Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-12

FA1R-ROCND AND ABOUT TIE JUNGFRAU
GROUP-A NIGHT IN THE AIR-MOUNTAIN
HORNS AND OTHER HoRNS-ovER THE WEN
GERM ALP-A BAD DAY Fer AvALANCHES-
A TREAT OF MARES MILK-LAUTERBRUN
MEN, GIEssBACH, THE BRUNIG PASS, AND
OTHER THINGS.
tEdtt0raM correspondence of The Stdr.l
CHAMoUNY, August 81 1875.
Under the capable guidance of Mr. Hitz, who
seems to know every inch Of ground in Switz.
erland, we have made most interesting ex.
cursiOn among the Bernese Alps, and the no.
table points in northern Switzerland Leaving
Bern by rail we reached in an hours ride the
quaint old town OF Thun. situated on the rush.
ing Aare (all the rivers in Switzerland are
rushers), and commanding from its heights a
view Of the beautiful lake of its own name.
Thun claims TO be the head center of the wood
carving business of Switzerland (though that
industry seems to be allprevalent), and Wis.,
tors are apt to spend considerable portion
Of their time in sampling the various knich-
nacks in wood displayed in the shops. These
shops are mostly along the peculiar Old-time
main street of Thun, and are elevated consid.
erably above the carriageway; the sidewalk
in front of them running over the roofs of
line of ware-rOOms and work shops on level
with the street. Louis Napoleon was a resi-
dent OF Thun for several years, before he be-
came Emperor, and he does not appear to have
left very favorable impression as regards his
morals. One of the traditions of Thun is that
strapping young citizen to whose atiianced
Louis was paying pertinaclOus attentions took
him across his knee and gave him spanking
that effectually cured his love emaking.
UP LAKE THUN.
At Thun our party was Joined by Mrs. and
Miss French, of Capitol Hill. for the Jungfrau
portion OF our trip. Leaving Thun by lake
steamer for Interlaken we passed on our right
one of the most delightfully."- placed residences
1 ever saw; the villa of M. de Rougemont,
situated on the point at the junction OF the
Aare with the lake, and commanding superb
view of nOw-clad mountains and the beauti-
full waters of the Thun. To the left, on the
lake, was another handsome residence the
chateau of Hunegg, in the French renaissance
style, and from which, it is said, "Castle Stew
art" in Washington, was modelled. The
exquisite and endlessly varied tints OF green in
the exception of Lake Geneva, which is blue,)
were particularly noticeable at the foot Of
Lake Thun as we entered it, and the contrast
midaI Niesen and Other bold mountains H tsi
bordering upon the lake was very striking
There were still enough clouds hanging about
@ the great Jungfrau @ group to hide their colossal
snowy three headed Blumlisalp. At Darllgen.
near the head of the lake, we took the cars for
lnterlaken, a short ride of ten minutes, in
which the train makes no end of curves, and
seems to be ali the time going around corner.
INTERLAKEN.
Interlaken is a sort of Vanity Fair amongst
the great wonders Of nature in Switzerland.
1t has an outlook upon the Jungfrau; the
climate is claimed to be specially mild and
equable; the whey cure" is supposed to be
particularly etficacious here: it is central
point for excursions in the Oberland; and it
has any number OF booths and shops for tie
sale of trinkets, together with fine band for
concerts, and ballroom purposes, so it hap
pens that tourists, faShiOnableS and InvaIids
lInger longer here than at any other point
Naturally 1t is good place to meet people,
and among the numerous Americans we found
here were Col Z. c. Boudinot, Mr.. MorfeN, of
Washington; Mrs. Long and others.
INTERVIEWING THE JUNGFRAU.
Early the next morning we set out for
Grindelwald and the Jungfrau, who for the
first time disclosed her face fully to our view
up the swift glacier stream, the Black Lut-
schine. 1t was delightful ride. The exhilerat-
ing air, the reSinOus fragrance of the pines
and frs the bright sunshine lighting up the
vivid green OF the dewy pastures and tiny
mountains rising directly above, and In sharp
contrast with this bright verdure, all made a
delicious banquet for the senses. There was
swarms Of beggars that lined the road or ran
by the carriage. They were Of all ages, from
the old women exhibiting their disgusting
swellings of goitre, to the infant just able to
sympathy, but one little chubby. blue eyed
midget OF girl, with braided tiaxen hair, who
could scarcely toddle by the carriage as it
centimes result doubtless caieulated Il apon
by her thrifty parents. Switzerland may, as
claimed, have no recognized pauper class, but
she has an amazing number of beggars, half
to Judge the whole Swiss people by the Spec
mems met in the highways of travel, but
the inevitable impression left upon the
either a race of mendicants or that they
want TO get your money IN some wayl
The little girls on the road with berries and
flowers to, sell found willing customers, and
the boys who ran by the horses and switched
OFT the troublesome flies. also got some pennies.
The t1oOd of Alpine travel is now at its heigh,
and there were dozens of carriages and
road to Grindelwald. About half way up we
stopped at g Wayside restaurant 70 geta lunch
The attractions of the place were set forth on
sign in Swiss English (Without punctuation,
living chamois fresh milk and other refresh
ments''. a little further On there was another
Dldoef 1or our patronage, robust fellow with
an Alpine horn about rod long, with which
the neighb0ring mountains. At Grindelwald
IA village OF three or four thousand inhabit-
ante, herdsmen, wood and caterers
Tor tOurists) we paid our first visit to glacier.
Grlndelwald has two glaciers, and the one
we visited, called the "Littie Glacier is, ac-
cOrding to the guide book, flour times larger
than the Other.'' This glacier, like most of
the Swiss glaciers. is receding a good deal of
late years, and does not make much of q fig
ure when seen from distance, but when one
gets under 1t, and into its grOttOes and crev-
ices, q realizing sense is obtained of the vast
depths and proportions of these rivers of ice.
The ride on mule back to the vicinity of the
glacier and the perpendicular scramble upon
It's front, served to give us a ferociOus appe-
delWald Hotel De L'Ours was unanimously
voted the best ever tas, ed but we were very
hungry.
THE ASCENT OF MAUNLICHEN.
After dinner we entered upon the ascent of
Maunlichen, mountain 1900 feet high, facing
the Jungfrau. and which, from its isolated po-
sition, is considered by competent judges the
best point of view Obtainable Of the Jungfrau
group, but which is little out of the track Of
the routine tourists. The ladies of our party
were carried up in chairs, and the rest of Us
took mules. The Maunlichen, though nearly
a thousand feet higher than Mount Washing
tOn in our White Mountains. is green with
verdure to the summit while We egetatiOn ceases
tWo-thirds of the way up Mount Washington.
! ne same fact, noticed in regard to other
swiss mountains, shows that the temperature
Is not nearly so low at the same elevation here
as in our New England mountains. On our
way up we crossed the Itramen alp, thirty five
II rod