, 1873-12-14


bonentl, tho arch was tho whole val1oy, with vii
lage, church, 1,,ohtlowa, hay-makers. cottages
aud occasionally tho bark Of a dog or tho tingo
of boil could be hoard, as il coming from
another sphere: It was to mo scene ontircly
ln tho evening called at the house Of m old
| guido. 4 Ruasinn Professor hud lost his life
while exploring tho glaoler Tho weok before. 1Io
| bud boon abandoned by Ills guides, and left to
die alone OIL the ice; aud evory ono was Justly,
as 1t seemed to mo, oondoiuning tho guidcs.
Tho old guide whom was visiting (wloao namo
cannot recalD told mo
TIE STORY or HIS DOG,
fine, nob1o fellow Of tho st.. BERNARD breed,
swho lay Oh tho floor at our feet. "TLat dog"
| snld he, "aeena to lovo to explore tito noun
talns. He knows w1cncver 4 party is going to
ascond to Mont Dlano, md will always 90 aloug
Il will lot him." He sad his aagaoity and in
toIgcnco we're almost human. Ie would rc-
turn to tho village for aid wien necessary, aud
was very useful III finding tho path whom party
had gono astray. Ono day ho lad slipped into q
loep crovasae, from which 1t WAS impossible for
guides gathered al quickly as possible to the
pnce, mud Lowered ono Of their number by
ropo to the bottom, md both guido aud dog wero
drawn up In safety.
BY an English gentleman to hia wife, aud found
njter his death iu his coat-poolset, giving tile
history of the circumstances preceding
HIS DEATH Upon MONT BLANC.
travellers and soven guidea-who wore oil lost in
1860. They Ind made tho escent reached tho
summit, and woro returning, when they wore
ovortaion by terrific snow-storn, mud lost their
why. They found shelter at first In sort OF
cavo iu the rocks; but, the storm continuing
they boca1no uttor]y bowilderod. The letter ref,-
reaonted that the first day the party were hopo-
full; thoy hnd aomo provisions and spirits, and
with considerable effort kept themselves from
freozing. Tie storm increasing in fury, their
provisions exhausted, utterly bowilderod as to
their poRition. they boca,no loss aud less hopo-
full Tho letter u in tho shape Of Journal aud
records the various efforts made to 1nd thoir
Loaf path, and tho continued increase In tho
latchots holo In the ico sholtored BY tho rocks
aud for moro than twenty-four hours hoped for
rescne by the guides from tho valley; but none
coming, thoy gradually sunk into DESPAIR, and,
other sunk into tho sleep that knowH 10
waking" Tho writer aeams to laye been the
last survivor: Ho mentions in hia letter the
names Of his companions. Us ono after another
yielded to the torpor which procodes death; lo
then adds: "My feet arc already frozen; my
hand ia 20 nearly frozen can scGrcely guido tho
peucil." Ho sends afroctionate messages to his
children, commeuds Ills Boul TO God, aud adds:
and drops bis poncil and Sleeps! Some yenrs
afterwards the bodies were found near anch
other, audin tho pocket Of his coat was found the
letter,
The striking picture Of Napoleon climbing the
Alps by tho Great 1t. DeFuarl ia familinr to all.
In is06 ho determined ID construct great Mill
tary road over tho mountana into Italy, aud om-
ployod, undor the most akillful engineers. 30 900
mon for six years. and the result ia
TIE sIMpLoN.
Considering tile obstacles overcome, it is tho
finest road iA tho world, aud vol worthy Of the
magnificent triumptlal arch which at Milan COM
luemoratea ita completion.
On Thursday morning, OCT. s, I left Brieg,
four horses, to TO over the pass. It. ind beon
rainiug all day On Wednesday, aud, although
clear OH Thursday, the ground . little WY up
the mountain.Aido was white with snoW. "A We
Kept getting deeper and deeper the further We
aeconded but, III the weather was not very
cold, VIC were glad Of an opportunity Of aceiug
the Alps entiroly covered with SHOW. It w1a o
constant climb for biz or ,-up-up,-
one zigzas after another; mud Us we rose higher,
peak after peak, all around us, mado their ap-
pearanco, ali covered with snow; or else the
clear clean granite was too steep for snow to lay
npoa,-until we were surrounded on every side
by tho high Alps. This ride gave us a clearer
higher Alps than any thing We bad before Heen
Tho eyorgreonI-tho pine. tho fir, tho laroh-ex-
tond fur up the sides Of the mountains the
leaves Of tha bilch had not yet ta!on they were
%ai' bSth ~,n liz VIII we exss''n SnoS' wLe a
lay in masses upon tho branches. Tho grasH
was m M Of Of sS ss Eseen an wherever it could
Flowers. too, were to be aeen under the over
hanging rocks and in sheltered places, and ne
had the raro good fortune Of seeing
srAiS0, AUTUMN. AND WINTER
in tue same landscape. The road was aB perfect
as tho best skill Of the engineer and tile most
complete execution could mako it,--eyerywharo
ot porfoet grade, hard, smooth, aud thoroughly
drained. Twas ofton made by blasting out a
TUNED by auld wallH Of masonry, 60, 100, 200
feet high; everywhere tho beat culvorts, bridges,
and a9ueducta to pass over, or carry over or
uuaor tho roal the mounthiu-tprronts that cano
dangerous plaros solid protection-walla were
built OIL tho lower Bido Of tho road, to prevent
tho possibility Of accident aud oVorywhero, ut
equal distances, low granite pillars wero aot
noble non,,nentto tho memory Of Napoleon. Az
you approach tho summit, tue gorges arc deeper
aud more gloomy, tho side8 OF tie mountalns
moro prooipitous, and tho dangor from ava
lanclos, especially in spring, groater. Here arc
aerics Of stone houses Of great strangth, often
builr under tho shadow Of oyorhauging rocks,
| callod " Rafugos, ,"--places to which Travellers
Wheu oyertaken by storms, luay 60 for AAolter.
There nro nine Or moro Of theBo at one place
| thore arc Bix within space Of two niloB. ln
places whero the dapgor from ayalanches is
| greatest, stone galleries Of i1nnaonso strength
| Aayo bcon built, III ono or Two places water
falls rasB Over tho roat. Iho ghliorioa arc made
by busting q roadway through tlo solid rock,
and This ii protected by loug roof made by
turning arches from the rooks OIL tlle upper side,
aud the lover resting OIL in,mouse buttrosHes Of
masonry. They reminded me OF tue baae OF tho
columns Of solno grunl old cathedral. 80 strong
they that ayalGnehos pass over them Into Tho
| valley without crushing them in. Thoy arc i'll
comparably stronger than the snow-aheds which
arc lntondel to protect tho truck Of the Pacific
hallway over the Sierra Novadus.
Noar tho summit Napoleon caused to be built =
very large 8toNo structure for tho
MONKS OF ST. nERNARD.
This they leep ~ Il l{ospce. Fur aome time
before We roacl!ed it, We lad folt the chill Of tile
nountain-ar; tue snow lad boon creaking unlor
our carriase.wheels; and, as .wo drove vi to tho
door, the wolcome-bark Of q noble St. bernard
dog Aoundel very pleasantly.
II IL awcet to hear the llulledt Watchdog
Lay deop-uouthed Welcome We approach near
h01net
but neyer waa "wateh-dog's bark swaoter than
Tint Of thus st. Bernard ~ We reached this
rgfure mora than ff.fJG1 font 1t1rh Wa ,yara