The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-17
Ia great measure for milk, butter. and

a. great measure for milk, butter, and
cheese.
Every little farm seemed 10 have an
abundance OF fruit trees, principally ap-
pies and pears, though we passed some
plum aud grecn-gage trees heavily laden
with fruit.
The small mountain lakes which we
passed have been heavily stocked with
fish, and even the salmon ,hrives in these
waters.
The great height OF the mountain pines
with which the mountains are clothed at
tracted attention. IS well as the stoutness
OF the timber. Switzerland Is evidently a
wellwooded country.
ON LAKE LucERNE.
We reached Alpnach at 4 o'clock and
were soon on board OF a very pretty little
steamer on the Lake OF Lucerne. on orr
way 30 the bright little city OF that name.
where we arrived at ) O'Clock, after a Jour
ney OF eight hours by land and water.
There is not TO be found in Europe n lake
more complete and perfect in the grandeur
OF lis mountain scenery, the quiet beauty
OF Its banks, and the endless variety
OF its charms. There are hotels and
summer resorts in every direction on It's
banks, and vast number OF very elegant
private villas. 1t is twenty-six miles long.
and varies from one to four miles in breadth.
winding around among themountain cliffs.
some OF them rising perpendicular and
bare In romantic ruggedncss. whilst peaks
covered with neyer-melting snow tower
over the lesser mountains in the back
ground. As we came down the lake the
captain pointed out the peak on Mount
Rigi over which a young Englishman and
his bride recently fell and lost their lives.
THE LION OF LUcERNE.
After dinner we took stroll around the
city, seeking out, rs I'll visitors DO on ar
irving here, Thorwaldsen's famous Lion
OF Lucerne-One OF the finest pieces Of sculp-
ture Of this great artist. II is in garden
in the northern section OF the city. and is
cut out Of and remains part OF the living
rock. An immense sandstone rock rises
pcrpcndiculary 10 the height Of fifty feet on
the eastern side Of the garden. and forms
its wall. Ii is on the face OF this wall,
about twenty feet from the little lake below,
that the dying lion is produced. Although
strictly a baS-relioi. ii is so deeply cut
that il represents a lion lying in n niche
hewn out Of the rock. 1t is colossal in
size: and 30 perfect j. the expression OF
approaching death, both in the countcnancc
and the figure, that it forcibly touches both
the Imagination and the feelings. II rep
reSentS a PROSTATE dying lion, with his side
tranSfXed by broken spear. and protect
ing the shield Of the Bourbons even IN the
agonies Of death, being in memory OF the
Swiss guards who died in defending the
royal family Of France in September, 1892.
1t is surrounded by ivy and other creeping
plants. and from the rock beside it noun
tain stream leaps down to a pool, in which
the lion is reflected. Near the lion is
small chapel, in which. on the 10th Of Au-
gust, special solemn mass is celebrated in
memory OF the slain.
THE GLACIER GARDEN.
Adjoining the public garden is what is
called the Glacier Garden, the specimens OF
glacier action being part OF the same rock
on which ThOrWaldsenchisselled his famous
work Of art. Here are the sO-caled
Giants Pots" and other phenomena, in
which the student II nature NAV sec the
still existent results Of the mighty forces
that were at work in that marvellous
undated epoch. when enormous glaciers,
to which any now known are mere bagG-
tcllcs. covered the whole Of Europe. Be
sides the sixteen excavations Illustrative OF
glacial action. there are other attractions
fer visitors to this garden, especially col
lection Of objects found in the "lake
dwellings" discovered at Boldcgg, twelve
miles from Luccrne, in 1871. They consist
OF instruments made Of wood, bone, be
side, q large number OF fragments OF pot
terry, DC.
A BRILLIANT VIEW.
Our hotel is situated directly at the head
Of the take, and the view from the win
dows. with the snow-capped mountains III
the distance. Is very grand and in
spiring. The lake this evening looks
4 ike a sheet OF glass, and the steamers,
yachts, and sailing pleasurc-boats are
gliding along on it, unrullied sur
/ face. six or seven steamers have come
in during the past hour. with their upper
and lower decks crowded with passengers,
being the returning tourists, who have
been exploring the beauties Of the lakc
and climbing the mountains. We shail
! visit Riai tomorrow, rs that J, one OF the
things that everybody must do who comes
10 Luccrnc. Yours, &c,
{. {. FULTON.