Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-03-08
LETTER FROM EUROPE.
PANS, Dec. s, 1859.

PARIS, Dec. 5, 1859.
After ascending the Ridge, a
mountain on the border Of the lake,
memorable for the magnificent view
from the summit, the next place Of
interest was the town Of Lucern
finely situated on The border Of the
lake surrounded by vail, inter-
spersed with lofty wstch.towers all
in good state Of preservation.
There is here erected q monument
to the Swiss Guards who we're in the
service Of Louis tho XVIII. Of
France, and we're killed in tho rev.
olution Of 1872 while defending the
Royal family.
One of the last survivors Of this
guard is in attendance as q guide to
visitors. Murray calls this the most
appropriate monument in Europe:
it represents lion Of colossal size
eighteen feet in length made from
solid rock taken from the side Of
the mountain. He is represented as
MORALLY wounded, a spear sticking
in bis side, and in bis last effort is
endeavoring to protect the family
holding 10 his paw shield bearing
the atur de lis Of the Bourbons. 1t
was designed by Thsrwaldsen, and,
as work Of art, possesses superior
merit; and is certainly beautiful and
appropriate. From Lucerne our
course lay south again through Mey.
ringon, GrnGenwaId, the Wengeralp,
Lautervumnen to Interlachen. This
is an extremely interesting route
presenting much Of the finest scene
ry in Observation-Disclosures with
mountains of,stupendous grandeur
seas of perpetual ice-gently sloping
descents, valleys OF the richest YER
dure and smiling landscape. Inter.
Iachen, situated between the lakes,
is one of the most lovely places in
all Europe. Its site is beautiful; on
either side, lake in rear, lofty
mountains towering to the clouds; n
front and in the distance, vast
glaciers and mountains capped with
eternal SHOWS shining with the brill
iancy Of FURNISHED silver.
On hike Thun / met with an en-
thusiastic young Scotchman bound
for the same point l bad determined
to make, and We agreed to be pedes-
TRANS together, and set out forthwith
to make the Genuine Pass and gain
the SimpIon road running from Italy
to lake Geneva. While ascending
this Pass we encountered a terrible
stor u, and on gaining the summit,
we're fortunate in finding a snug
little hotel and a hospitable host,
where re stsid twenty-four hours,
some ten thousand feet above the
sea, enjoying good fire and eating
chamois cooked in every conceivable
manner, which we greatly enjoyed
from the novelty of the dishes us well
as from the excellent quality of the
Wand. This animal is remarkable
from the popularity of its habits
1t is a species Of wild goat and in
habits the mountains, choosing the
most elevated situations, and ira
versing With facility the most mac.
oessible and dangerous precipices in
the midst If snow and ice where the
foot of man never dares to tread,
The Swiss chamois hunter is consid.
cred the boldest sdventurer Of all
the mountaineers; and few dare
it. Not long since hunter
more daring than bis followers, pur-
sued one Of thes animals over the
glacier-impelled by the
excitement Of the chase, lost bis foot.
ing, fell down the mountain several
thousand feet, and was, Of course,
crushed to atoms.
From the summit of the Gemmi
several hours brought Us to the
Baths Of Leuk. Here We pissed a day
or two in visiting the Torrent Horn
and mountain 10 the vicinity, from
which We obtained the finest view l
have ever bad in Switzerland. It is
ten thousand feet above the leve! OF
The sea. We started after the mid
iIe Of the day and retured before
night and were told We bad done
wonders. The weather was delight
fnl-the sky without cioud-af
'ording Us a panorama view of the
whole range Of the Alps in an IN
broken series Of peaks crowded with /
snow and ice--with Monta Rosa and
Mount Blanc, the monarch among
he assembled multitude Of noun
ains. No one should pass through
Switzerland without ascending the
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