Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-12-04
C0M,nluNtrattou0.
EUROPEAN oRRESPONDENCE.
NnNIcN. Sent. ~. 1873.

the TOOL OF Mont Banc, surrounded by The widest
scenery We have ye, witnessed The nex, morning
mounted On mui's. We commenced our ascent 10 Aenian
vert, 10 view The elaciers and OF ice SNOW had
fallen the day heue, upon the mountain it vas excess
stNeiy cold; but when reached It's summit We luund
lhle cabin which We entered and warntd ourselves
b, eood wood fire. ,hc first had ior a long time
There WAS no beaten path up The mountain and our az
was directed by faithful and experienced guide We
someilmes encountered dangers from The lnmblnp
down III large rocks and heaps OF congesled snow
and al In nun hom one side 10 escape destruction -
We frequently passed deep ayiues that had been plough
cd out by The descent OF Immense avaanches While
ascending we heard at distance saro slight uolse
which gradually Increased Tor half hour aud resen,bed
loud reals OF thunder that almost made ne shudder II
was an avalanche falling from luy projection of Mont
Blanc Into the valley below, which was So covered with
INST we 'onid not see lis effect there. The glaciers
which surrounded us are interesting objects to view
vast piles OF eternal lee which crown the inu ense
chasas between The summit Of the Aps-no stationary
Pnen"meha OF nature present an app, aronce so grand
sublime ana terrific. They are ulersected by yaw nlhp
chass oi dreadful aspect, which seem To the maplnas
lion OF the beholder the hncul representation OF I'm.
mense walls. towers and pyramids After Warming our
selves we took cur pine aud started SEE the
ner dc glaze. To reach thai interesting place we had
10 wade through four l. ct deer-but h, the ,ssis
lance OF our expert and faithful guides ho ould often
'ahe US upon helr shoulders 10 help difficult
passes we soon passed down long dccvi,y and reach
ed the 'sta OF ce' 1t is of great extent aid M an,
knows lis depth. Its surface irregular resembling In,
rough congealion Of half melted snow when waited
INTO waves by the passing wind. Il a dreary re-
gion that awakened singular sensations hen looked n
round aud could see nothing but mountains piled upon
mountains covered with cold and cheeiess snnw From,
il' point We have fine view Of the peak Of the Urea,
hlonl Blanc which is sui higher and higher up-it ls
grand and majestic sight which few ever each and nov
er but one lady-NPelle Drcsendotf-who whom she al.
t'ed there, made her guides hold her upon their sou
deTs Thai she might beast o attaining greater eminence
Than any other N his world Oar guide had been there
three times. lie was very intelligent and conmunica,
i've, and Interested me much in describing his three
UPS 10 The regions above. cnquuod Of HIM If there
were any flowers there-with a smi,c. he repli,d
III MIA que Ia Hw blanche (thore is hui the " line
hover I'VE returned IN the evening. s The neAt NOM
my again upon mules. we started for Marliuny There
were many pretty wild flowers by the way side and
the san pleasant guide leading my mule rlucked Tor
me some u The beautiful heart ease as we passed along
The valley The high peak Of the mighty Alps were
on all sides towering above u.s. and rycted my gaze upon
Their snowy submits, hut my eyes became dim. Al
most every peake has different name, aud my guide
not considering thatlt took better memory than mine 10
retain them, repeated the long appelaons attached To
each. About hall way on our day ourIoy, We reach
ed the Iete Nor, where stopped 10 tafe some re
lreshmen which consisted OF bread and butter aud no
ney. We here left our mules behind with S, and pru.
ceeded on foot IN company with Eagli,i lady, md
found his mode Of travelling much peasanier in srram
bling oven the rocks, We walked long distance and
then sat down by roaring stream I'll friends came
up, when we again mounted our mules ascend anoth.
or mountain on the top OF which saw eagles of i'm.
mense size soaring aloit over heads-lhe same
kind that we saw IN cages al Geneva. Here we had
most splendid view OF The valley Of The Rhone and The
route leading over the Smpen, extending on perfect
level for three hours ride, or twelve miles. We srriv.
ed at Marlgny about five in the afternoon and though
II was our fist days tayel on mules, tell little la
ugne from the inp. The next morning took soais
m the Diligence al early hour, pass the Snpten
noun ans by the wonderful road built by Napuenn and
~ IL, la H.,
great man. thirty thousand men wtre for SIX years
employed in constructing Ilbut every movement and
acton al his seemed 10 partake of the grand and mag
nihcent We have been travelling oil France some
TWO nsphs, through various Countries every foot OF
which was conquered by him, and have mol vet pass
ed through the half that subject to his i'm peral
rule. Before he construction Of this ruad the passage
Of the ps arduous and dinieull undertaking -
IL is wide and smooth, and SO gradedyou would hardly
perceive the ascent were il not Tor tn. slower motion of
| the Diligence, which wound around and around for
whole day, TIL We reached emnence some eight
thousand ieei above the level Of the We passed
many tunnels cut through the solid rucks-oyer many
splendid bridges, under which The roaring oamiog
! rens were umbling with fearful rapldy through the
deep caverns 10 the gorges Of the mountains below Al
many places there thrown up immense barricades
10 prevent the road being filled up oy The frequent ava
anches falling from the mountains above-there were
thousands OF splendid cascades leapng over the hoh
rocks presenting the most varied and beautiful scenes
resembling the broken spray Of the falling waters Of the
Staubbach. When we reached the highest summit OF
the Sempen. the air was excessively chilly and cold
Near Ibis Is situated the Monastery OF the Monks OF ST.
Bernard-we saw some Of them at Mariigny " h their
noble dogs. They young, athletic fine looking men,
distinguished from the rest ol their order, by white
banh around their shoulders-1hey enter the Mopase,
~ at seventeen eighteen, and continue their works Of
Denevoence fifteen years in these cold aud deay
reglonsin relieving the dsrpsses of travellers oyera>
ken by storms overwhelmed by the falling ava
lanche.-On such occasions they start their sagacIous