The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-10-18
lay the effect is really anything but

day the effect is really anything but
pleasing
All the people nearly are Catholic,
and no matter where you stroll, either
in the forests or along the roads you
stumble on to little praying chapels
and stone crosses, of which many
have almost undecipherable dates,
showing them to have been there for
centuries.
The woods abound in blue berries,
which the children comb off. Dozens
of children are met at every turn with
blue faces, combs and baskets of ber-
ries. Blue berries resemble our shot
huckleberries very much, have not
however the fine flavor, and taste
more watery Blackberries and red
raspberries like our tame ones, grow
wild there. Our wild ones they know
nothing Of Cherries, blackberries,
raspberries and plums are simply full
of worms in this country.
There are many thunder.storms I'm
Briickenau in summer, it does great
damage. one sultry afternoon we
were sitting up on the hill in a little
summer house by the city. the sky
turned fearfully dark and threaten
ing, and in half hour Il began to
thunder and tighten. The storm struck
the Bad first and we watched its prog.
ress down the valley with interest. We
could see il was monster cloudburst
How the rain poured down In sheets
and what roar It made. We left the
summer house and stood on the edge
of the hill, It kept coming nearer and
nearer until we ran again for the sum.
mer house. We just reached IL when
the storm hit us full blast and how II
did pour and the thunder simply roar
ed through the mountains. We stood
upon the seats to keep dry. the water
streamed from the hills on both sides
OF us, and completely cut of our es.
cape. 1t was glorious to see the storm
but I was awfully frightened at the
chain lightning.
The city of Brickenau has history
After the battle of Leipzig when Ma
poleon's army were retreating, a small
detachment passed through Briickenau
and unfortunately for the city some
one, either Bauer or citizen (it was
never known who) shot and killed
some of the French soldiers as they
were passing through the forest. II
so infuriated the French officer in
command that he marched in and took
possession of the city. He sent for
the mayor and demanded 10000 Gul.
den for the offense and hostage to ac.
company his detachment out of the
valley, in order to secure his soldiers
from being fired upon again The
Burgomeister said that II would be Inn
possible to get that amount of money
in the whole country. The officer re.
piled very well, we shall hold the
town till sunset and II you haven't the
money reaay by that time we will sack
and burn your city and find our host |
ages 20 take with us"
II is needless to say the mayor need. |
ed no further stimulus Courlers were |
sent all through the country post.haste
and by O'Clock the necessary amount
was there. The city was bonded and
II took sixty years TO a day to pay on |
the debt, and by a strong stroke of |
fate, as they were ending their cele-
Dratlon of the event with a grand ball
In the evening, a lamp was overturned |
in one of the houses and the entire city |
was burned TO the ground, but one
house remaining standing So quickly |
lid the flames travel even In such a
small village. seven lives were lost be-
ore the people could escape. The peo
pie saved none of their belongings |
When the city was rebuilt only stone
were allowed 10 be erected.
there are now no wooden
dwellings,.
We walked up the mountain each
week TO "Kloster Yolkersburg" TO chat
With the jolly old Monks.
The Bayarians have a dialect that
S almost impossible 10 understand.
when one Is used 10 conversing with
he Prussians, The most of the dorf
people can speak good German. but
hey explained, when in the village.
hey had TO use the dialect In order to
ieep on good terms with those who
,ould not
Taken as a whole, the 'Sinntha"
Sim Valley Is one OF the most beau
iful spots Imaginable for a summer re-
ort, Everyone Of the high mountain
ops for miles around. has an outlook
over built upon II. especially for the
ummer visitors. and well-kept paths
un through the forests in every direc-
ion. all marked TO correspond with
he maps SO it's impossible 10 lose
mes way. The main recreation for
he visitors are the walking parties TO
he different places Of interest
G, ELLENBRAND GRAHAM.