Morris tribune., 1905-11-11


free from alum or phoS.
phatic acid
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK.
mighty mass which rises so alone at
the head of the Visp valley. 1t is
over 14,0O0 feet high and gives the
appearance of being higher than
others because it is so alone and its
sides are so steep. | shall always
remember it as it appeared about six
o'clock one morning, as the sun cast
its first rays upon it's sides. 1t stood
out clear against the sky and the
sides were almost pink in the sunlight
But perhaps the most impressive
trip we have taken was to the Cor
nergrot, point 1920 feet above
sea-level. Zermat itself is 5,3l5 feet
above the sea. The Gornergrot rail
way is operated by electricity, is
supplied with the cog wheel system
and it's highest gradient is 20 per cent,
which you see is rather steep. Slowly
the car plods up leaving the beautiful
Zermat valley below and steadily
reaching higher and higher, with
vegetation growing scantier and more
scant, gradually getting up into the
snow region and finally at the top
ending in the very center of the most
wonderful snow.capped mountains of
Switzerland. Standing on this emin-
ence you are surrounded on every
side by lofty peaks. From one point
you may count fifty peaks over $4,000
feet high and with almost as many
glaciers between. Here distances are
as nothing. Mont Rosa seemed but
stones throw from our view point,
but when I learned that it was seven
miles away, decided that my arm was
too much "gIsss" to attempt the
throw. The stiffness in this upper
region can almost be felt. You
might believe that there was no euch
thing as noise. The night before a
snow had fallen and that rendered
the view all the more wonderful. We
had one of the best days known dur
ing the whole season, to see this view.
Had we seen no more of the Alps, we
should have been content with this.
Soon we left for Zermat, the return
trip being made at the So me slow pace
as the ascent, and we were very glad
it was 80 for their is something rather
scary about these railroads. We were
informed however that an accident
on Swiss railroads is almost unheard
of, so careful are they and 30 system
ma'ic.
Our next stopping place was Bern,
tho we travelled thru many more
Swiss resorts. Bern, is noted for its
bears and for it's beautiful state
and for it's unique arcade
stores, all the sidewalks being built
over and with shops on every hand
We fed the bears at the "harengra-
BEN sperding very Interesting
half hour with fon.' bruins who knew |
all the tricks of the travelling bear. |
Then on to [nterlaken where we
spent two or three days. It was late
in the season, SO that we had the
hotel to ourselves, there were but
fourteen guests in hotel built for
Two hundred fifty. But it was /
pleasant and we had better service and
more attention than we sh ould al
some earlier date. From Interlaken
We had another track and pinion''
rip up to Sheidegg and the Eiger
glacier. This road is the highes,
n Europe, it reaches an elevation OF
,ver 1900 feet and within few
'ears it is expected that it will reach
most to the summit Of the Jung
rau and that by means of Gift" 6
are taken to the very sum-
nit. When you realize that the I
[ungfrau is practically ice covered q
GU know the problem Of building /
his road is no easy one. We saw
be wonderful valleys of the Lautter 1
runnen and Grindewald and en- tn (
norning we left the clouds lifted &
nd we had a splendid view of til. 5
ungfrau. We still think the Mat
srhorn to be the gem of the APPS t
| must not forget to tell of on,
isit to the Beatus fTolen. sort ~ :