New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-25

nees thus describes its characteristics: "An the
high valleys Of mountains go IN steps but those
OF the Pyrenees IN manner more regular even
than those Of the Sierra Nevadas. in California
which the PyTenees greatly resemble: for the
steps here ere nearly always three in number be
tween tbs plain and the main chain and each is en-
tere6 by regular gate OF rock So It Is in the val
iey OF the ArieEe, and II Is In the valley Of the
Aston. and so 81 is IN every other valley. until
you get to The far end, where 1--we the Clearly but
tocouprehensIble BasQues.
First VIII come great gorge through which
one marches up from the plain, and then at the
head Of & very often waterfall OF some kind.
along tho eide Of which one forces ones wav I'D
painfully through narrow chasm Of rock and
snds above one the great green level OF the first
sasse. with the mountains standing solennlv around
st. And then when has marched all along
this level one VIII come 10 another gorge and
another chasm and when has climbed over
the barrier Of rock and risen up another 1000
feet OF so one comes 10 a second 1asse smaller
ss rule than the lower one; but high are
the mountains all climbing into the heart
Of them does not seem To have reduced their
height et Gil. And then marches along this
second jasse and one comes 10 Yet another gorge
end climbs up just as ore did the two others
and one finds the top the smallest and most
lonely Of TIE tasses This often has q lake in il
The mountains round IL VIII usually be cliffs.
forming sometimes q perfect ring and so-caUed
oirQues. or. by the Spaniards. cooking pots. and
: : floor
highest iasse and looks Up the summit Of the
cliffs knows that Is looking the ridge
of rhe main chain Then it is ones business. II
one desires II conquer the high Pyrenee= n find a
STORING place up the cliffs reach their SUBMITS
and 20 down into the further Spanish valleys
This is the order of the Pyrenean Gale and this
the order Of that OF the Aston. . We
made at once for the main range, knowing very
well once We were over II. i would be downhill
all the way. and seeing maps that there
houses and living high in the further
Andorran valley, which deserted like this
vale Of the Aston, but inhabited: full that is, Of
Galatians who would make Us forget the
inhuman loneliness Of the heights
The principally of Monaco. which is in the
French Department Of Alpes Maritimes, contains
only eight square miles, bordering on the Mediter-
ranean. There is elective representation. the
prince being an absolute ruler. but he has a con
eutatiye council OF state Of five members whom
he appoints He deputies authority q governor
general. with a secretary general and a secretary
Of state. The population in 1860 1880 There
are three toB1rs-Monaco. where the prince resides;
Monte Carlo, from the gambling franchise OF which
he derives his income, and Condamine, which lies
between the two There is a joint stock company
which obtained a gambling concession for fifty
wears in 1853 and had il extended until 1877
In 1ges the company paid the prince S2.95Coo. and
agreed 20 pay in 1913 s. OedGpg more. The annual
prsnt for the concession IN 1907 increased
frn, $3.50 900 10 $3.50 600 and in 1917 viii be $4e0
600. In 1927 $4,000 and in 1887 100000. The