Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-08-31

the steeplc Ol Whicn one OF the nnesl
views Of the Rhine is presented to the
eye. The city is renowned by histori
cal events, and has bronze monu
ment of Guttemburg, the inventor Of
the art Of printing At Mayence the
world renowned beauties of the Rhine
commence, and extend along the
course of the river as far as Bonn
A little way below Mayence, on the
right bank, Bcberich, with its beau.
tilnl castle, is situated. Some miles
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fTvcr, . little east, Is the celebrated
watering place, Wiesbaden. From
Mayencc to Bingen the river flows
from cast to west, and then it takes
again a northwcsterly course. Be.
tween those two cities the banks are
billy and covered with vineyards
which supply the best brands of wine.
No other names but Johannisberg -
Ruedesheim and Geiscnhem need be
mentioned in this connection. Rue.
desheim the Rhine is again about two
miles wide, while during the rest Of
its course through Germany it is not
more than a mile in width. Bingen
is situated on the left bank of the
river, where the Nahe River empties
into il on the South side The water
ing place, Kreuznach, is situated on
tho Maize, which flows through an in.
teresling valley. Bingen, with its en-
virons, is, for natural beauties, one
of the finest spots on the Rhine, and
perhaps one of the finest on any river
ia the world. Tho natural beauties
are increased by the Kioppburg, ia
nous ruin. Ehrenlels, handsome
castle on the bluffs at the left bank Of
the river, the Roobus chapel on bill,
the Broemserburg, an ancient tower
at Ruedesheim, aud tho Mice Tower,
in the River, well known from the
story connected with it. Below this
tower and near it is the Bingen Hole,
where rocks obstruct navigation aud
leave on small opening (hole) for it.
From the Niederwald, a bluff opposite
Bingen, on the right bank, one enjoys
the finest view over the neighbor-
hood Below Bingen the banks con
sist, on both sides, OF high bluffs, near
y as far as Stolzenfclts. Many ruin
ed and several restored castles are
seen on these bluffs along the river
Besides there are many interesting
small cities aud villages. Below Ba-
charach there is n castle.like building
in the river, called the Pialz, where
Butcher in 1914 crossed the Rhine
with bis troops in the campaign
against Napoleon l., which ended at
Waterloo A short distance above
50 Goar, on tho right bank, - the
Loreloyrock, made famous by poem
Of Heinrich Hcino.
Several castles in ruins are seen in
the neighborhood OF St Goar. Below
Boppard and near Coblentz there is
the finest castle on the Rhine, on its
left bank-iho Stolzcnfcls. A few
miles above COblcntz, on the east side,
the Lain River empties into the Rhine.
On the Lain, only a short distance
from its mouth, is the historical water
ing place of Ems, located in narrow
valley between high bluffs Tho city
of Coblentz, numbering about 10000
inhabitants, is situated on the left
bank Of the Rhine, where the Mosellc
River, one of its principal tributaries,
emptics into it, The Mosellc receives
in It's upper course the Saar River
The Moscle comes from France, and
on il the French fortresses Of Nets and
Tbionvillc are situated The chief
German city located on this river is
Treycs German, "Trier") On the
banks of the Moselle also grow fam
Gus wines Both the Rhine and the
Moselle are bridged at Coblontz. This
city is a strong fortress, and opposite
the city, on the right bank of the
Rhine on rocky bluff is the German
Gibraltar the Fortress Ehrcnbreitstcin.
Coblentzranks equal with Bingenin the
maeniicence ofits beautiful scenery
From the ramparts Of the Fortress
Ehrenbrctstein view is presented to
the eye which is rarely equaled any
whore on the Rhine. From Stolzcn-
fcls the valley widons again. Below
CobleLtz prominent places on the
Rhine are Neuwied, Andernach and
Sinzing, near which lattor city the
Ahr River, particularly renowned for
the wine growing in its valley, empties
into Lhc Rhine on its left side. Further
below, on the right bank Of the Rhine,
is Kenigswintcr. Near this place, on
the right side OF the rivory-is the
Siebcngcbirgo, a mountain range with
seven distinct peaks, of which the
Drnchcuiels dragon rock and Oelberg
(oliyo mountnin) are the highest In
the neighborhood there is an island
called Nonnonwerth in the river, and
opposite TO il on the left bank is the
ruin RolandscclS That part of the
Rhine Valley also compctes in beauty
with Bingen and Coblontz. From
both the Dracheniels and Rolandscck
The finest view of the immediate neigh.
I borhood is obtained, while from the
former, one overlooks the Rhine Val.
| ley, for many miles up and down, with
its numbericss thrifty villages. The
finest vineyards are to be seen in that
part of the valley A few miles below
Kenigswinter is the city OF Bonn,
situated on the loft bank of the
/ thine. This city numbers about
/ $4,000 inhabitants, and is noted for
Els university and fine scenery. 80
The city was the birth place of Bee
thoven, and has bronze monument
Of the great composer Opposite
Bonn the Seig Riyer empties on the
cast side into the Rhine. The next
large city below, on the Rhine, on its
Icit bank, is Cologne. This is one Of
the oldest and historically y most re-
nowned cities in Germany, number.
lug 100000 inhabitants. Its cathe-
dral is considered wonder Of archi-
lecture. The Rhine is bridged there,
connecting Cologne with Dcutz. The
river is deepest and has its most rap
id current there. The banks are lev
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