Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-07-12
H.Rz MOUNTAINS IN GERMANY.


From he Boston Daily .ldvertiser.
Synopsis OF an article contained in The North
American Review, new series, FOR April
1921.
Art. IA, is devoted 10 The Harz Mountains
in Germany. II consists principally OF in
teresting extracts from an unpublished jour
nal OF a pedestrian excursion in the year
1917. These mountains rise suddenly from
the surrounding PLAN, and when seen at q
distance appear as one mass. They lie
principally in the kingdom OF Hanover. and
their mines afford employment for 100, 600
people.
''The lower Harz, says the reviewer, ex-
ceeds the upper by far in point of natural
beauty and historical recolIections. 1t con-
,ains prospects, landscapes. and natural Gu
riosities Of a highly interesting character
No par; of northern Germany is so impor-
tant in The history Of the tenth, eleventh, and
twelfth centuries, as the lower Hsrz; and
it is covered throughout with ruins from
tho.e periods. 1t was the residence OF the
German emperors from Henry 1. to Henry
Nv. and their richest priories and bisboprics
were founded and their fasorite castles cree
ted here; and here TO this day are preserved
their monuDents-No traveller through
North Germany willingly omits an excursion
TO this district; and accounts OF it are found
in many Of the books of travels-Tbe very
entertaining collection Of letters OF de la
Luc, addressed to the late Queen Of Eng
land, contains several on the subject Of the
Hsrz, written on occasion Of two visits 10
that quarter. Nor is II only the travellers.
the topogrsPhers, or men Of science, who
have described it, Tor We have seen poem
10 seven cantos, written 10 heIameter verse,
under the title OF the Harz, and devoted
to the praises Of this region"
To those who would form distinct idea
OF these celebrated mountains, We would re-
commend perusal OF the whole article
We content ourselves here with copying the
following extract from that part OF The jour
nal, which describes the descent into the
copper mine at Goslar.
'Juy 4. We celebrated the indepen-
dence Of our native land by describing The
mines of Ranelsbeg. 1t was remarkable
enough, that We found on pane OF glass in
one of the windows OF our room written.
Viyat Washington, bread and liberty" such
a one from Baltimore, 1871. ~, was a
German name and a German thought: an
American does not think OF boasting OF bread |
and liberty. and never knows Till be goes
abroad, what blessing he possesses in |
them; as no one knows how fresh waller
tastes, who has not had fever SIX months, |
and drank every thing Out OF phials. We
reached the Ramelsberg, which lies near
two miles from the city al Z o'clock, and |
found no preparation made for our descent. |
and this cost us some delay. But one had |
as good complain OF going fast before gale !
a. sea, as Of delay in Germany. heard |
very intelligent and amisble man thank |
God, that the driving times Of he French. |
when every thing moved as on wheels an |
wings we're past.
The mines at Rsmmels5erg is said in
the popular tradition TO have been discover.
ed A. D. 963; but to the details of this ira
dition little credit is now given. 1t SETS
forth. that Ramm was groom Of the Empe-
ror Otto |. and that having tied bis horse on
the side ola mountain, the horse with his
hoof opened nobler fountain, than that OF
Of old, viz. bed Of silver, and
lead, Of gold and copper. Now. as the mine
was named for Ramm, so the city is said to
have been named for bis wife Gosa; and an