Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1838-09-20
THE SLIDE OF ALPNACH.

Ii 10 sfaot that there isl railroad IN
Europe where the speed OF to hundred
and sixteen miles an hour is ordinarily
obtaIned--aot indeed for passengers. but
Tor timber Ii l.. the celebrated slide Of
Alpnsch, in the Alps, constructed for the
purpose Of conveying trees from the mou..-
tsins To the Lake OF Lucerne. The fol-
lowing Is . description Of this famou.
slide:
This railroad which was completed
in the wear Isis, 10 formed entirely OF q.
bout 250 900 large pine trees. deprived
OF their bark, and united together IN a
very ingenius manner. without The aid on
IRON. 1t occupied 100 workmen during
Is months and cos, LOG. 900 francs or
4i25O. IL Is about three leagues. or for.
ty-four thousand English feet long. Il
has trough about SIX fee, broad, and
from three to six deep. Ito bottom IL
formed of three trees, the middle Of one
Of which has q groove cutIn the direction
OF its length for receiving small rills of
water, which ATE conducted into IL from
various places. for he purpose Of di1,in.
ishlng the friction. The whole slide !,
sustained by about two thousand supports.
and m many places IT 10 attached IA We
~ ingenious manner TO Tie rugged preci-
pices Of granite. ] he direction Of the
slide 10 sometimes straight. sometimes
rig rag. with an inclination If from ten
10 eighteen degrees II !. often cluied
along the sides Of hills, and nanks Of
PERCEPTIONS rocks. aud sometimes over
their SUBMITS. Occasionally II goes un.
Il - 80 a
Quoted over the deep gorges by scsfold
ing 10 feet ~ height, The large pines.
which we're 100 feet N length. and lOiu-
ches thick =, their smsller exremiiies.
ran through The space Of three lcsgues
or nearly nine miles. ~ two minutes and
a half There - an account ~ tbs Eon.
derful slide N Babsgs'. Economy y! Ma
chinery and Manufacture, quoted from
Brewstcr's Journal, from Which aud 9th.
81 documents 10 orr common place books.
We have made the above abTldgenent."
Cowpsrf dcfniton Of Wig The
division Of power IA ihs government
which the lawyers call ,upadlte s Whist
the True Wing desires and be would
have neither King Lords. or Common,
90 be unsquslly frosted. or 90 The snail.
let degree predominsut-Sueh = WIZ
am J. and such Wings ars ihe trus ffisnds
81 the Constitution.
G,instsw's Covgey. Joi .. p. li6.
Thu, wrote William Copper 10 1893
--snd The definition be hiss gwen of "a
true Wing will apply Nith equal force
20 the party called by ihat name m ibis
country % the year l~-j- Substitute
he names Of our governmental divisions
lor KING Lords and Commons. ms.
bove sod you have The blazon Of the
VIII banner accurately dslinealed tn.
der that banner The Wings Of l-.BS are
Struggling 10 restore that tupauiie divi-
SION Of power Which the elegant Vliier
here quoted slludedto. They are endea-
vonng to restore the equilibrium 10 his
government which The workings II per
nicious party system have 80 slsfmimgly
disturbed o. some years past, an equlib-
rom Which. deugnsd snd intended by
the trainers aud builders Of our glorious
Constitution. most be restored and pre-
served by .is true ir,ends and supporters
-Four hundred houses have len budi a. So
Lcu.s IS spcur fnrnE - pa~ year