Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-15

when l got to Thusis at half past one.
| stopped to gather strawberries and
got behind, so the last part of the time
| walked alone. There is no danger of
getting lost because there is only one
road.
For some distance the Rhine rushes
through gorge not more than twenty
| feet wide and two hundred feet deep.
1t is called the Via Mala. In some
places rocks rise fifteen hundred feet,
almost perpendicularly from the road.
You should have seen the crippled con-
dition of the crowd when we reached
Thusis and for several days after. En-
ma and l stood the trip pretty well,
though was reminded of my bicycle
days.
In driving from Thusis to Coire we
met a long procession carrying banners
priests in robes, and women in fancy
costume. We learned that on that day
was the festival of St. James.
Wednesday morning we drove around
Zurich. 1t is the newest, cleanest
Swiss city we have seen. The streets
are wide and clean, the houses are new
and many new ones are being built.
Wednesday afternoon we ascended
the Rigi by the little railroad from
Goldan. Early in this century there
! was terrible landslide here which
buried four villagers and partially filled
| a lake. Our road went right over the
earth that came down, and we could
see as plainly as could be the bare
side of the mountain from which the
stone and earth slipped. There are
that were brought down. The train
was made up of one car and the engine
which is made crooked so that it will
be straight going up the grade. There
is a place in the middle of the track
in which cog wheel works. Once |
looked out and saw the track above
the engine. In places the ascent is
one foot in every four. From the sum-
nit an almost complete circle of snow
capped Alps can be seen. The air was
rather hazy SO we could not see the lake
of the four cantons or the Jungfrau.
Professor thought we had a better view
than his last years party. We went
down the other side on an even sleeper |
road to- Vitznau, where we took a |
for Lucerne. It was just sun
set, and the sun gave kind of copper
color to the whole surface of the rip
pliDg lake. The sight was glorious.
The new moon was up, too, and a star
came out just over the top of lofty
mountain.
Thursday we went to see the famous
lion. The little lake and the cool
shade make delightful setting for the
ion. The cliff in which it is carved is
arger than imagined. We had many
chances TO see the funny old bridges
,ver the Reuss. There are two cover
ID ones which, instead of being built
straight across the stream, are built
In the ceiling between
he raftcrs are painted pictures with
ines Of poetry underneath. We heard
hatathey are to be pulled down be-
,a;isc they are getting so old as to be
dangerous.
o take people up road sleeper than
he Rigi road. and let me tell you how
hey run. There are two tracks and I
wo cars joined by a cable. They pour
gater into tank in the bottom of the
ar at the top of the mountain until it
5 heavier than the one at the bottom,
nd then it pulls that one up. When it
cts to the bottom the water is let out Z
nd it is ready to start again. The
5ater is supplied by d spring on the e
1Ountain. u
Mrs. F. has rejoined us. Imust tell u
on about her. She is sixty, or there .
bouts; doctor in c. with good rep II
tation. Her husband is dead She o
as plenty of money and is travelling q
Dr. her health. She is large woman, II
resses we'll, is very kind and very in Ii
,lligent. She is fond of flowers and u
otany, and loves natural scenery.
he stayed in London to attend the
lettings of a sect she belongs to. She
a thesophist. Idon't know what that
eans except that they believe that e.
eople have lived before in other lives el
ian they are living now. don't care sc
hat she believes about that, she is sc
ractical Christian and we all like her. Y.
ne has enthusiasm and is interested in ia
any lines. m
On Friday we left Lucerne for the 81
!. Gothard pass. From Fluelen to de
we rode in diligences, so bl
uch pleasanter than a stuffy train. de
he weather was fine and the scenery ye
and. There was a constant change th
the streams, the clouds and the Is
At the summit of the pass, ia
hen we stopped TO water the horses. W;