The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-24

Jungfrau, between two splendid lakes.
Brienz and Thun. II commands view
OF the most magnificent mountain
groups in Europe Proudest and love-
Hest are the snow-covcred glacial
mountains. the Jungfrau. the Eiger
and the Monch.
There extends all along the valley a
lovely promenade, shaded BY tall. heavy
chestnut trees. on the other side Is
long row OF small shops. displaying the
finest wood carving. Swiss emhroid-
cries. etc. In the center OF the town
Is a lovely garden and casino. The gar
den Is laid out with handsome flower
beds. bronze figures and interesting
copies OF Greek figures. Especially In
teresting is an excellent reproduction
OF the Venus de Milo. There Is a fine
concert hall and playing room. where
cosmopolitan society gathers every
afternoon and evening 10 hear the mu-
sic and to play roulette.
After seeing the valley In a cursory
way. the tourist becomes impatient TO
see the JunEfrau group, whore nature
sings her widest and most splendid
song. A train Is taken, and as IL
moves slowly and steadily over tho
mountains one sees the Finsteraarhorn
and tho Faulhorn. Higher and higher
the train mounts, until a lovely glacial
village IS seen This is Grindeiwald,
one OF the most picturesque and ad-
mired spots all Switzerland.
Though the valley has bright green
woods all around. the towering sum-
mits OF the glacier are seen simmer
| ing through the trees.
An easy walk rs to the lower glacier.
a green sheet OF ice Belnw Is long
/ Ice cave. as blue as an azure sky. Fur
Their up IS a long sheet OF ice. while
on a clear summer day the defiant
! glacial mountain called the Eiger tri-
umphs above ali It's surroundings. This
| beautiful snow white mountain tempts
| the traveller on and on. entering a
mountain train he leaves the high val
/ leys behind and begins TO climb the
A. aana.H
OF this ascent. because the mountain
sides are so green and gay with mead
/ ow flowers. The air Is equally gay
with cowbeIls and shepherds calling
/ their flocks together.
The ascent grows sleeper and
/ sleeper as the top OF kleine Scheidegg
Is reached. the meadows are seen on
the one hand and on the other the
were difficult to imagine anything
more grand than this three-sister
i range-the EiEer. the MOnch and the
Jungfrau. only the brave and sure OF
foot dare make the ascent. Sull the
/ greatest Of engineers in Switzerland
l have come 20 the travellers aid and
have built long tunnel under the gla-
cier with natural arches cut in the
rocks. Offering a magnificent view OF
the JunEfrau- Another stretch has
been opened up. the ascent growing
sleeper and more dangerous until a
large, almost overpowering. sea OF ice
is reached.
The descent IS soon made and the
path IS retraced through the lovely
Valley OF Sauterhumu. This place Gre
ates delight largely because OF the
heavily wooded mountains and the
lovely snow-wlffte waterfalls that
dash and splash over the mountain
| sides.
The traveller bids adieu TO InteTlaken
by way Of Lake Thun. one OF the love-
Hest lakes in all Switzerland Though
not extremely vide. II Is long and
broken by good-sized steep mountains.
which project into the lake so boldly
/ they suggest the fjords OF Norway
/ Behind these mountains are old ana
/ picturesque hamlets, with small
modest homes and large orchards.