Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-30
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Ovy sxase sas taken up 10 . team and q
one e'cl.rsk al had got in" AZ nesis sSd
nistts ere the only times the party 10 To-
seth~, the announced hours for eating usually
6o,ips every one on hand, and We sye io-
elined To think the appetites developed on
this trio will sstonish friends on our return
The afternoon ride Of the day in question
-. e.sv. being mostly downhiiI, amid grad
moup,sis scenery. The foiiosins day ~ /
accent Of sbous an hour vas followed BY
grand cosss Of fully rs miles TO the thriving
village .. Tbsn. At the upper end Of . charm
ing lake bearing the same name is vas on 1
ride TIA passed shat might DE- termed |
the frontier az 70 lAnsasgfs
passing At once, seemingly. from me Ffeneh /
districf into the region where German xss
the popular language. "a is. OF course
yell knavn, the Swiss have no settled Ian /
suss. o. their own. German being the prs
ysillny dialect in thfss-fourhs Of the conn /
try. shile In the regions around Gsnsvs
French 10 spoken by the masses. The
chanye 10 German was noticeable AZ once BY |
the psrpleriny .ixos. ard the blank glance
Of the p~assntfy when Inquiries IN french
we're addressed them. Then again, though
IL NAV have been 10 par, imagination
the mannsrs and looks Of the people sssmtS
dtHeyrft You cant imagine nov ooa u
seems 20 see group Of children Al sppr'
playing games similar 70 those enjoyed 10
America. vet all the time shouting to each
otbe, in mere gibterish A. German so1h1'
U those Of as anscquAinted With the iaDzo.
are am nov more than ever eoHvinc' q
that The ark. and nsiahs Of animals are to
them an iDt.iiiabI- dialect, since herman.
and all foreixo languages strike the ear OF
the nDinformed ~ mere mass OF sound
The scenery all the way 10 Thun was 70
msn,icly lovely. folioving the valley Of the
Simmer river ali the way. Tourist. seldom
t,.vsr.. this valley. yet il has all the Tranquil
be.uty Of the NOR. ffequeuted regions. With
htgh mountains. sharp prscipices ard rushing
togrem. ~ Thnn stopped but few
hours. lust for dinner. though there vss nms
for a ba.y walk along the curious man
street where the Easements Of the stores eI
tend vay out forming an elevated sidewalk,
something the same ~ nj On ster' thoash
there ar. no arches.
FROM Tt,un We took the famous ride along
tbs lake 10 Interisken. said To be one OF the
finest IN wizeriand. II certainly 10 most
pactnresque, closely following the line OF the
water all the way, even at the expense or ~
half dozen instances, tunnehnz through So
id rock superb viers Of the mountains aye
also there obtained, and the gra'dsur OF my
first sight Of snowy Jungfrau. half envei"ped
in clouds, with the sun shining on its gl.'en
ing sides, will never be forgotten.
The last few miles 10 lntcrlaken were a
race in front Of a shower. and ve found our
hotel lust a. the heavy drops began To fall
This a lively place. the center OF many
moupt,in excursions reminding me bit OF
Bar IIarbor though IL you'd be hard 10
name ANY point of resemblance except the
fashionable crowds t. il slmpl, summer
piace. and a. such Ia = large success There
il one avenue along which are "otiiing but
hotels and they all appeared to he dong a
rushing business. "Bet~een the lakes IL
siRnihpd by the name Of the village. ana IN a
charming loustiun half way tetNe"n me
Lakes Of Thun ami Rrisnk 1t il situated
Snowy peak, loom mp on the other 'dcs Ia
the store. some Of the fin 81 specimens o.
wood carving IN the world are Displaced, and
the prices are not extremely steep
Yesterday W. male the climb to thus hgh
hamlet, said To be the l0ttisst settlement ~
Sxi,xrrl.nd To Lauterhrunncn about <
miles. s- went by wheel as the grade was
mo-, very bad Around this town, 80
sbut In by mountains that the sua
does not rise until 7 In the morn
ing there are many waterfalls. two
Of which are remarkable. Here Is the
worli rpnound Stanbbtch, slender stream
which /. srsnd. $50 feet Sithout a break
the II, snrst European waterfall, The tame
means '.dust-strrum, aud the water long
before rrlchiuv the bottom becomes nothing
but n .hoser OF spray. 1t has been compared
to Nh urilulatts lsue veil. the descent or
shower # forkrts etc II il certainly a
mary ious fall. nni ~ gaGej ~ II for many