The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-08-17
Our European Letter.
GENEVA HoTEL NATrosAL, /
July 10th, 1878. I

We landed .in Geneva last night af-
ter eleven. Started from Paris at six
were so tired ravelling all day.
Last night l got by tic rindOv and
looked Ct tho scenery by moonlight.
Twas grand! Tho mountains urc
nearly Ill rocks. Tho hillsidcS look so
very whito-cLalk found all along.
Passed several castle ruins. Ono off
in the mountain BY itself had an image
or piece Of statuary on its top. 1t
looked so lonely. After breakfast this
morning We took carriage and started
cut to sec the sights. First We crossed
the Rhonc on bridge and went
through tho English gardca-right
pretty. While there We saw q model
Of Mont BLANC and Ind our route for
tomorrow shown US. We arc going to
tho "Vale Of Chamounix" tomorrow.
IT'S ffty.siz miles from here. We
will spend the night and come back
next day. Leaving tho garden VIC
went along the street looking into the
stores. Saw many pretty things made
Of wood and stone from Mont B.
After buying few We rode up to q
high point and had good look at the
Mont and down at Geneva. Twas
beautiful! Tho blue waters Of the
lake shining in tho sun. and the white
tops of tho mountaiu 10 the distance.
How wish you qll could SEQ it. We
arc home now, Ft the hptol, and all
writing. X. and | intended going
out again this evening, but felt so
tired We decided &c a!aY ct hOmc. Our
room is righ: on, or opens out in full
view of tho Lake. /: is right before
US. Mount Blanc 10 10 fuIl view. II
| turn my head | caa SEQ it shining
white and bright in tho distance. Just
think 1t is sixty milcs of, and it
looks so near. I cannot realize that |
am really in Switzerland, across the
deep blue water, from Weston, homo
and all. Wo 60 from hero to Baden
Baden. The moon is just coming up
over Mon! Blanc. Looks so pretty.
Jpty 10th.
This is tho iirst day We have suffered
with heat. We got buck hero about l
o'clock to-day. Left hero last
Wednesday morning in coaches to as.
cend Mont Blanc. All bgt a fow
wero seated on top Of coachcs-twcuty
in all-baggago underneath. Our
party carried satol:cls-!cft our trunks.
Wo travelled up to Mont Blauc all
day loag-Iitty some mi!cs-beausiful
lay-ratb,r too warm. Tho scenery
is wild and rsggcl-looking beautiful.
| do not like cultivated beauty. We
changed drivers overytime We changed
horses, which vas eight times.
Stopped about half way for breakfast.
They called it very largo hotel.
Will tell you moro about its story when
I get home. The road up the noun
tains hos ouly been finished ip tho last
few years. Four years building it.
IT'S fine and smooth. Had a tunnel
Gu. through solid rock to 60 through.
So many streams Of water rushing
down tho mountain sides. You can
tell in q moment whether the water is
from snow mountains or not. The
snow water looks like muddy, soapy
water.
We arrived at The "Valo Of Cha.
mounix" about six. The town, Cha.
mounix, is q small placo-has several
nicc hotels. Had our photographs
taken on tho road. We stopped at
the Mont Blanc Hotel, It was SO cold
that wc wcrc provided with small
fcathcr.bcds tn sleep under. Annie
aud slept under them MI night. We
walked out to view Mont Blanc. !.
looks like it was only ms far Of as our
bills aro from MS; but there were
seven men climbing il, md wo could
not sec them with ocr rUtcd rTcs. We
could through a telescope TaCrc arc
several houses CT Ii, side. b.! not one
could we see. $50 near and yet Sc
far" 1t docs not lock like much Of
iur 10 climb. 1t doesn't look SO very
high. Uncle J. declared he could 60