Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-23
IN GERMANY.
BEAUTIFUL scEsERY on TIE RIVER
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Views OF Ancient Castles and Euins-High
est Price Wine in the World-Ihe
Seamless Garment-Ltc.

steamer for Coblenz, and soon had occasion
TO admire the scenery, which is unsur
passed ia natural and artificial beauty.
The river runs smoothly and maiestically
between vine-clad hills and, changing alb
ruptIy its course, it enters deep gorges or
winds around high bluff surmounted by
noble castles or ancient ruins, some Of
them petcbed on the highest rocks. Charm
ing villages, cities aud residences line its
banks and give the whole magical ap
pearance. The most picturesque part OF
the Rhine lies between Bonn and Maioz,
distance of seventy miles the Upper
Rhine as far as Switzerland is also attract
i've and offers fine scenery. The first i'm
posing sight we admired is the " Drachen-
fels" or Dragon rock, with an ancient castle
in ruins at its summit. This rock 10 the
steepest Of the Seven mountains, and
stands close to the river bank. The spec
tacle Is magnificent. Further on we passed
the proud castle Of Ahrenfels, the towns
of Remagen and Ahrweiler, the Island of
R9!andswerth and the celebrated Roland
wied. with its princely palace, hove in
sight; near it the castle of Monrepos
then the historic Mausethurm, on an isl.
and, the legend OF which, concerning the
invasion Of mice, is certainly known to
many readers. Thus an everchanging
PANoRAMA OF ANCIENT RUSS,
Roman relics and modern edifces, inter
spersed with pretty villages and numerous
vineyards, is presented to the eye. Many
of the vineyards on the Rhine cover ele.
waited bills and run down gradually to the
waters edge, forming regular terraces and
offering a bswitching aspect. At vintage
time hundreds OF people-men, women and
children-are seen creeping along like In
sscts on these decivities, and gathering
grapes in huge baskets which they carry on
their backs. Most ruins and noteworthy
places on the Raine have their old time
legends which have been slng in verse and
prose by the poets, the remembrance Of
which thrills the tourists heart with pleas.
ure and anticipation on passing these hal
lowed spots. The city of Coblenz is To-
Gated about halfway between Cologne and
Mainz, on the confluence of the rivers
Rhine and Moselle. On the opposite bank
of the Rhine, on rock 800 feet high,
stands the fortress of Ehrenbreistein, one
of the strongest in Germany. 1t inspires
one almost with awe and fear on beholding
this
IMMENSE PILE or MASSIVE STONE
Perched upon such an altitude ready to
spit out the contents of it's huge cannona,
Coblenz itself offers little of interest to
strangers, except its Royal castle and the
Schlossplatz," a fine public square set
with trees and having a high pyramid.
The streets are narrow and have an oldish
look. Here we left the Rhine for fn ex.
cursion on the river Moselle to the ancient
city of Treves, or the Augusta Trevirorum
of the Romans. This place exhibits q num-
Der of antiquities of the Romanempire. The
Simeon's Thor, or Porta Nigra, quadran.
gular edifice used as a city gate, over hun
bred feet high and built during the time of
the Romans, is still intact The ruins of
a Roman amphitheater, which might have
held thousands of people, and some Roman
baths, have also been preserved. Part of
the bridge across the MOselle is of Roman
origin. Treves at certain periods is the
Mecca, or place of pilgrimage of the faith
ful Catholic population of the province and
adjoining States. It holds
THE SEAMLESS COAT OF JESUS CHRIST,
Or &" Heilige Rock, as it is called in Ger
man and at intervals of fifteen or twenty
years this relic is exhibited for the edifea-
ton of the faithful. On these occasions
thousands upon thousands of pilgrims visit
Il ! III b l.
of the holy garment. Marvellous cures of
invallds occur, of course, and the town
reaps the benefit OF the ssnctimonious ar
dor OF the visitors. The valley of the Mo-
selle is fertile and picturesque, and is fit
counterpart OF the Rhine, especially be-
tween Treves and Berncastel Looking
down from a villa called "Das weisse
Hauesohen," situated on the mountain op-
posite Treves and across the river, most
charming view, embracing The valley for
miles, Is offered to the eye. Deep at your
feet flows the river; the old town spreads
its spires, towers and houses along its
banks, while the surrounding valley, full
of gardens, orchards and vineyards, wears
its mantle of richest green, and in the
back ground another chain of mountains
appear and closes this
DELIGHTFUL PANORAMA,
In reality few spots on the Rhine excel
this part of the Mose!le in natural beauty.
Tho people on the Moselle consume great
quantities of cider, which is their fayerite
drink although some vineyards produce
very good vine. The latter is mostly ex-
ported and completes with the Rhine wine
run down TO COblenz, and at high water rs
far up as Metz. River steamers in general
in Europe cannot be compared, with re.
gard to size and comfort, to the large and
commodious steamers plying on the great
American rivers but then, as distances are
short, there is not so much necessity for it.
Returning to Coblenz we continued our
Journey mp the Rhine. We must stste ex-
pressly that in these sketches our object is
to present the most interesting and pleas
ing side OF the countries we 90 through,
rather than to exhibit the darker side. 1t
is so easy to criticise everything that is un.
usual TO our own way OF living, and the
old aisge, that we generally see the splinter
IN our neighbours eyes and not the beam in
our own, is verified every day. At short
distance from Coblenz is the little town of
Andernsch, possessing Roman ruins far
Their on the royal castle of Ssolzenfels,
which Emperor William used to visit fire.
quently. Il was restored in lS4l. and
presents a splendid appearance on the steep
side of the mountain high above the river.
This bold structure. with its numerous
turrets. minsrets, buttresses and balus-
trades, seems almost
SUSPENDED X NID-AR,
And inspires one with admiration. It's in
terror has been renovated in magnificent
style, description Of which has been given
at various times in some illustrated Ger.
man papers. Some distance from the river
lies the bathing-plaoe Ems, another favor.
lite resort of the old Emperor. It was here
that the ostensible cause of the late Franco.
German war was given, when the Emperor
turned his back upon the French Embassa-
dot. Near the town OF Bingen narrow