A Pedaller Abroad Being An Illustrated Narrative of the Adventures And Experien
A Pedaller Abroad Being An Illustrated Narrative of the Adventures And Experien
C F a Charles F a Simonin
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Buchi. I 4 1 into an abyss ioo feet below, wetting the bridge with its spray. The scenery here is wild in the extreme, and lends colour to the many legends which one hears from the natives about the " Teufelsbrlicke. " Now descending by numerous windings the road traverses the dark rocky defile of the " Schollenen " to Goeschenen, the northern station of the St. Gothard Tunnel. The tunnel was begun on June 4th, 1872, at Goeschenen, and a month later at Airolo, and from then until its completion... on 29th February, 1880, an average of 2, 500 men were employed on this huge work. The highest point of the tunnel (as it is also the highest point of the railway) is about half-way through, the time occupied in transit varying from 17 to 20 minutes. Its construction cost sixty million francs, or £2, 400, 000 sterling, and it is stated that more than two million pounds weight of dynamite were used for blasting purposes in its structure. What a difference there is in architecture, costumes, and even the physiognomy of the people between one end of this tunnel (9% miles in length) and the other!
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