The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-17

The Mountain hatiNaSh-tae ttoteis at the
summit-sccnery Along the Cliff aud PrecI-
piccs-Cireicd by Vast Sncw-Ciad Peaks.
TEdi,orial Correspondence baltimore Americana
IUCgRNE, SWITZERLAND, August 49,
The sun rose clear this morning after the
storm Of last evening. We slept soundly
a Gicsshach amid the roaring Of the cas-
cadc>. Being so close 10 our window Il
,,minded irS OF Niagara. as heard al the
Cataract House. Before taking our de-
narTure We took a daylight view Of the
iall.. and The rising sun Just struck the
up,.cr cascade. causing fine rainbow tint
on the mist rising from IT, There was also
= s,ronglv-6efnod rainbow on the noun
tain side across the lake. We retired last
night In the midst Of n rsin-storm. and was
pleased 10 Gnd that we had bright day
for our lake and mountain Journey 10 Luz
cCnc.
RIDE On LAKE THCs.
After carly breakfast nj Gicssbach we
,rocccdcd 70 the steamboat landing, and in
= rc,y minutes the morning boat from In
t,rlakcn arrived well filed with tourists 70
>,,cn6 the day Al GicSSbach and witness the
summation. 4 similar throng, our party
smonc the number, took passage en- her for
slvuach. and were S0Ou on our way on the
nl'oid lake. The snow mountains on either
SIDE II ihe lake, which were entirely clear
- snow when we arrived yesterday. had
received q heavy covering from the rain
during The night. aud their white peakS
rl,,tcned in the morning sun. In speak
inc Of these mountains the reader must
hear in mind that what is called the snow
line IS over S.o00 feet above the sea.
aud IL is only mountains * this and
Greater attitudes taat are covered with
>uow. They are many miles back from
the Lake. and can only be seen through the
max, II The lesser mountains, all OF which
are covered with tall pines 70 their very
.rum.t>. and cottages and little clear'ngs
on The mountain sides. where the Swiss
rolntainccrS have made their homes.
These green patches seem 10 the eve too
>,c,n 10 maintain a fooihold on them, but
II can he seen that they are well cultivated
from 1900 20 1000 feet above the lake. In
about fifteen minutes we reached The town
n Alpnach. nj the head Of the lake, where
r,>>engc-S from Luccrne take diliecnccs
for >evcn-hoUrs' ride
Across The BRUNIG PASS.
There were tourists enough waiting n
\lpnach to dll thirteen vehicles, some Of
thlm carving ten persons, and the balance
.iv. - that when we started of Tor our
mountain ride there were not less than one
hundred tourists IN the carriage. About
O'Clock an the carriage, were in motion,
and We soon eut red the valley OF the river
Aar. which has IL headwatcrs among the
claci. l.. and i, rushing stream, shout
thirty ielt an width, walled in on both
.idc> with cmlankmenls. to prevent it,
flooding the valley. which is very th'ckN
popul.-ed and wei cultivated. The valley
/. about ore mile wide. and the mountains
Enc also dotted with little cottages and
a.erin-, for more than Two thousand feet
un their steep sides. After passing a
c5vrlc Il miles through the valley we COM
ue9rcl 10 ascend and slowly wind cur
way toward. the summit OF tie TfGnig
mount H., ou our route TO the head OF Lake
L.clrue. D. Wa> tie cieare>J and brightest
DIS we had ever experienced in SVli1er-
Lll. ANA the ri.W Of
MOUNTAIN SCENERY
ws, grand beyond description. IS we
passed haca and forward on the mountain
Side. the Valley OF the Aar. with IL neat
little Gotta -e>. was visible al every turn.
with the straight and arrow-like stream
rushing down il, centre. As We reached a
higher altitude the sn0w-capped mountains
became vi,il le IN al directions, the clouds
settling on their sides not reaching lie
>now-clqd ueak,. which stood out lrigAl
and eli,.oning ike frosted silver
Til, road through the mountains Is ycrf
finely constructed. hut the constant ano
uniroken ascent - the pass renders J.
necessary fo9 the hcr>es-three or four q
,4cb carria.c-to proceed at q very SLOW
walk. and Whenever we stopped 70 rc-l
Them IL WIS necessary 20 ohock the wheel
f1urevent their moving back. The whole
train # carriage, kept nearly close L.
e..h,r. and We could constantly see IT,
y.,r .rriace, on the lower grades oycl
which We h9d passed following Us, nn
apparently going in @ contrary direction
Sometime TIE oycrAau- ding mountains were
$50 steep i!lat dripping> ii water from then
would drop in the carriage. Ihercl- 4uIt'
q large population in these mountains
.1try foot oi land that l. capable OF c,Iu
Walton leing planted. and the neat hiib
cottages. with their gardens and Hover
bed. and WAile-cLrtaincd windows, indi
Gated that they were the happy home, O
AN industrious and moral people. 20
whole ride 20 the summit was q sncce->i'i
II varied and interesting views. giving u
better perception Of Alpine scenery ant
mountain life than could be obtained in
month, journey 10y railroad. Al hall-pa'
II O'Clock. after more than three hour
ascent. We reached the pass and stopped 81
liitlc town. OF which there were many OF
our route. 10 rest the horses and obtain re
frcshments Al a wayside inn.
DOWN THE MOUNTAIN.
Having passed the summit, we staite
again At / O'Clock down the opposite side q
the mountain for a three-hOurs' roe !
Brienz. at the head Of Lake Lucerne. W
msved on at 4 rapid rate, and the sccner
was more beautiful than that on the ascent
whilst the valleys below were dotted VII
many large towns and more thckly pop
lated We passed along the banks OF Nv
beautiful mountain lakes. Samen ana Luz
germ, each about four miles long ana on
mile wide. The snowy SUBMITS OF u
Eiger, and the three peaks OF the cue
horn. and other OF the Berncse Alps, Sho'
out finely al certain points Of the de'cen
forming a glorious background 10 u
fscene.
There were no beggar> on the route ~
an abundance Of children and women WI
little baskets Of fruit and specimens
wOO0-carVinS, who tr0ted bcside tno -
riages endeayoring 10 sell them TO inc l'''
scngers. We stopped twice al me noe
on the descent 10 rest and feed the morse
and reached Alpnach just As the steam
arrived u take IL 10 LucCrne. We pas
on the route a least twenty diiSenccs III
mountain carriages, filed with pasaehse
going towards Giessbach, and ms there a
three lines Of diigcnces each way over y
pass, some idea may be formed OF Tue hui