The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-09
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avaianehes. or were blocked win sns~
and frosen TO death This rsilrsaA wAs
projected by the Swiss In 1851 Due ths
work was not begun until ls7l- Thsss
countries - Switzerland, Germany and
Italy-contributed subsidies t. the amount
Of 119. 600 600 francs for the carrying cot
OF this great commercial enterprise. Isaiy
gave 90. Ooo. 600 francs. Germany 1nooo oo0
and Switzerland 8l.ooo.o o0 TIE wUrk
was begun By Louis Farce. Q Sw6s g.
sineer. Who died Of apoplsxy while wssA,
| ing In the tunnel. It takoo an eRDrssa
| IS minutes to 20 through. ara . slow
| train from 20 minutes to eos-hah Ao1.
There IL only one pair OF rails. - that
trains 90 only one way. ana . bell Yings
| from time to time unru the tralA comes
out There has never bssa IN accident
nor q stoppage aimee the tunnel was buitt,
| In the morning the train leaves Lsea.s
| and II In Milan By evening. II eeeo -
| Musegg. where Il ascends quits q hsl6At.
| Here Il passes through arched tunAels
| high above the lake. Coming cut II the
tunnels. the blue lake appears anew. Next
| follows = stretch Of plain between Arth
and slemen. To the right 10 the Lake of
Lomerz and the island Of Schwanan: 70
the left the strange peaks OF Aythen.
after short curve round the Reji and
There IL long ride across the plains with
q view Of the lake to Fluelen. At Erst-
field the great, heavy mountain locomotive
is attached and the Alpine Railway be-
gins. The mountain engine rugs and puffs
as 1t mounts to Goschenen. At this height
the Erstfelden Glacier appears; there
leaping torrents, here roaming waters ana
the pleasant fragrance Of deep pine FOR
ests. Beyond Armsteg the Gotthard enters
IN The AyAlanC6e0 or
Bristenstock. At this point the river
appears to flow upward; this 10 because
the train winds here. there and every
where. The two most dinicult points are
at Batsberg and the Inefelsberg- Hut
a splendid bridge, . wonderful work or
railroad engineering. spans that awfu
gap. 1t was here that many or the most
dreadful accidents occurred In the middle
ages Beyond IL the Italian frontier.
Iecino has characteristics of its own
Green whirlpools In the shade Of nook
and wood. On the left Monte Pfothno
bars any exit: on ths right are slopinG
hills. The train sweeps once more through
tunnels. then white gorges. valleys And
streets appear and disappear. giving way
to mountain slopes and mulberry trees
Once more Iecino 10 heard gurgiing, tell
ing the impa tent traveller he is appreecAs
ing Milan with its great cathedral. =
Another handsome railway u over tie
Bernese Mountains. At arst the path 10
among lowlands. but soon the mountaiA
engine 10 attached. and the train nouutA
higher and higher. Below are the VAL
ieys, spotted with pasturing cattle and
Swiss chalets. Here the people tend 70
their cattle during the summer. and do
wood-carying In the winter. From DSno
to Interlaken the train 10 carried aercee
valleys until another steep ascent - made.
and q fcaming waterfall u heard Then
down q steep railroad. whence the view
over the Hare Valley n free and opens
to Brunig and Interiaken.
A more recent construction 10 tho Enge-
dine Railroad, which goes from Thuois to
Coire and then to st. Mcritz and Pontre
sena. 1t Is the work Of Mr. Henning,
and was completed only three years ago.
1t was started as private enterprise,
but the company did not have the money
to complete It, and 20 the work was
taken up by the government Until this
time the coach road was the only means
of access to the Engadine. From Coirs to
st. Moritz the ascent u steep. The rail-
road u carried xig-zag mp the mountain
sides, through several tunnels and across
gaping ravines. The two viaducts the
Schmittepobel viaduct on the left. and
the great Landwassertridge. between Al
rensen and E1lisne on the right The last
makes an ascent Of 20 degrees. ana, with
q sharp curve, spans . great gap ana en-
tiers q tunnel Of AT meterA The one on
the left II 40 meters long, and II II built
1T . height Of IS meters
The last Of these great mountaineering
enterprises Il the Yungfrau Railroad.
planned By George Zellsr. He started
the work. but died soon after II was be-
gun. The Bernese Railroad goes from
Interiaken through the lovely valley OF
Santerbrunnen and Grtndelwald mp the
Kienie Schudegg. The mountain sides are
pink with the Alp roses and other noun
tain flowers. III ier and sleeper ascends
the engine TO the cold Kienie Schudegg;
q good vantage point for the three sister
nlountains-the Eiger. Monsch and the
Yunxfrsu-robed in the pure robes Of
eternal snow.
Another mountain engine goes to the
Eiger Glacier. where the beaut. IL Yung-
frau peers forth In full glory. Another
spanning railroad has been built to the
Eismeir. This was considered a serious
difficulty, for q tunnel had to be built
under q glacier. There still remains one
hours ride, but the question II answered.
Will tourists be able to endure the cold
of these dizzy beighfs- The cost Of this
engineering enterprise has been $780,
90 francs, or si,3oo.oo0. The Swiss have
adorned many their cities with hand
some viaducts. At Berne there Il q spIen-
did stees bridge across the Hare. 1t IL
the work OF Otto Bonie.
The towns Of Geneva. Zurich and Lu-
cerne are also adorned with handsome
stone bridges.
Herr Roman Abt IS one Of the greatest
Swiss engineers. He has improved tho
pin cogwheei e Sylvester March. and ac-
compiished this by making the pins
part Of the rail. The wheels are caught
three times during q revolution. He did
this while building . railroad over fhe
Harz. This work was done in -8Sj By
200 his improved system was used In
EUROPE. japan, Australia, and carried mp
Pixies Peak
These are only . few Of the many rail-
road cs1Strucfious, bot they are enough
to sho/k that the Swiss have conquered
their daunfiess mountains BY building tuD-
nelx. claiming gaps and ascending the
steepest heights with mountain engines.