Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-10-21
FROM OVER THE OCEAN.
Travels in switzerland and his
Apple-The Jungfrau.

Travels in Switzerland-Te and his
Apple-The Jungfrau.
Extracts from letters to the editor
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND,
Oct. 3. 1897.
Next week we have vacation. 1t cor
responds to the Kartofieln Ferien (potato
vscation1 we had in Germany. only they
gather grapes instead OF potatoes here.
There are many vineyards around the lake
OF Geneva. ! believe there is also spec
tally fine crop this year. The fruit is very
plentiful and cheap here in Geneva.
l haven't told you yet W hat we saw in
Altdorf. 1t isn't situated on the lake Of
Luzern; We had to ride Tor only five min
utes on the Colt hard railway to this
small village which lies at the foot Of
rather high mountain. 1t Is forbidden 10
cut away any of the trees on this noun
tam a. they are great protection fer the
village. preventing anything falling from
the mountain.
THIS Is he place here Tell i supposed
to have shot the apple There Is uoH
monument, but only in plaster, " hich Will
later be replaced ~ a bronze one. From
a distance, though, one would not see the
difference Directly behind Is the Tell
tower on which i painted his cottage.
With the statue it seems very real a. Tel!
Is represented as Il walking, his bow in
his hand, and by his side his little boy.
There is still another statue of Tell
there, but by far not so nice as this one.
In the shops there were nothing but SOU
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several apples that We're for sale, near the
monument. Even the place where We
had lunch was called the Gasthot tiun)
yum William Tell. The scenery around
that part OF the lake is so magnificent
that, emitting Altdorfs historical inter-
est, it is well worth visiting. Going
back TO Weighs on the boat we got the
entire view of the Axenstrasse and the
immense rocks above.
After a few more days in Weighs we
were off for Interlaken. Later on We
heard that Mark Twain and his family
were spending the summer in Weighs.
1t is pity we didn't know about ii. We
started early in the morning and didn't
arrive at Interaken until evening. 1t
was long but lovely journey, part by
boat and part by train.
From Weighs We went with the boat
across the lake to Alpnachstadt. From
this place the railway up the Phatus
begins, Old Pilatus looks very different
from this town from hat ii does from
ggis-doesn' seem quite 80 enormous.
By railway then TO Meiringen where we
stopped over to see the famous Aare-
schlucht. Baedekar says nothing about
this place, as 1t has only lately come INTO
prominence. Aareschlucht means the
gorge OF the Aare. 1t : the beginning OF
this river, formed solely by the melting
OF the snow on the mountains. 1t comes
dashing and roaring through this narrow
but high gorge.
place to walk on has been made; it Is
OF wood and looks rather new but Is on
the side of the rock, several feet above
the water. This path directly follows his
wall of rock. We got very dizzy walking
in and out, the water beneath US flowing
at terrific speed and the rocks towering
above US nearly high We could see.
Sometimes it gets so narrow that you can
reach the opposite side, and at other
times it Is again quite broad. The water
has sort Of a milkish White color because
it is melted snow. There must he piles
OF snow Oh the mountains TO make such
a big river. 1t runs through the schiucht
with great rapidity and force. 1t took
about half an hour to walk to the other
end, near which is high waterfall. One
can hardly hear himself speak so much
noise does the river make. 1t can hardly
be called a river as it is so very harrow.
From Giswyl our ride on the Brun-
ing Balm tBruning railroad) com
menced. We went up and up until the
villages we had stopped at not long be
fore were mere spots. At Bruning the
train stopped long enough for dinner.
After this the train descended (Which,
however, was not SO great as the ascent
until We got to Meiringen, the place |
have just mentioned, after that by rail- to
Brienz, from which city a railway goes up
the Rothhorn.
Brienz has lovely situation at the end
OF the lake Of Brienz, and is surrounded
by mountains. The last part of our days