Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-09-20
Tie nonr , enis tunnel

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may, ~ iI5 inn'7tlnn'' DE- rlSh'-y t-asrel
with I'll. ~uc7 C4u4l the Pa.if. Railroad
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va ~ '--tJ 'AS' ''- -'''1 '-.'''- VI -'--
the Mont Gems Tunnel was formally opened
10 the trains 5E France and ltalv ana the
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it
ceremonies, 10 which the french ana Italian
Ministers and the local authorities * both
countries rarriairetaj Afrer -,.e-fr., ..rd
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parked lu 2 Eaily decorated tram at 5art'n-
cache IN Italy, and passed through The tuu-
mel q lI5Iaue Ia France. maxim. the trau.i,
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Faslcl, aud 10 was auno unced that ~ NoFea.-
Der through trains without change would
run from Paris :, Turin.
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most interesting account OF tais grcts enter
prise. embodvin. all the principal facts con-
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Inc Eee4 e' an uhoIoAth hlEh"'y hetW,en
/ france ana ltasy mas uecn stTlklngly obvious
/ since the railroad lines approached their re-
/ SpectIVe frontiers. arriving ny ran from
+ r "Ilr' ing lIaFSiCL .oun" loI lt'' H'l-cIt'
/ PFoeeetei from 81 -hIcnGi' over .He noun
1 taIh' IaseIhS Mouane, L.us-'t-b 'urE' tHe
Mount GEMS hosplce anu thence LestchdiHS
/ the IIecl p''ous S'oI z Dy ho!dIe'C'' Ae reached
I - whence '"e ~, ra'lroiu L open %
~ - az ttl4 ~ H., 1870 az .
pass hint he ,ras wanting in the .,nverien,.,.
I'D sorstv which the ra7lroed tIrru,b Tho
tunnel now affords. Besides, it usually re-
ouired five or six hours to ACCOMPLISH the
/ ,arrnov ovar +ha mountains ,rbila bv the
tunnel routc ono may travel over tte entire
distance between p,ris and Turin IN II
Lo,,rs
I-n,rard If thirty vesrs az, S,rn,,,eilI4r sf
,oo,+,d 10 ,,,t Fan, ~ y +,,,oI ,b,,,.,h
n Ais bu+ his rrnnosal was treated ,r,rb
ind a ~
a,c- 10 (reat or,,inocrinty t,ip-r7,bs I, -bi.
ca,.,'tr, "a F,roTo dcIooT9strara I'll ,,ro,ti-
- -, 4 ,,as resolLo8 IN otternt The root
,rort SeyeraI vears were occpried in dis
..n.sIne, ,,Ians and heor,ng obicttions rntiI
,- le,a,tE in IS5- tie LCork ,,,s a'.tI,.lIr
commenced SAVOY was then 4 rortion 81
49,, S,-liI,is, I[in,y1,rn and a,ort rro,, rho
,,cne1,I nscfnlness IF the tunnel in r,rI,.i,,.,
= -on,'cctinI ink between the Frenr1 md
lT,oIia, r,iIrood systcns Victor Enon,cl H.
s;-cd i, est,blisb communication hst,rean tho
two distinct races which had constituted one
roo,,I, r,r ,no-,, rban ten centuries Sardinis
ttro9..,,,ld +Le -, as ,yeII ~. ber fsgbl ~
- III Init mil H. Tt.Iisn ca,o
80, ~ Is5q 10 Yin, nor To,rh ar-lv a-7a
10 hor Savo,,' T9endeTeJ a new arr3,.,e
- IN ro,,arj - tho nroiact im,arativo
lHs AiioN AND O'si " ~
Although caLed the mont GEMS tunnel
the name Is mlsnomer, az the track select
ed is considerable distance from that noun
tain Leaving point above the village Of
Fonrneanx on the French side, 5,9O+ ieet