Following Hopkins in Switzerland

GMH & Switzerland, N105-114
July 19, 1868
105: Meyringen – no Catholics [now a church]
walked up Valley of Aar to N.Grimsel,
w. foamy river seen below
lunched at Guttannen
106: Handeck waterfall seen, on Aar,
w. Gelmer fall across valley
baths of Rosenlaui sketch
walked down to Rhone Glacier
noting its 3 stages or sections;
walked across it to inn.
107: Source of Rhone: into grotto +
vault, w. icy inside, colors
drove down Rhone valley to Visp,
w. onion- steepled churches,
enclosing cross-(upward arrow); trellised
108:vines, swaying hemp, maize; Spanish chestnuts shape
girl with spindle +distaff tending cows
up Visp Valley to Zerimatt; beauty
of valley, torrent
lunched at St. Niclaus, seeing
Little Matterhorn & Breithorn
closing n. valley, Matterhorn
like galley stranded, rostrum up.
Up n. Riffel, Matterhorn thence like
109: sea lion or sphinx; up to a height

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For view of whole gornergrat prospect
(full desc.) fr. Monte Rose to Gt.
MatterhornMonte Rose range in son and sunset
purple
up to Gornergrat, fine view, gt.
110:Mt. Rosa Glacier
Sunset on Dent Blance, Weisshorn Range
seen fr. Inn below
climbed Breithorn for sunrise; view
fr. Summit of Italian side
111: down to Chalet on N. Col St. Theodule
across glacier to Creil; valley
beautiful, very high ceiling.
Down Valley to Valtournanches, passing
grotto thru wh. river runs, wayside
chapel; pretty village across valley
w. white deep-eaved houses; bouquet
112: of ash trees
down valley to chatillon, up valley
of Dior to Aosta
drove to St. Renny, walked on to
St. Bernard Hospice (descry.)
113: walked down t. pass to Liddes,
ride to Orsieres- w. spired
tower pierced w. lights in pairs but
higher w. a triplet.