The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-07-11

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csosaed Ca the Rrss trip q The cars, dsscribes
sThs panorana obtained from the French
ssde IL We plateau contains and eFhibits 81
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contemplated IN detail; whereas, through.
out the process Of mounting by ssfses OF
semga, curyea and doablings. new picture
ID presented as every fresh turn Of She road,
and the snssaAs lobsained 81 the summit g
the cfcwriae and comprehensive delight o.
The whole
ssPbsre arc iesrsems bits Of transit on the
Ssvoyard eide % the Csaasso-twisting paths
on The very brink az deep abyssss, along
which the train labors, only separated from
ahnihilation BY foot Of stone there ere 90
walls or .dsfenees 70 give even q mockery OF
protectiont what wonld any defensive con-
struction avail against the weight with which
train or The rails (uers u possible Tor the
engine TO free itself from the close gripe Of
the vertical wheels nipping the centre rati)
you'd plunge Over the edge OF apreeipice only
Ssw inches from its pathf
sBus the very worst places OF this sort
land there are, ct least, dosen intervals OF
roadway along the edgs Of which many
persOn Of firm nerve would not care 70 walk)
consey no impression Of lmiainent danger %
tns traveller By tbs don't Uenis railways Who
has bestowed Eve minutes attention upon
the working Of the Feb system; the gusran-
tees against even the cha TOW OF risk are SO
numerous and complete that, after you have
inspected and thoroughly comprehended
them, you discard from your mind all
rhoueht Of possible peril, and give yourself
up 70 admiration Of the wonders with which
your journey Is bescs
Between Lansiebourg and the summit OF
the noun ain he view OF the Alpine scenery
Is frequently interrupted lengths OF cov-
cred Wsy-somstlmes Constructed Of stone,
soH.etiules a weoe and corrugated iron.
Cilimpses Of s,cs cid hrls, and Of the &C.
centric lake, fling . huge basin, formed IN
the side Of the mountain, three thousand
feet shove ,he sra level land teeming with
-ucculent Dish, among other. with pick
fieshed, sayory troutl rei'ese the moDotons
Of these Immense galleries, the atmosphere
N wn;ch is somewhat close and warm but
.lom tine TO time the bsses., cooled by the
snow, blows freshly through the carriages,
open az both ends, agd drlyes out the murky
yapor that accumulate ID The artificial tun-
nels during the passage through them Of the
! train. ~
We found the great platform, half Of which
is Italian and the other half French, wrapt
in dense Scotch mist, from which, bow
sver,we emerged swiftly few minutes after
we had commenced our descent into Italy.
The gradients near Ssss are very heavy
one 10 twelve (l believe the Semmering and
BrenDer have nothing over one in thirty j
| nnd. being . littls behind tine, We went
down somewhat faster than the regulation
.peed Ut twelve miles sn hour Few senss-
tions can be more agreeable than that En-
perlenced In dasbinx dgHR the side Of a
mountain, in many places abruptly stes !,
~ifh y scene Of slid and romantic lowell
se~s stretched out a. your very teet range
apun range OF mountains, grouped like stall
| sars vs-saIs round the base Of their gigant.
! 10 lord, Cenis fair Piedmont, seen tareagh
brosd gap 10 the bresstwork OF Alps; tidy
Iittle Sua 10 the foreground, and cosy,
warm looking Turin jast psreeptible ia the
distance the interval betsesn them plain
OF lnxuriant cultivation, enriched With the
vsisety texture Of trees and dotted with
neat homesseads. Il were hard 10 pick oaI
fairer pieiare 10 Europe, or to see IL to
better advantage than from the windows Of
the railway carriage in which you swooE
down upon Italy like bird upon his prey.
"Arrived st Sea-, Ne bad TO wait shree
hours for the night express 10 Turin
wonder whether the railway magnates OF
Alta Italia will deem it worth their while
or expeiient TO alter their times 80 10 "a
correspond with she ssortly-to-be opened
mountain lipef At S"sa, We found that
the director's courtesy had preceded u
across the Alps. and that plentiful feasi
awaited us at the station.
us 10 necessary that should reiterate the
fact that the Mont Gents Railway is 40
absolute success? think not; bat on the
principle that, in criticism ~ we'll Is in
worldly well-beins, abundance de beiA M
nuH P"s,' will conclude my letter BY stat.
ing my conviction that the line 10 question
f1iniis the requirements Of the travelling
public 10 an admirable manner; that transit
oy t Is a. safe as walking up aud down
stairs; and that 10 deserves the prosperity
which hope and be.,eve it will achieve