The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-09-10

| ator and the gold caught by quicksilver. The
| clean up finished. the seasons work is over.
FRANK WILKEsCN.
NEW YORKERS ON MONT BLANC.
The Cost and Pleasure. OF AN Economical
Trip to Switzerland and Back.
GENEVA. Aug. 10. The season for visiting
Mont Blanc is now at its height. and the hotels
| here and at the other places on Lake Geneva
are fairly we'll filed. Lake Geneva the most
beautiful of all the Swiss lakes. has many
| pleasant resorts along its banks and affords
| such a variety Of excursions. that pleasure
seekers from all parts of Europe and America
! are crowding its shores. From Geneva each
| morning leave boats which make the trip to the
| village where the train is taken for Martigny on
! the way to Mont Blanc The steamboats, are
! large Us compared with those which ply
| on the other Swiss lakes. and are admirably
| adapted for the comfort OF passengers. Those
who make this trip pass the beautiful city OF
Lausanne. second only to Geneva in.size and
importance; the famous old Caste OF Chion.
| made immortal by Byron poem. and host OF
small villages nestled in hooks in the lake
or under the shadow of the mountains. Tho
| Castle Of Chilon is an odd-ooking old pile, not
much larger than u good sized New York ware
possessing little to interest one were it not for
It's history. 1t is on the shore Of the lake. and
Judging from my own experience. should
! say that the pleasantcst way was to 20 up the
! lake from Geneva to Bouveret, then to Martig:
ny by rail. Martigny is a miserable hot and
dusty little place, with one or two decent hotels.
HSrs was 2ns b S BEEN s sM
purchased i cha in London read that the holder Of
guide ar Other mus and U sads s S
paid for at the rate OF IL fran's each-,:2lo of
are now but little used. There is a rough road
all the way and this is trayersrd daily by
applied at the bureau Of !iuidss we're told that
n two horse carriage and driver would be fur;
be cTed i pa So francs and we would have to
f 1bs Se 70 ahd II
W. mad 10 be content. And this l find TO be tho
experience of a travellers who purchase round
on the route from Luzerne TO lntcrlaken.
The road from Marticny to GhamouniXi s one
Immediately after leaving Martigny. and con-
! tnues without intermission until the crest Of
| The road winds back and forth along the sides
! OF the mountain. sometimes making an ascent
than half a mile We left Martgny at I O'Clock
| in tine morning. and IL was ii a O'clock before
The, top OF the pass was reached. The morning
! had been very warm. and the ascent was slow
and tollsome AS we neared the summit of the
pass it began to GROW cool, and warm wraps
were soon in reauiSition All around are snow
clad mountains. Tho valley OF the Rhone. the
/ village of Martgny ami an Old ruined castle
| plainly visible all the way up the mountain
! side and for some distance after reaching the
summit. making beautiful picture. The de-
| scent begins Immediately after the crest OF the
mountain is reached. Mountains some ofthem
crowned with snow others with large patches
| of snow and ice in the more sheltered parts. and
waterfalls. great and small. are to be met with
all the way along the journey.
! How tho inhabitants managed to make liv-
! inE before travellers came to any siderable
extent is what, no American Will ever be able
tains are barely wide enough for the streams
which so tearing through them, and the sides
the shape OF a vehicle can be ,lrawn along
them. FOOTING Mt Tines. Ii 50 Insecure that
Sny pea on thsss M'na ace e IN
in the face OF all these difficulties. the inhab-
itants go on cultiyating their little plats Of
lives. Everything from the fields or patches OF
cultivated Sr9nnd Is brought to the chalets in
most OF this work, while the men are employed
a. .t drivers and porters on the road: CARVING
| couture TO such considerable extent among
| the inhabitants here.
There have. been about the usual number Of
| ascents of Mont Blame 50 far this season. TO
| those who are willing to cuniine themselves to
going no further Than me GRIND MalSts or
neghb"rs a, the Horei dinsieterr rs't 1t cIa.
| They had Just return"l from trip to the Grand
Mulat,. They started the previous afternoon.
after midnight started for the Grand Mu-
lets. reaching there soon after dayhrcnk.
ISSS 'e'I'' fancy ' they enjoyed STFy more SR,
than did one Of their Gaides The lady has n
re d2g nrse SKYE tSr n Nothing Would in,
1t good part of the way, Finally. when TIA"
,purney became perIous on account of the melt
lg snow, aud conSeuuent insecure footing.
the chief of tho guides suggested il would be-
tn" part of wisdom to throw the animal into
one OF the chasms in, the ice, ~ caring for him
seriously endangered the safety Of the owner.
sShe declared IN th' mI,t po'liiv" mp2 i.iG
one of the guides produced IA bag tho dog was
placed in TINS, and, sluns ON the back OF the
guide, he safely made the ascent and return.
Many persons have asked inr H. to tho eN-
prnsr of II trip through central Europe, Swift
2erIGnd, and return, Parties IF, two, four on
hotels, and especially where carliagcs are EN-
ployed. For this reason pHrty Of four can
expenses are divided ulnong them. From The
time our party left London until /. reached
narS wS sN"sfy |% WeIk a a1 No ms M"j
IN PARIS, and The journey To London WIS made
via konen, Dieppe and NewAaven W" tray,
coming pp from Geneva 10 Par!S, and second
class ila,s,s elsewhere By, rail- - IN" greater
iIriaip and on the Cont nent is BY second
class; There are gssneral.y thrse classes IT
the Gae ap The Ss ears are amos
ln my Paronized BY the , WORKING people
500 for euch person. l, is safe 10 reckon hotel
and living expenses on cars and boats ut from
81 TO 81 80 per Day unless tho traveller wishes
TO 60 70 an inferior hotel. single man leav-
can, see II part Of England. Belgium, Germany,
switzerland, and France for $3.50 and he can
travel in good shape, That is he can 20 first
by rail md stop at good hotels, He need not
feel himself in any way inferior to the mass Of
his teIlo3y travellers by reason Of his surround
ings. or course. he cannot indulge in eXpen-
sivc wines but he can order pint bottle of
the wine Of each country at n small cost The
historical places and things and the curious
customs, dresses, and habits OF tho people TO
be seen on the, journey will more than repay
dergo to make the trip.