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Show MOUNTAIN MAY TOPPLE. r jBra HM Danger- I oasly Uadermtnded. , Apropoa of the recent Alpine dleaa- tera In Bwltierland, It I worth noting that th mountain called the nocher d la Cluaetta la likely to topple over Into th buay valley of Travera at any 1 moment. The valley of Travera Ilea In the Jura mountain, and through It runi the Jura-Blniplon railway. Down IU narrow gorge aleo ruahoa the River 1 Reuae, a amall atream In winter, but a iwollen torrent when the warm aum-mer aum-mer aunahln melta the mountain anowa. The valley la Juet about wide enough for the river and -Ilia railroad In aome place, and In othera It opena out o that amall cities He In the embrace em-brace of the bllla and atruggle up their Idea. Here and tnere are botela much patron liod by tourlata, and many acboola for girl are scattered through the valley. Into thla valley muy fall at any time a great mass of the mountain, moun-tain, eatlmnted to amount to 13.DOO.000 eublc feet of rock. Clone to the foot of th mountain He the quulnt little cltloa Nnirnn. I Fucll Cluaette and Champ du Moulin, which will be burled deep when the mountain fall, and It la only a queatlon of time for It to do ao. Expert who have examined th mountain moun-tain declare that It. cannot remain much longor In the present "atate of unatable equilibrium." l'rocleely when th mountain will fall the aclentlata are not able to say. Dry weather will tend to retard the catastrophe; wet weather will hasten It. When the landslides land-slides doea take plnce.not only will the alley be filled wllh the debris and much vnluable property be destroyed and probably Uvea brat-hut the Hlyer Reuae will be choked up I-ondon I Dally Mall. |
