The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-09-27
From an Occasional Correspondent.

from an Occasional correspondent
vEvEr. SWITZERLAND.
DrsE GAZETTE An hundred ;iHes -ishsi yOa
could have been With Us The great glaciers Of the
Natserhora. Juncfrau ana Mt. Blanc. Il Is a. sz-
peTieaee feed far lifetime with enduring Joy.
Tbe7e Is ssase Of illiuiishle power Ss vel As sol
ezn sple1aor ana ts,sess which had not auiisipa.
ted We had visible AID audible Demonstration that
.-The mountains
Wasting. c-uzible into sAut-"
such as had never imagined
Standing a. the mouth 81 the Mes De slaee. or the
source q he ArveyOn, as the guide book cali. IL.
vsu see and hear mighty. rushing torrent. only
Of water bu; q Sand, stones and roeks which make
sueh bEreins. thEn5ering sound thai yOu car hear
nsthiaE else These stones and rocks borns along
s. rapidly TIA; shsy s;iu motion nile fSrthsT
down the stream. On either SIDE Of you piled ~
immense moraires 81 granite bosldsrs rocks,
AID powdered gave. rising I've AID three hundred
feet high.
Frequently you Will see. -issi on the very surface
Of The eEes-. granite boulds5s which measure frou
forty 70 an hundred fees IN creunisrease. They
borne Slowly bat inevitably on by the glacier. o,
easionally you see ana hezr then fAn into
or over some p5esPiee with sudden, ttuuasrOUs
crash that s.Ar..es the mos; stoii It seems TO you
ia, the very foundations q tie earth are giving uay
beneath yop-
Taoss smooth shining b'us. ;reaehsrous, sliPPeTy
ereyssses have fascinating beauty nei sSol to BE
forgotten. We saw them fru1 6hy TO hundred
Zee, deep ana Of all widths ana issgths. Whea
glacier passes froz comparatively level bei>Over
steep 5seviy Il breaks into great and the
blocks q ice stand spar; ike immense roeks. There
vAs sleh p7eeipiss IN TIE path q tie glacier jas:
below where we crossed the Msr De elaes. When
vere third Q. the way Up Mt. Blanc, BY loity
r-egis, OF the side q the Blossoms glacier, saw
haze bl5ek q ice break fron the glacier and fall
tbsnserias into the abyss. Il made ny hair stand
up ui.h ave AID s.e1shsd nervously Tie rock BY
which stood. Tbs sound vas terrific, frightened by
the funnel shape e the ehzsm into which II fell.
lea AEss here and Eeui On alone TIL 8; LASS vas
thirhsssp IN tie e.e-uzI sacvs Ea5 compelled to
t--u ba,k as had nc one with ne and did 10; feel
sure q ny footing
The absolute silence Ct every voice Of nAture, he
rs,eag, dazzling vhiisnsss. the Tsstness sad after
solitude produced feeling q loneliness and depe1d-
eaes Which shah never forget Tue feeling vas
increased ty ~ having crossed tvo ineiFieui avs
laushss 70 get where vas and did no; feel certain
hos u would - With It IN trying 70 css down II
sers-al places had 70 60 On hands and knees And in
one q seemed as L breath voaIi Sc: everything n
motion under nv feet Several times Afterwards, on
the Matse5horn and Eicer, We saw EreS; AvAlAaehes
q snow IA vi;h rear Ike thunder. While exam
hing the bsaatfal sgs under surface Of the ice al
the month Of the Gria5elEald glacier, Sas hit By
some stones vbieh cane rolling down from tie GA
sisr above. and bsat hasty retreat An Eusiish
la5y a5out Eve years ago, Eas suddenly overwhelmed
and crushed 20 death By falling and ice al tie
month Of this glacier. We went tv0 hundred fee:
deep into tie translucent heart of the glacier By
cavern Ehiea had been dag out. The Bike Snd rAin-
bow e0.0res ice With softly diEussd Light made il
fairy palace We fsl; 10 danger when once fairly
vi,his is portals.
Frequsatly vbsa the bel Of slasier had been lsta
bare BY It's reeeding saw the surface Of the roek
croead snosih or psugbei into furroEs and rats By
the rssks and ice vhisA had passed ors- IL The e.
feet i eaiss diereat from that prodaeed By the
siau q water
TIE Rig. rear Laesrns, 5000 feet high. IS
Of ssugi0usrsse pebbles. Il Is solid Demonstration
q the imns1ss age " car globe such do usi
sszbe- 70 have seen before. How many centuries q
tine Il nsss have Tesuirsd 70 grind into their rouBd
std polished shapes he pebbles which form these
uasaalAia uAsssss It Is an interesting scientific
question hoE al this ds5Tis comes be piled Up
these forms.
LAasersruuu valley Is smaller Yosemite Il re-
minds ne strongly OF some Of the Wild scenery Of the
Hawaiian Islands Only !; Is 10; 50 e1eus;ey green
As The rLIiss q cur islaad-hozs. TIE StsabbAsh
Azd ssrs-4l other falls IL are Thousand Zee; high.
Seated al is head Ehits-robei Jsngfrau the Quesa
q TIE Alps Leads Il gi.tsriaE splsasor which Is
unsurpassed
he rev from Flegere. 5000 feet high OF the side
Of ChAa5sui valley. opposite M. BlA5e. gave the
n0sless mountain panorama I ever say or ezPeeito
see. Tie morning vas diaPsAlolI, cool ana spark
ling, few Eseey eloaas sleeping O. the blse nom
tain side ozs Of those Eunrsss n zhi1h aa rsaeus
his youth With sssss q life which sbaH outlire the
mountains. II which yOa would a0aus Up On wings
As s4gler-@
cannot describe he sslsun bssuty Of the sunset
hear il CbAzouui The Ezn has disappeared frou
the vaIsy DC; the refrae;sa ard reflected light Ing
s-r uPon the Elorissd Esuui;s. Blue ard gold and
crimson Has rose fosE each other II silent process
iol ever the snowy Tianasles ard aozss. L i. tie
re-y eslor Azd the light uhiss Tsasys0u snE =. fash
ing il the Northern HEht' AID OF he cheek AID
foTsses5 Of AiE bsi0Fe5.
Visionary cols-dge. Who
D5s szes7 his thozEhts znEs-s %
Ehsr EsnEz- viii csda1ce y ne bi1e.r-
has mast perfectly expressed the thsughtE which
naturally arse Il this rol5e-fal valley.
THOEAs L GULlck-