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HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY
LONDON PRINTED BY W. CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET,
AND CHARING CROSS.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
VAL DU GRAND ST. BERNARD. -VAL DE BOSSES. · VAL D'AOSTA.
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Great St. Bernard Pass-Object of tour-
Preparatory arrangements --
Convent - Historical associations - Pennine Alps - Chronicles of St.
Bernard-Early service - Peasants at breakfast - St. Remy-
the Col de Serena - Morgex to Courmayeur
CHAPTER II.
Pass of
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VAL D'ENTREVES.-VAL DE L'ALLÉE BLANCHE.-VAL DE BELLAVAL.
Courmayeur - View of Mont Blanc range-Glacier of La Brenva—
Present and former extent- Baths of La Saxe - Start for the Allée
Blanche-Forest of St. Nicholas - Glacier of Miage Lac de Combal
- Flowers - Col de la Seigne - Châlets of Mottet - Chapiu - Descent
of Val de Bellaval Tarentaise Bourg St. Maurice
Hannibal's passage
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CHAPTER III.
VAL DU PETIT ST. BERNARD.
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Controversy Evidence in favour of Little St. Ber.
nard Bourg St. Maurice Costume of Tarentaise
- Ascent of pass -
"Rocher Blanche"- Hospice - Antiquities on plain - Geology — La
Thuile Avalanches in gorge-
Mont Cramont View from summit
Descent of Val d'Aosta
CHAPTER V.
VAL D'AOSTA.
Scenery-Vines - La Salle - Alluvial mounds
Last view of Mont Blanc - Ivrogne - Villeneuve- Barricaded win-
dows-Châtel Argent-Château St. Pierre-Château d'Aimaville-
Goîtres and crétinism - Entrance to Aosta - Hotel quarters, heat,
swarms of flies - Cathedral - Bishops of Aosta - Calvin -
Church of St. Ours
Cool of evening — Moonlight walk
CHAPTER VI.
Anselm
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Aosta - Antiquities — Triumphal arch - History and conquest of Salassi
- Foundation of Roman city - Augusta Prætoria - Plan of streets and
Porta Prætoria - Walls - Mediæval remains - Porte de Bra-
gates
mafam Amphitheatre and Roman remains- Sœurs de St. Joseph
Cafés and journals - Pilgrimage to the hermitage of St. Grat- Return
of procession-College-Tour du Lépreux - Lepers Goître and
crétins Xavier de Maistre — Preparations for the mountains
- VAL D'OLLOMONT.-VAL DE BIONA.
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Mule, muleteer, and baggage- Start for Val Pellina - Views above Aosta
Rovent and trout-stream
ing works Ollomont-
Valpelline Difficulties - Copper-smelt-
Mines Night at the Châlets of By - Smug-
gling Alpine life - Bed in the hay - Fenêtre de Chermontane
Glacier scenes Return to Valpelline - Hospitality - Ascent of Val de
Biona - Quarters at the Cure's — Châlets of Prerayen
CHAPTER VIII.
VAL ST. BARTHÉLEMY.
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Start from Biona - Gorge of Oyace - Ascent to Chalets of Vessoney
Chamois hunters-Col de Vessoney Last climb - Summit - Melting
snow- - Descent to St. Barthelemy - Lose the track — Overtaken by
night - St. Barthélemy Night at the cure's Party of priests —
Schools and education - Fenêtre de St. Barthélemy - Suspicious cha-
racters-Torgnon — Antey - Valtouruanche ..
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CHAPTER IX.
VAL TOURNANCHE.
Valtournanche - Pass of Mont Cervin — Arrangements for ascent
Châlets
of Breuil-Sunrise Ascent of Glacier- Col St. Théodule - Meynet's
cabin Scene from summit Mont Cervin - An ascent of the Breit-
horn - Animal and vegetable life— Earthquake - Return to Valtour-
nanche-Night quarters Descent to Châtillon
d'Aosta Châtillon
Geology - Val
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CHAPTER X.
Châtillon to Turin - Plains of Piedmont - Turin - Vaudois church and
service - Roman Catholic Church in Piedmont - Population of Turin
Tunnel through Mont Cenis Fruit-market- Return to Châtillon
Ivrea - Geology of south side of Alps - Val d'Aosta - Scenery — Pro-
ductions Inhabitants - Costume - Pont St. Martin - Fort Bard
Castle of Verrex - Hemp-picking - Châtillon Château d'Usselle
Château de Challant and garden-Baths of St. Vincent -- Mule diffi-
culties
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Start from Châtillon- Festival of St. Grat - Ascent of Col de Jon - Sum-
mit View into Val d'Ayas Glimpse of Monte Rosa - "Les Alle-
mands d'Ayas" - Torrent Blanche-Night-quarters "chez l'Enfant "
Châlets of Susselle - Furca di Betta - Descent into Val de Lys-
Noversch Gressoney St. Jean ..
Gressoney St. Jean - Excursions Noversch - Visit to Herr Zumstein-
Conformation and topography of Monte Rosa Zumstein's ascents
Recent ascents - The Lyskam by sunset-Sunday festa and costumes
-Pointe de Combetta View of Monte Rosa A sunset scene -
Descent in the dark
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CHAPTER XIII.
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VAL DE LYS.
Expedition with Zumstein to Lys Glacier-Recent advance of glacier-
Vegetation on the Nase" Salt-licks and chamois - Gressoney la
Trinité- Baron Peccoz - Projected expedition to Val de Cogne - The
baron's collection: horns of bouquetin and chamois - Failure of ascent
of Grauhaupt-Start for Cogne - Descent of Val de Lys- Issime -
Gorge of Guillemort - Fontainemore - Rich scenery- Gold-mines of
Liliane - Val d'Aosta -
St. Martin to Fort Bard
CHAPTER XIV.
VAL DE CHAMPOKCHER.-VAL DE COGNE.
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Difficult mule ascent - Pont Bosel - Trout-stream - Halt at Champorcher
Royal sportsmen-Châlets of Dondegna-Tradition of Notre Dame
de la Neige-Fenêtre de Cogne - Summit- Lammergeiers - Glacier
scenes Châlets of Chavannes- Night descent to Cogne - Dangerous
Strange quarters - The curé and his brother Sunday in the
mountains Costumes Ascent of the Grivola - Magnificent view-
Return to Cogne - The Bouquetin
route
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CHAPTER XV.
VAL DE COGNE. VAL D'AOSTA. VAL CHALLANT.
Start with the Professor - Iron-mines
- VAL DE LYS.
- Descent of Val Cogne-In-
scriptions Medicinal uses of ferns Hermit of Fenis · Roman
aqueduct, Pont d'Ael- View into Val d'Aosta - Aimaville
- Fare at
cabaret - Giant's grave Bridge of St. Marcel - Copper-mines and
"Fontaine Bleue" Chambave wine-Leone d'Oro, Châtillon —
Difficulty with carabiniers Entrance of Val Challant-Hemp
and materials of dress - Fair of Challant - Brussone - Col de Ranzola
Return to Gressoney - Last evenings with friends
Col d'Ollen - Discovery of soldier's body — Gabiet See-The Gemstein
- Mysterious tracks - Splendid panorama - Limits of French and
Italian influence - Descent on Alagna- The curé- His ascents of
Monte Rosa Val Sesia and the Val Sesians - Vestiges of ancient glacier
- Gold and copper mines. - Torrente Bianco - Pile Alpe- Noble view
of Monte Rosa - Rich vegetation - Riva- Church and frescoes-
Descent of Val Sesia