The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-20
Our Swiss Correspondence.

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Our Swiss Correspondence.
IN1xRIAcHES, August q, 1852
Ascent ofhe Kigh and Consequent Fd.igue-Senery by the
Way-Rainy Weather and alpine 7ouriHs-S,oiss Hotel
Charges-Persersrance Of English Escursionis-A Look
atMe Aualanches fte Great Hals-Polaics in Berne-
A European Congress a Necessity Of the Time dc.
Yesterday crossed the Wcngern Alp, arriving here
about dark last evening.
Since last Sunday afternoon, when assembled the
Kgh have known but little Of what rest meant, having
in the meantime assembled the St. Gohard the Hospcc
and then struck across the Furca and Grmse passes
past the magnificent Rhone Glacier to Meyrngen up the
Great Scheideck by the crystal like glacier OF Rosenan
thence made detour to the summit of the Fauhorn and
back down to Grindelwad, and SO the lesser
Schedeck Wengern Alp, to Lauterbrupnen, and down
TO this most beautiful spot Here mean to stay yet
few days to enjoy its multiple attractions and restore Bills
tered toes, stiff muscles and parchcd lips to something
like comfortable if not perfectly sound condition An
the way from Lucerne TO the St Gothard Hospce seemed
like consecrated ground had lack Of occupation
mentally as well as physically traycrsng route does
the most interesting portions OF Switzerland far
the early history of its independence the Of the
lives and acts of the heroes Of the Gru, and many of
the conflicts Of the French and Russians in the campaign
Of 1893, concerned. Grand and noble as were many
OF these historical scenes, they by enough
so as to draw all Of ones attention when in the midst of
such natural scenery presented by the shores Of Lake
Lucerne, the defe by the DEVILS Bridge, with the pung
ing Reuss throwing itself precipces in leaps wild
enough to satisfy the most ardent lover of roaring cat
racs and foarny floods On the Right ten or fifteen minutes
was all the time we two or three hundred miserable ex
pecants had to enjoy that view Of eight charming Swiss
lakes that gaze upwards to the heavens with answering
hl,cl o,.,l.,
the distant Bernesc Oberland entirely denied us.
mat one prc taste OF perhaps the choicest Of eyesght
meals, caught through break in the clouds, which
encircled the mountain and us, with but a bare CLEAN
OF sunlight from the old dspellcr Of fogs and frosts
as he lay behind still higher black cloud svering its
borders such a feast as believe nowhere else Is 10
be enjoyed and the memory Of which will last till me-
mory ceases
1t rained all the time, excepting this brief interval
ater we were nall way up, till nearly morning. notwh
standing the splendid weather we had at starting and tho
OF gorgeous sunset and sunrise by guides and
In the morning, instead Of being awakened at four or
i've o'clock by Alpine horns enjoy the sunrise came
breakfast Of coffee, bread and butter and honey and en-
oyed the felicity Of paying the most extoronate bill
three or four pretentious walters Who at the land
not nav oar raDc because would
TO a traveller in Europe, 0bougies and service. !"
when they had given me tallow candle instead Of
which the charge would entitle me to- and the
boots, which the charge for ''servces always includes
except at the Righi- Kuhn Hotel.
The failure Of having the distant view Of the Bcrnese
Overland, from the Righ, was more than compensated
for by the near view had from the Faulhorn, which
mountain assembled from the summit Of the Great Sche
deck, in about three three half hours Of very
hard climbing. dare say that nowhere is that magn-
cent chain snowy peaks seen to better advantage than
from the Faulhorn. Those three monster peaks@the
Wetterhorn, Fnster aar horn and Jungrau-tower up
an their sublmty directly on ones 'front.' and although
you tnnk That the Fauhorn is pretty well up in the
world there you see them still four five thousand feet
auoVe you. IN no way can any commensurate
Alps be SO well obtained as by ascending lesser one
from which the valley below looks quite as high perhaps
ana hen see the very little effect your ascent makes
On the night Of my arrival in Grindewald from the
Of the Moh he haa de
morning He assembled from the straheck pass On
the opposite side 1t took him sixteen hours. The first
night he slept in the cave in which an Engishman-
Mr. Mills beieve-who claimed TO be the first one who
himself when he assembled few years ago This Young
man claimed to be the third person who had reached
top and the villagers bore him out in his assertion
While the Wengern Alp was so fortunate as TO see
two or three avaanches and to hear many others None
0 Judge was very large or my expectations Of
which they produce however, is far disproportionate
to the sight AS you the and ice commence fall
are Uninterrupted to along not believing that from the an
parenty small cloud Of snow just falling possible for
the crashing numbering sound which strikes ear before
you are fary turned your heel TO proceed And the
more are you caused 10 wonder for the reason that this
souu 10 80 unlike any ever before heard. Falling water
totally different II seems to that nothing unless il
might be huge forest broken short by hurricane and
iaing, could produce another such crashing roar rs
does one OF these avaanches When about three ourts
OF the way down TO Lauerbrunncn our party met three
o.ner PERSONS young and extremely pretty girl
anu TWO gentemen-whom at once recognized Amcri
cans, and they likewise did me- for one spoke 10 me
n the most imploring manner, wanting to know
now much farther IL to the hotel on the
Wengern Alp told him about three hours steady tug
gng would bring him TO il, and perhaps little longer
time Tor te lady when, says he, 'sfor heavens sake
dont mention her, I'm the lame one,' and started of,
singing Garry me back TO old Virginia." &C piticd,
put could not help him. he had been unable TO obtain
horse at all, either for himself the lady is very
usual, owadays, since the telegraph reaches almost
every frcQucnted height TO engage horses bod &C. by
telegraph and for who must have horses, or who
welded to soft bed is very necessary precantion Mt
this season. when many hundreds are awaya IN the
mountains The biblical assertion that svcry mountain
hath found tongue,r something 20 that effect IL
absolutely verified the teegraphc wires filling the Office
for both mountain and valley
vousiy in Paris You OF course have heard al pastcu.
lars of those days before this
Monday morning shall leave ia Chanohnx bv the
Gemmi pass and Simplon roads POlEal news does NOT
flourish amongst the mountains TO any great extent
was Zurich day, but far as the Conference 10
concerned, the wiser for IT, Tho Bcrne noyors
few days since contained dispatches from Turin hat Tho
constitutional assemblies OF both Tuscany and Modens had
unanimously declared for annexation TO Sardinia I Il
cannot see how France after inviting them 10 throw OF
allegiance TO the former governments can do otherwise
than 10 support them in their determination 10 resist
rcstora,on An european Congress will probably attempt