The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-08-15
LOOKING At THE ALPS.
Mr.. Vickers Visits a TyroIese
City
And Gives His Feelings While
Gazing
On Historic Ground-An Interes ting Bit
Of History and a Travellers Expert
ence in Europe He Muses. in the
Magic Air of Salzburg While he Gazes
at Snow.Capped Peaks.
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er, more white and resplendent in the
field of vision. For the last half to
three-fourths hour we seemed to steam
up a stiff grade almost directly towards
them. So wildly were the outlines
Of those now huge precipitous white
peaks drawn against the clear sky
that it continually seemed few min
utes more in the same direction would
bring us into collision with them.
At midday we found ourselves in
the streets of Salzburg. This Tyrolese
city of about 80, 600 inhabitants, UNI
til 1902 an archbishopric and since
1850 crownland of the Austrian
throne, has, on the banks of the river
Salzsch, a rayishingly beautiful situa-
ton. Fresh from their glacial sources
and their meanderings among the
clefts of the snowy Alps, the grayish-
white waters of this swift flowing
stream, with the incessant mystic
music of their rapid mingling, emerge
at the very entrance to the town from
a deep mountain gorge and hasten
over a broad bed of gravel down
through the long Bavarian valley to
their confluence with the river Inn.
On the south, ranges and series of
peaks of immaculate white like huge
conical pillars of heaven. So cold. SO
resplendent in the bright midday sun.
yet from the bold distinctness of out
line as they tower into the blue sky
apparently only ten or fifteen minutes
walk distant they seem to lure us
away from the uncomfortable heat of
the town.. We inquire which is the
best to ascend and how the ascent is
best accomplished. and are told that
it is three to five hours walk to the
nearest This seemed almost incredi-
BILE. These and other answers to our
INQUIRIES were. however. confirmed by
our guide book. There entire credi-
bility was established by the following
reasoning: The Gaisburg. which.
though already covered with green
pasture instead of snow. seemed TO ms
to be the highest visible peak. is an
proachable in half an hours walk.
Two hours more are REQUIRED to as
cend it. 1t rises about 2S40 feet above
town. The first range of snow-capped
peaks appear UNEQUAL in height but
equally distant from the town. The
peak which seemed highest (because
in fact nearestA measures several hun-
dred feet less Than the one which is
actually highest The Hottest nealx
rises about 6420 feet above sea level
or $3.50 feet above the town. Consid-
erinp that the elevation of this nealx
above the town is moro than nine
times as great as the measurement of
the national monument AT Washing
ton. only a little reflection nm the
subject Of nersnective was necessary
to convince ms If the accuracy If orr
information. The thought Of the
Withdrawal Of the SIM ana the an
nroach Of TWILIGHT as heiny a nearar
possibility than the attainment of a
nosition on one of those Sublime sum-
mits suhdued onr fervid nronansitias
To scale an cain, 81 we cpntented
ourselves with the more feasible feats