The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-28


the curves Of the track. IS span is sib
feet, The railway y aft erWard en- tors Vol -j
fort tunnel. 145 feet In lenst h., and; men
climbs he Rtsleten. the grad lent Of sWhichs
is As per cent In ord err to cross ms
critical place At became necessar to en-
}ploy$ a%number OF hurdl les and plies, anu
to- const rnct as well
as shugeSsust lining wa Ills Continul the
sintersected BY the two spycher tunnels
s1G7 and BIS feet in$ lengt h. pom leaving
thesupp rStuniie m sniticen svleW
of the lake Quatref Cantons and the Ialgh
theStraVeler leaves the forest regi ion and
reaches Aelnsigenalp 1T h an alt tudef Of
A, $50 feet, a charming place pro tded With
AN inn and a small WOO den ST rue ure& con
tanning two pumps OF small SIZE, but great
power, sSwh HIGH furnish drinking wa ter TO-
the two Shotels situate la "a bout 2, 800 feet
5hig her up lii rocky and q id reg ion. ss
III r egion Of Bare Rocks.
he train, n tier taking "a 81 pply 4 Of
WaterEfors the second time, "A ray erses one
of the most pleasing s regions n o. Aloounts
Pilatus, and then reac! hes ge ana
fantastic blocks Of the N M atta whence
lew tentbrace al rnagn ficen w pano--
rama Of II he 4 Mi Ut Thorn, he enormous es
muss Of the Esel and he 4, ridge , that
connects these SUNNI y he railway
then ne hare foG,
southeast ridge and then elm bsk the WIG
escarpment Of tho wall Of II lie Else. tbs
5dlmcuit TO imagine a bolder directi m linG.
AT an titude of about ,G22So feet, senr
and there pierce a he colossal mountain =
sides, Between the twl upper tunnels,
there unfolds the anortsnI4 Of the Ber-
nese Alps. The rail then begins. lts
reaches the Pilatus-K ulm sta ton at about.
q. son feet altitude The mountain falls
perpend icularly upon he charming 8colll-
try of Lucerne, beyond which we discover
with blue lakes, cities. y Ind WI ages, and
numerous rivers 81 tli eli, between the low
5emlnellces, shine like threads q silver.
There are two hotels to receive Is, the tourist
who from their terraces, & btains q mag
Enincent view over the q lake OF Quatre.
sCantons. which appears In sucll splendorl
gtllat one does not know w lla T.; to admire,
the mos t, the ID RS a re OF waters,
Or tile variety of5the sinuositles that they
form.Ii In order to complete the at traction;
fofs Mount Pilatus, the ia ilway. company
has und ertakent the constructio n of 2 Ihe
road whlch5!is the most singular IN Iall,i
rope q and thatlis the Tonlish horn road
running from one Of the hotels to the
peak OF the sTomlishorn a long i; the 4 most
abrupt of the walls offrock,l and ending
alta platform whence may be enjoyed ~
scene such as swi tzerlnnd alone is capable
of presenting X. al & y K Z. S i, s3i!
o But here We are far from tho railway.
about which, we llav e not much fIrthergto
however, unless = be y 70 y spea IS
ne tic intrepidty of tho Ital Ian IA Ia
lborers, who sometimes suspended BY
ropes along Il perpend! culal's wallis aso OF
several hundred feet In heig ht, we re- ems
ployed in the cons trnct!on Of the rally
and, finally, to give the number Of the
Statistics and which amounted to is total
OF II, 22sl $50 OF whom were Anne loans and
1901 5English, The SUCCESS Of the road
Is easily explained. The traveller Wio1t s
not very familiar with mouHta inous scolll-
tries and with accents finds himself here
carried gently3and without fat cue to he
summit of ono of the most a elesra ted
mountaJns or Switzerland, AMI preserve ~
deem Impression and lasting frcmenl brance
Z Of the spect acle that unfolded under his
eyes and pftsthe gigantic work that per-
Smitted llllnitto see II ard tia attests both