The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-09-20
LUCERNE TO INTERLAKEN.
A Description of the Journey by Mil
waukee Lady.

a Description of the Journey by a Mil
waukee Lady.
We take the following extracts from
a private letter written by Milwaukee
lady, now travelling in Europe:
We left Lucerne on steamer at A
NJ Tor Flueln, arriV wing at 104 A. NJ, a
most exquisite panorama disclosing it.
self from time to time on all sides.
Lucerne itself lies SO picturesquely on
the hills and the lake. The Pilatus
looks so stern and the Rigi so pleasant.
and the pretty town Nesting on the
shore is perfectly lovely. OFF in the
distance are the snowy Bernese Alps,
and every moment it seemed like a
painting spread out before us. We
found two comfortable large carriages
waiting for us, with four and three
horses, and were soon speeding along.
We arrived at Amstag at / P. NJ and
| remained two and. half hours there to
rest and have dinner. All sorts of
pretty quartz specimens and smoky
topaz ami other minerals are offered
for sale all along the way. From Am
stag out the road begins to ascend un =
TIL we were finally up giddy height.
When we reached the point where they
are working the ST. Gotthard tunnel
away through the mountains to Italy,
we were up about five thousand feet,
and at the Devils Bridge, 1929 feet,
it was fearful to look down. Here the
river Reuss falls 100 feet, and is II
rushing, roar1rg mountain stream that
forms grand fall at this point There
we were in the real "Pass "-great
frowning walls of granite and stunted
| evergreen trees were all that were to be
seen. When we arrived at our days
journeys end the air was cool, and
snow-fieldS lay out above us; seeming
ly close, too, though they were really
1900 or 1000 feet above. The air is
there so clear that distances are very
deceptive. We spent the night at
Hospenthal, with the Reuss rushing by
tie windows of our room The next
A. H. we left the Gotthard Strasse and
turned to the Furca Pass, which at its
summit is only eight feet less than
5000 feet The sky was cloudless,
and we were at the tops of all the
splendid mountains. But the preci-
pices on all sides were fairly terrible.
wish | could give you a faint
idea, but | can't. Then our
| first view of the Rhone glacier, the end
of our second and last day carriage
riding, was splendid. 1t is perfectly
immense AID pure white, except in the
crevices, and there it is blue, and looks
like huge frozen waterfall spread out
| below. We had dinner, and then Wis
tied the ice grottO, a hall ending In a
small room hewn out of the solid ice,
that looks perfectly transparent and
blue. We looked rather ghostly in that
light. On Wednesday morning we
started, and went up a declivity
perfectly steep Of 1,600 feet, covered
| with flowers. The country around the
glacier is carpeted with endless varieties
of lovely wild flowers alpen roses,
| gentian, white and red tiger lilies,
fCrget-me nots, pink and blue, butter
cups, several varieties of alpine flowers,
| etc, etc. This bank, mountain side,
| is called the Maienwand, or May
| wall, because there are SO many flow
ers. We finally got up to the summit
and to the GrImsel, as it is called,
| another PASS with its = Hospice," or
| house Of refuge. But such an expert
| ence on horseback, clamberIng on the
edges OF etoop mountains, narrow
paths and no protection One step out
| OF the way, and we are gone Snow
| on top and horses get frightened, and
we must get off and walk then. Result
wet feet-excitement was of course
pitched high, and when my guide left
me to help another III the party, | had
n. b tn hn lNf{ al
| p. IN. we reached Handeck Falls,
which are magnificent, $50 feet high,
with fine spray and brilliant rainbow
| After halt of two hours we proceeded
as before, up and down mountain paths.
But towards p. m. 1--WE had started at
Il. No. we all began to give out, and
at last i'll sight of our resting place
(Meiringen) for the night [ had almost
to fall off and walk to the hotel. But
such set as we were, lame, sore,
rheumatic almost, is not to be described.
GrOaps on all sides. Arnica, hot water,
cold cream, everything possible,
we ordered for our necessi-
ties. We spent our third night
at Meinngen. The next morning
at about II A. NJ. our party arose.
Had dinner at 2 and started in car
riage, / hours, to Brienz, on lake of
the same name-0nterlaken lies be-
tween lakes Brienz and Thun), and
then in steamers to Interlaken in an
other hour-where we met those who
had gone on before. Now we are at
the hotel Jungfrau, and opposite my
window are two huge mountains COW
cred with verdure; between the two
stands the Queen of the Bernese Alps,
the Jungfrau.n 1t is covered with
snow and on this hot day looks per
fectly majestic and magniticeDt-s
glistening. The hotel is very fine and
has lovely garden. In fact, Interlaken
is one whole garden. Like our Sara
toga [ expect, more than anything else.
But there is no lake, not Immediately
here, and it is very hot. The CHESS
bach Falls, that every one visits, are
illuminated every evening.
ihe tichbOrne Case.
Interest in the Tichborne case, which
is now pending in the court in London,