The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-11-19
DoMo D. OssoIA, Oct. 1881.

Yours truly, JACKSON bof.
DOMO D. OssOI4A, Oct. 1881.
| Yesterday we passed from SwitzeI
land into Italy over the wonderful
Alps, all of which / will try to de
scribe in the latter part Of this letter
In my last described Geneva, with it
beautiful scenery, and shops filleC
with jewelry Of unique designs, and O
Swiss carvings In wood. Nellie ha,
two chills In Geneva, which cause'
me to remain there eight days. brok
them thoroughly with quinine, ant
she has had none since, and looks bet
ter than / ever saw her. We all ell
joyed our stay there.
We left Geneva yesterday, Saturday
morning week ago, for Chamony Of
Chamonix; went by diligence. These
great stage coaches are different II
different parts of Switzerland. Tha
one was drawn by seven horses, and
the seats were mounted very high, the
baggage being put beneath. -Four
persons on seat, and four seats. We
had the front seat, having engaged
it the day before. Over US was canopy
to keep of the sun. We had fine
outlook.
The road to Chamony was splen-
did pike, which must have cost u mint
of money, for as we went through the
wild mountains, saw where they blast
ed their flinty sides, forming a road
hundreds of feet above the valleys
below us. Geneva to Chamony fifty
four miles in nine hours. The river
Arvc which makes a confluence with
the Rhine at Geneva, runs down our
way here, that is, the Arve runs from
Chamony to Geneva. When we
reached thirty-six miles from Saint
Martin, we suddenly obtained mag
nificent view of Mont Blank, whose
dazzling peaks lowered majestically at
the head OF the valley, and seemed so
10 annihilate the intervening space,
that told my wife l was satisfied l
could take my old rifle and plough up
the snow on the summit. AS we APP
preached we found it, as Baideker
says, no less that twelve miles distant
In straight line 1--WE didn't go in a
straight line, though). Above the
broad bend of the Arve, in the same
direction, rises Mont FOrclay with its
pine-clad slopes. Beyond it are the
Aignilles du Gonten, Q2,7O7,) and the
Dome du Gonten Q4,2l0). A hand
some bridge crosses the Arve at one
half mile. AS this word Gonten re-
minds me of Goiter, 1 will say here,
us may forget 1t after that, we see
hundreds of people with Golfers, es-
pecially the women, said to be caused
by glacier water. Taking up the road
again, we follow the left bank of the
Arve, five miles across bridge Boh-
Navit ascends gradually with a tor
rent almost Immediately below us
pass through tunnel, and enter the
wooded valley Of LIE Chatteland three
and one-half miles. In the opening
Of the valley is seen the jagged
Adquille du Mide (l2.60s). A little
beyond the Inn here the road passes
short tunnel and again APP
proaches the Arve ON the opposite
Of which lies Sorvoy. The glaciers
now gradually become visible, but
owing to the vastness of the noun
Eains in which they are framed, it is
at first to realize their ex-
tent. The frs. Of the glaciers de Gria
and de Laconay; then the glacier
les Blossoms near the village of that |
name, which, as 1t extends into the
valley, is apparently the largest. In
she distance is the glacier des Bois,
he off-shoot of Merde Glace. A lit
lie above the glacier des Blossoms the
Dad crosses the Arve again, and fol-
ows its right bank one and half
niles. Chamonny, fifty-four miles
rom Geneva balf-past four o'clock p.
n. Mr.. A. NJ. Everist and wife, Of
IT. Louis, who had boarded with us
It Geneva. sitting at the opposite
able, had preceded us the day before
o Chamouy.
Mr.. E. was awaiting us, and when
We came down from the delligence,
vent with him to the Hotel de la
Union, got nice rooms and good fare,
light francs per day.
Chamony is a small village, prin-
ipally hotels and shops, where they
,eep for sale photographs Of scenery,
aryed images in wood and ivory for
These small sculptures
epresent Swiss cottages, some con-
ain musical boxes, carved Bernard
ogs, chamois, cattle, and in fact
that can be thought Of
'hese carvings are perfect representa-
Ions.
The valley Of Chsmony t3445) is
welve miles long, ope-half mile wide,
by the Arve, which runs
ON northeast TO southwest, and the
opulation about four thousand. Il
I'M state here that ffe Swiss put cot
n every mountain-side In every space .
here there is q few feet that the grass
Till grow. II
While IN the Bernese eberland, Ill
sked hotel proprietor who spoke
'nelish how u was posrible for the !
,ountaineers to subsist on the small | I
atch of rocky land visible about !
heir cots. He said, "ohi they livsI (
'elli II doo't take much for common
eopls 70 live On. They have meat,
utter. milk and cheese, and they
,me down the mountain daily 20
srter.n-
ne Swiss All over the country carry /
,sir burdens In great baskets On their
acks Ike the Indians do. Ths5 | I