The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-01-02

E,e.Iy Spfipg, bat these are very rare
10 Summer. although ut long inter-
ssis Traveller looss his life by QUE
We go mp aud up cssil the sammia
$500 feet above the sea level, n
reacosd. From ibis poiat the de-
sssotiuto ths valley on the opposite
side 10 very steep aud suddsA. Then
ride Of three or four hours down
winding, dsshing stream, at the
.oot Of grand snow-capped noun
AUS aud nearly all the time in
RafdS OF glaciers, briggs us TO the
lhsau.i'ul gleen valley Of Cbamouav
tesns at tle base Of Mt Blanc, amid
- 6 anJess scenery which the Alps
end all Europe eau furnish.
! Asser . x 'ei nights rest We are q,
cai'v sad rssdy for the ascent Of -
iloa;s1vess, q spur from whiT3
ee is q fine view OF the Mer Do
race aod the glaciers which form
l.. We climbed slowly up by a wiui
log path cut iu the side OF tde
IN inta;n, and after q hard walk OF
two hou1 are at the li.sss restaurant
at sbe samm.t $500 feet above tho
Level Of the sea. The ascent Of the
IN ,uu a.a 10 made solely for toe fine
view il Affords OF tho immense So.
o: ice wh,cn Gil all the higher 60 l.
es o. tds Alps, aad y. -ticulaciya .
- :. Elmo rasse. II ~ re iasf ciu
Imagine q ssc on OF o vast rive
ON 10 - i5 niles ia leugta aud
,.'cm one and q half 10 foar aud u
haf miles wide and OF uuknown
3eota, tossed up into waves aud
(, : on ias,an..v frozen se Gao get some
,iea OF h Z eat 6 .acief. For ages
Is has s.ouod is way along this
:: ,e, pas ipg the dejris farther
dowa ipio she w.. ey untii it looks
az !; a com .,.uy Of g,aats had been
ct wo X CT wing tao dirt aud rocks
,.,wn irom s,e moan s''ns. At the
wsr ead OF the glaciers, the edges
%, ssve.ai hu deed feet f,on the
81, . so cove ell w,ah dit aud rocks
.aaa il is o..,ei difficult TO tell with
anv ce ain Y where the edge OF the
c,a,m is. As it aG,sucos slosly Ovsr
10 o., la,it;es o, tho bottom os
g ~ 70 tie q acier 10 broken M
~ cs,. .. - y !, "a generally extend
~ ~ ), May o. these are sna,s
.,w. wh o.nc.s cge huudveds o.
ca, dee,. a. - s.oNe / opel down
1ne ofL,,l c4ashe, f;pm s.de 10
side NJ. .ss,ns u bs los. III .le
10 vas. oe, 81 aud Tho sound OF tup
I'LL ;sp, 10 o hea d. o. The - /,
.oe .!acia. lJols Ike 81 Nv leo ami
! Oh oe y.comhed by theacli)i OF tie
is,,. bs.a L.; 0 way dowl it is solil
,ao ve blue. IA CHER up. tbe Ga
tyjse SOC ms wniter AL mois frn,and
ssa u;g,e.' il !, o. a djssliry bili,-
s. -. w,'e 'iere s,s maav cons:d-
% ii sol GO wlere two
O 'e.ms j. !. With guide
,,a.3.,l,,a,e daosot in c.o..iag She
a,c'er. es s'e,ps axe cus n the wc...
,,aces aod ne i.oi poised Alp ao
'.''cl presents 1ae fon slip ,iog.
} .iy lew Gavs 5efo Q ouf visit a
i-e,,.aa 40 - ,of itom Eetiia, slip.
oe 80 40 o,ehing and was fa'ally
"a ialed. :; J.,s ly we clambe. Owes
! i, NY RODS Of g,oaod up rock, which
( u. msd ohe edge OF Che glacier waen
7. wa. Ia, ger and fled up more OF
,hs 80 20, end up Tue side OF toe
u,,o "a GA sbs oppcs'ss sids. We
70 low la's down toward the valley
et. sde able helyht above The
Icis,ier, ssd have constantly chang
/ ;ov views o. go Oxen Oi,lows and
10y walled ciasn, below ul 10
rslis, tocs Ns Q no 20 DO cbe ter
=, Mauva.s !',,. p..aa ca. 10 the
% .,st .,'rDs .i,i'ar s'.e OF the
mo =, bas ,o1 60 well protested
byi1 as saa: she.s is uot the
,sast 3,i.s. rn.sss one is dizzy
wnsu q o.; .:eights Most OF Che
way tho optr edge OF the psSh is
,u,,-o cs'sd AID ID gives ons fal
tom p'erf a. feeling to Look ovel
.hs jp ,,ged ed.,e and see the ce.tain
death on tho sharp rocks hundreds
OF 'est below which awaits the pool
info IA os;e who makes only one
10 'sstep. A lit Q farther on we come
% the Cbapssn, a small house hid
len behind projecting rocks so as t.
De ont OF the way Of danger from av
} a'auche which sweeps down the
noun sin side in winter and early IL
Spi;,g. This is situated upon ,
!, sc' 1tous c!if, and from it is ob
Itined fine view up the glacior aud
e light angles totiis whole VALLEY
of Clamouny ses 's 10 be sunk dseI
down bsswssn the mountains, Will
, the impetuous III 10 stream, the
. Arve, for little way seems 20 forge
rs has.a aud winds lovingly throngi
, .,e gtosa meadows Of the valley
almost at Q glance we h..ve the loft.
lsssw covered noun SO tops, th'
Qie vaS Slozsn river With its sluggisi
n 6ut powerful CO ispt, and nearly y
!, 600 feet below 10 the loveliest o
, gsoen vH1ksyA which looks like Z
I mighty pissurs BY some CANT artis
4 1st iu . finne OF great mountains
! | The view f'om the Ohapeau 10 Que o
Il akoss which only The Alps can Civ
, ,lead which will lingsr forsver ia th'
oaepory.
i Dsosp. ling = steep path t'irong'
! lIthe vooicti ''illside.V - 5000 come {
1 Ia 1itklo hut f,osn vl,ioh a. ahors OK