Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-11-07
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you must stay with the gang or the
rest Of them will give you the laugh.
So on you 80 along . narrow path
up up up. It don't seem far TO the
top when you stop for . rest. Then
you make another squirt and stop for
another rest. On looking up yoa
find you are just as far from the top
~ before and 20 it goes until 4fnally
the summit is actually reached. And
Whist is to be found there? Moth
ing but . small fiat surface covered
with moss and surrounded on ali
sides.by steep rocky precipices. But
there is . wonderful view to Be had
Of the city lake and surrounding
country and have heard people say
ithat it Twas worth the hard climb just
to get the view although personally
! rather doubt It.
The trip down is almost es hard
- going up but it don't take marry
q hng. After reaching the hotel
again we coast the rest OF the way
on bikes which is real sport although
ct times it is somewhat hazardous.
And believe me when you finally get
back to town you are able to do full
justice to your supper and ready for
good nights rest.
They also have another fine trip up
what is called Mt. Chambotte but
after my experience with tho "Cat's
Tooth" I was as the Englishmen say
"fed up" on that mountain climbing.
Another very interesting excursion
called the lazy mans trip is the visit
to the "Abbaye de Hautecombe"
which j. located on the other aide Of
the lake and which is made by a small
steamboat with capacity Of. about
200 people. After q three-quarter
Of m hour ride the landing is reached
and we find the abbey built right up
to the, waterb edge SIMILAR to a light
house. It was founded in 1925 and
since 11SB the princes Of the House
Of Savoie have been buried there and
forty-three marble tombs can be seer
around the walls -of A1veschurch. Her.
are also some wonderful statues
chief Of which is the Albertoni group
This group represents Marie Chris.
tine one Of the Savoie queens aiding
the poor. With her are q boy ane
girl all Of which was carved cut o,
one solid piece Of marble and it i,
said the sculpture worked for eiEh
long years before the work was FIN
& ished. It 10 indeed q marvelnu
piece Of art and shows the queen sit
ting ON her throne with one foot rest
ing on . pillow. It hooked Sc natura
that vixen no one was looking
touched the pillow and was almus
surprised to find That it was solid
: Down to the minutest detail the wor
appeared perfect to my untraine
eye the lace on the queens dres
the wsave on thu little girls stock
ings and even the patch on the youre
ster's tronsers- dust why snch
piece Of work is kept in such an out
of-the-way-place II more than ca
figure out. It is covered with dus
almost an inch Thick and am sur
it has been years since it was las
busted. There ID great deal o
interesting history connected Wit
the place but space does no. a1lo,
me to touch on it.. I might add how
ever that while it is located in Franc
it 10 in reality Italian ground for VI
der agreement. when the departmer
of Savoie was annexed by France tn
abbey and surrounding ground wa
retained by the Italian government
: The trip up Mr.. Reward IS also
dandy and well worth taking. Inc,
are several ways Of making it and 8
there is cog railway from AK
the summit it is not hard to make
Some go up and down by train; otl
ers go up by train and Go*n by foo
and some up by train and down b
bike. My comrade and myself d.
cided on the latter and / believe thz
is the best way. The scenery frol
the train is wonderful; as is al.
the view from the summit. A lare
telescope enables one to see for mile
and miles and If the weather is nj
verT cloudy the snow-capped peak
Mr.. Blanc is easily visible to Il
naked eye. A fine hotel is locate
there and tourists can stny just {
long as they wish. It is always CO..