to ft ftera a cog wheel under the engine they aaa a almost any grade hotels as irge ftc a the knutsford are situated on hk ahk commus derive cl its name from an aff legend they say after pilate el 1 aft put to death th his body was thrown ly the e tibet but it continually threw back ck it was afterwards thrown TWO ohe e tail suffered the same aw it was then taken sad and a nd sunk t in a small lake on mt I 1 have had every guide in SwI switzerland terland tell me that old tale until it rings in my ears you can have it with variations it if you like it truthful guides guide will change it to suit your taste the larger the tip the better you get it how so many americans can come over here year after af ter year to take in the same old sights is a wonder especially when we have a greater variety arid and finer in the grand old and sierras that they never see everything is switzerland ze it is more on account of it being europe than anything else people can go home after with a lordly air informing everyone of their travels in europe that little word is the magnet that draws not the scenery or the enjoyment they derive I 1 well remember how I 1 used to look on people who had traveled abroad they were to be revered more than tone the common run hanging on every word describing this or that how disappointing the reality to meet with the object described cri bed many a time I 1 have gone to examine some feature I 1 have read about or have seen pictured up in some geography when to see it all bright pictures are dulled and interest is ia blasted switzerland acted on me in that manner it is made too much of by liars of the pen and old traveler stamp one writes yarns for fame while the other spins yarns for a name one sees how he must have practicable as well a as s theoretic knowledge to get at the base of things about the only thing to be seen in lucern is the lion carved in the solid rock it was wag designed by the great danish sculptor and was carved out by it is in memory of the swiss guard who made such a noble stand in behalf of the french king in paris in the same hotel 1 I was staying at we had don carlos the spanish pretender also madam patti the life Is rather lively at times people after leaving carlsbad and other fashionable resorts come here before going back to the cities for the round of life at the further end of the lake is the small town of altdorf alsdorf Alt dorf the home and scene of will willlam william lam tolls tells ex exploits plats I 1 stood on the spot where the apple was dissected disse cited I 1 always pride myself on my bravery I 1 dare not attempt a description of the scenes of the many legends connected with this swiss hero her they age ar gabi too D far fetched to credit creda his memory is still kept green by a holiday set apart in his honor prom from lucern I 1 went to bern the capital of switzerland its it quaint old streets and budI buildings dings are very unique and interesS ng lall being of the old swiss type gabled roofs hanging over the streets giving one an idea of a marm otery from there I 1 went to inter laken another great 8 gathering place for tourists it is situated in a pretty tittle valley on the lake ot of tun tim it also affords an excellent view of the juna fron roti one of the largest and grandeau gran grand deat edt of the swiss the life in similar to that of lucern planning trips and climbing I 1 went up the Jungr rom over dangerous glaciers glacile ri with yawning crevi crevices ses thousands of feet deep oer o countless acres of snow anew up rocky ledges on over more moire dan dangerous gerus places until tine the top was mine the wow anew was wais d around blown by ia a fierce wind until the marrow of my bogee seemed to freeze I 1 was vm enjoying myself immensely when some one ione amo aked the telescope and brought me down in a twinkle twi zide I 1 advise au all who wish to climb dangerous danger oua if their hoart heart Is in good condition and aind their courage a no 1 to try the telescope there is a agog cogwheel cog wheel rail way up op one 0 of the moun taina here a fine view to Is ob of the Jung fron the hotels give us tia a dance once to awhile to make life move on for bridal couples quite numerous nume roua spending their moon you see a great many old a nice young wite wife who la its willing to flirt the moment the d things head is turned they hj let the young fellows tell iowa have a go ED them dance evenings it is amusing am using to see them ait aft frown while daisy or elea is hav bully time with mr jones B the same old story the d dairda rather mixed here are germans ti their style english moving their feet in an entirely different d americans following up wd watfa th style french italian etc all ail ti thear style all same tune n the same time american girla aas thebert the ebest dancers damers here a where else I 1 left Inter interlaken laken after about a i stay over the griesel Gr tansel pass by after climbing mountains mount eAns in a a course all day following the river to its source we dropped ev divide about dark stopping apai night at the noted rhone glajch went out and examined this liam of ice ace early in the morning it miles of ground it is considers largest in switzerland I 1 saw ft larger one in norway A gli glacier acler is very curious CM As a general thing they cover nai ground situated in some deep raff up between bet a of F snow capped peaks it la Is caused b melting and freezing of the snow ing years to f form orm the suitan rough and choppy with crevi crevices ses thousands offeit of feet deep yn down means afu sure re death it te touching touch taig too to read of the acel denit glacier du boase on mt blanc were seven in B n party making some ioTis lons while crossing a carlse caw lse 1 rope tying them together broke of them loading his fo he another down with ulm him their were never recovered until some borne or fifty years afterwards afterward it ww at the foot of the gl glacier acler 74 moving of the body of lee ice and its ing at the tout foot gave the I 1 bodah after fifty years banking the was as firm and as an feet as the day of the one of the party who was garod the chum of one of the killed T were young at the time the was an old mum man on the br brink ot grave wrinkled and feeble it IL have been pitiful to see him talt hand of his old chum land and corn one hand full and plump the i aged aad wrinkled while ahw stood still botill with one it had bea work with the other yet boa the same age what m merot gha ghastly Ertly relic must have brought brou to the old man after leaving bletch at the B glacier I 1 continued my journey zermatt Zer matt partly by stage and par rail the train was part of the on the cog wheels we followed very pretty canyon it ft glacier h hei there in fhe ehe ravines running do den the malan main canyon there Is ina a gm lage on the way built right on fon 9 4 nearly perpendicular slope it h convenient tor for some things thing ij wanted to depart this life you not have to waste your money on der ind and lead just say good b ayt give a ran and jump the falej are the biggest pests of their j they simply wont be driven om efta you they have got so used i sticking business from the steep cliffs they are a aft quietly drop off like a good i fly and escape death they meet an untimely death crus chrusl yond all hope of belog being r their friends lends fr they say bay the and mosquitos have to be ly ton the farms about here I 1 ta newer er to its ver setty ate time alme we arrived at you first see the world renowned fer horn orn this mountain had never ascended by any one me until the 1865 1965 when a party of seven at conquered his majesty but at a ll 11 I 1 cost in the party were four ahmen whimper lord fredric tee hadow and hudson the three were guides whimper made several attempts before but adver successful sf ul after numerous difficulties they a the coveted goal the top they out their little flag to show the rs in the quaint little town of t that the Matte Matt rhom erhorn was little did they realize at art that what it was going to cost them r a short stay the descent was encee they had passed the 5 difficult part and was waa coming nd d the shoulder of the mountain 6 hadow slipped and fell against the main gulde g ulde knocking himoff him off his feet their combined weight weigh ng g on oa the rope pulled douglas and bon out of their footing when the broke between old peter one of and hudson the four un injates ates fell down thousands of feet the glacier at the bottom where bodies les were found in a mangled ie all except douglas his body Is to JA the glacier the rate of move will bring it to light in about 40 1 hence whimper and the other ascended esc ended without further aad he has made the ascent several since I 1 made the ascent of the rerat mountain prom from the sum n excellent view to is obtained of the hoss group of mountains the thorn being am amo among o ng them it la is leanest st view in all switzerland in stamation sti mation it is one mass of snow ck ch for miles and as far as ye can reach right below you immense glacier fed by seven there are seven clear lakes on glaciers adlers some of fair size they odd d in the lee ice and very pretty was the only view I 1 could over in switzerland it will 8 in my memory as some chen cherl thed hed never to be forgotten kt Is full of climbers ot both sexes a take demaght tn ki blister blistering ilag their with the sun pucks proverb is avable in such euch cases what cools t mortals be I 1 here nua met a young w who has climbed a great deal belongs belom gs to itlie ithe alpine alp toe club he oed d m mo to several officials so 80 led ed to join seven ascends ascents of at mountains were the pre ies I es I 1 had been up seven and them i so when they found out Is s and telescopes had assisted was blackballed black balled I 1 cou rd nt even them them to give me a fake we soon left dermott a and nd conon to Cha Chanuo nix over th the e tape pass tate wall is the official but it was such an Izer aNtish winding around here and there tape worm Is more in ettace pt tace and a slight idea of its cham ardix mx ds a pretty village on the feato of the king of Vs to is the of the moui mou bains crowned man long ago ih k tt eroine of tocks in a colbe of vlad frisi diadem of snow byron ts is the french word tor for white mountain tain is named so om an account ie immense Imm emse body of snow enow covering t hunted up a telescope made the ascent wore before supper le exercise jn as gave me a L good 9 the mountain d does axe no not t look high brorn here ra its proportions ons deceive you its a case of distance tends lends enchantment to the view in the same hotel hatol I 1 am in we have the ex queen of spain grandmother to the young king prom from Cha I 1 coat luned my journey on an to geneva partly by coach and partly toy by rall geneva Is the largest of the swiss towns noted everywhere for its 1 ts watches and music boxx boxes I 1 arrived just as they were re the remains olf of the empress emi preas of austria the people we ore very much put out about it and axe are making nadda om oin all suspected anarchists G gneva geneve la is beautifully situated on lake ijane lieman leman or geneva as it t Is mes called she has a great many mant great men reside inside her haills such as calvin the people here seem brighter and have move moire go in themi them than in othear parts of switzerland mt blanc cian can be seen in the distance from here alth better effect as to its grandeur the me people ot of switzerland seem awfully hard haird worked as a rule rufle even the old women have to turn a hand in the fields if you bourd call them fields the main maan industry atter after farming Is wood cutting buttling cutt ling and lace making bears sewn to be the favorite pieces of d efting it la Is wilhe work hard and learn to use your knife well and d some day perhaps perna pe you win be able to carve a bear or a sant on a croas by the way side t I 1 ghobad judge is what all aspire andre to taking into consideration what a num iber there are the carver then can get and live happy ever afterwards s every clr ture has its reward RAYMOND mccune |
