Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-14

owns the steamers on the lakes of
Thoune and of Brienz and operates also
the lines from Bcrne to SchwarZenburg.
from Bernc via Belp to Thoune and the
line Of the simmental (Spiez to Zweis:m-
mem.
After having passed the Mander on A
high viaduct. the new line Frutigen-
Brigue rises slowly on the mountain
slope. describing great double curve
partly in a spiral tunnel near the blue
lake" Compared with the Church of
Massen, on the Gotthard route, travellers
will notice here the romantic ruins of the
Felsenburg. passing first underneath.
then on nearly the same level. and at
last above this point Of interest
From Mandersteg the railway runs
above the serpentines of the highway
and passes over the waterfalls of the
Mander along the valley. During the
whole journey the traveller becomes fas-
cinated by the iceclad mountain giants.
Altels. Dalmhorn. Rinderhorn. the Dol
denhorner. the summit of the Bluemlsalp
and the rocky giants Birre and Fisistock.
which surround the lovely village of Man.
dersteg. The main tunnel n4.fNJ meters
long,. runs through the I'isistock and I'M
derneath the Gasterntal and the Loetsch-
enpass. reaching the southern end at Cop
penstein in the Loetschental (valais).
Wonderful Alpine Valley.
Beyond Goppenstein the Loetschental
with the gigantic Betschhorn opens In
large. wonderful Alpine valley Of orig
inal character. which till now, like few
valleys. has hardly come in contact with
the tourist traffic A little below Cop
penstein. near Hothen, the railway en-
ters the valley of the Rhone. 400 meters
above the bottom of the valley. The trav-
eler has here an incompatible and won
derful view over the valley Of the Rhone
in the depth below him. and the splendid
numerous villages and cottages. with
their white churches. which he never will
forget. The line slopes gradually down
to Brigue. passing on numerous large via
ducts over deep ravineS of the northern
tributaries of the Rhone. piercing through
the projecting rocks by twenty-One tLn-
nels.
There is an especially splendid view
from Ausserberg down to the village of
Visp and over the mountains Of the NicO-
laital, called Nadelhorn and Taeschhorn.
From Brigue the federal railways will
take us in a few minutes to Visp. where
the carriages of the Visp-Zermatt rail-
way are ready to start for the beautiful
regions of glaciers and peaks or Zermatt
and Saas-Fee.
In the northeastern direction the road
for the stage coaches passes through the
CONS through the peculiarly made
up villages of the Upper-Valafs. and near
Gletsch on the Rhone glacier to the
Grmsel and Furkapass. But straight
ahead in southeasterly direction the
electric locomotive takes through the
longest tunnel of the world. the Simplon
tunnel U9,S sos meters in lengthy to Domo-
dossola. and in the beautiful regions of
the Laga Maggiore to the fiourishing
towns Of upper Italy-Mian, Turin and
Genoa.
With the new railway through the Alps
different valleys as a whole are opened
up entirely to traffic, and brings Ls near
err to the mountain regions. In many re-
spects, the journey itself Is exceedingly
interesting, so that its length is short
ened in a very agreeable manner not
only by kiiometers and hours but also by
the numerous fascinating views of the
wonderful landscapes.