The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-10
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to the summit of the Ajguille du Midi 1s. COS feet, but while feasible 1t is not con- sidered worth while for the summit IS very pointed and there is nd room for a platform. while on the Col du Midi one has much the same view, and there is room.
 The company is to build hotel to accommodate, about 30 persons. who may wish to spend the night aloft, but partic- ularly for-Alpinists; for on the south side one is immediately on the Valley Blanche a vast extant of snow, easily traversed and across which one may go to ci1mb the Dent du Geant, and, in fact, nearly all the aiguilles in proximity to this vast basin. It has been proposed that winter sports in August may be popular here. Tourists too, once on the Col, could cas- ily do the remaining 1000 feet of the Aieuille du Midi with the assistance of
 The view from the Col is one of the crandest in the world. On one side lies the whole route up Mont Blanc by the Brands Mulets, while on the other nothing but miles of snow, ice and granite peaks may be seeu This is the basin or the Glacier du Geant, which ends In the ice Niagara. which pr. John Tyndan called one of the grandest ice cascades in the Alps
 Ingenuity has not been spared to make this freak railroad absolutely safe. Dur ing the first part of the voyage the cars will run on double cables. 64 millimetres ia diameter, so that in case one breaks the other will be sufficient to stand the strain. In case the traction cable breaks the cars automatically stop by gripping second cable called a cable frein or cable for braking purposes. This brake cable. if the traction cable breaks, by the turn ing of a switch at the power station can bo run over the revolving drums, thus acting the traction cable.
 On the second part of the journey light CT cars run over single span of cable which, being firmly anchored and exam ined minutely each day to see that 1t Is not wearing. presents no danger. Tour ists, therefore, may have an attack of Alpine vertigo and even if there are no friends to keep them from jumping over board they would find it difficult to get out of the windows before the arrival of the guard.
 Travelling as I did the other day, how ever, is different. There were several easy ways of committing suicide I was watching the car arrive from the power station when Some one touched me on the arm.
 If you are interested in seeing how the line worlks.' said Mr. Braegger, you had better get on the car and go up. It is strictly forbidden, but
 In moment I was seated on a fiat car about the size of dining room table and was told to pay attention to the pylones iE passing, as there was danger of getting 6 cracked skull. I braced myself, sar- dined with some workmen, and the fore raan called out that he was going to sig nal to the power station above and We began to glide upward.
 As we rolled towards the first pylone the car moved slower and the traction cable frightened until the pyIone was reached; then there was a click, click the pylone was passed and we swooped down rapidly until the operation was repeated and again the traction cable took up it's slack. Up and down, 27 times. gradually climbing higher, until we arrived at the power station as gently as gondola touching its wharf.