The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-02-16

I 10. 1917.
thought of. Ibeat a hasty and safe
retreat, in spite of warm hearted eff
forts and invitations to remain. 1
was soon on my way over the REM
steig, and at brisk pace turned to-
ward the deep Diethary ground. 1
leave the great Donnershaugk
Mountain on my LETT, and turned of
at the next crossing to visit the
Devilsbath, dismal looking swamp,
surrounded by thick gloomy clusters
of fir, deep down on the north side
Of the Donnershaugk. This swamp,
gives birth to the ShmaIewasser, (lit-
tie water) which passes through the
Diethary Valley. Passing along the
meadow on the left I soon reached
the spot, where the wild waters of
the Bear and Oilgraben thunder
down the steep mountain side aud
reluctantly unite with the more
pacific Shmalewasser which passes
on to the Diethary, and there forget
ting all noise, fuss and wrangling
enter in perfect harmony the roman
tic, quiet little lake, on the left Of
the great
FALKENsTEIE.
A half-circle of moss banks or
seats, invites the traveller to rest,
from which he can view the entire
line Of mighty rocks, giants on both
sides, of which the Falkenstein over
300ft high, lifts in terrible grandeur
her defiant head as lord of her group.
This rock or cliff cant be scaled.
Tradition says, that many years ago,
when this whole valley was infested
by robbers a Robber Knight had his
castle on the top of this inaccessible
rock, from which he cast his unfor
tunate captives into the terrible
precipice below, because they were
unable to pay their ransom. The
blood of these unfortunate victims
spirited over the rocks, and imparts
to this day q blood color to the
pinks (?) which grow in the corner
of the rock. With some risk to
neck and limbs, I gathered some
specimens. Leaving this mighty
rock, 1 pass along through this wild
ravine to the
ALTENFELs
another cliff of great hight, to the
top ofwhich leads a circular path,
where still can be found traces of a
castle. Little streams of crystal
water, burst everywhere from crew
ices of the rock, and from little dash
ing brooks, whose murmuring noise
makes travelling pleasant and inter
esting, in spite of the otherwise great
loneliness. Next comes the mighty
Saal-widenWand, and in two miles
further the wooded Martens-wand
Tor wall), immense stoney masses
shooting straight up into the air
$50 feet. On the left the Hohe
Shlaufe, so called from its many
deep cuts and assures, down
which the cut timber and stones are
rolled to the road below, ready for
transportation.
Next comes the Churchberg, with
its so #. grotto, the Heulloch. which
is easily ascended and which fur
nished fine view Of the lined
valley below. The ravine becomes
less narrow, the terrible rocks reeede
sullenly, and gradually sink away
into smaller proportions, until sud
denly turning and passing between
two high rocks, cast into the middle
of the road, and which no doubt had
been used by the former Robher
Knights as portes to the valley, the
little village Diethary bursts in
sight; but without stopping longer
than to inquire the road to the next
city, and give the staring rustics a
chance to look at an American, /
hasten on to the interesting noun
tain surrounded city Tambach of
1920 inhabitants, which was in 1S42
nearly entirely destroyed by fire, but
is again rebuilt in a better style, 1
remained here all night. In the
morning l made short tour through
the Spiltervalley. L assembled the
Bielstein and Spilterstein. The lat
ter a straight rock over 100 feet
high, which also furnished fine
view of the valley below. Further
on the Spilter-falls descended with
some dash and noise from hight
of go it, but which diminishes much
during the hot summer months. Re
turning again to Tambach, 1 pass
along the little river Tambach for
IL mile until l came to the place
where a little path takes me up a hill
to the Lutherbrun or LutherwelI, a
pleasant, hid-away, moss grown
mountain nook, made comfortable
for the traveller by many little seats
arranged cunningly around the well,
which bursts out of the rock into a
stone basin. Above is cut into a
stone tablet the following: Tam
bach is my Phanuel, here appeared
to me the Lord" DR.. Luther. 1
seated myself on one of the seats.
and afterrefreshing myself with fire.
n11ant dranrhts of this celehrated