to pay. A horse or mule costs, with a man or lad to accompany it, from 6 to 9 francs per diem; from Grindelwald to the Faulhorn and back, 9 francs; to the Glaciers, 2 francs; to the Eismeer, 4 francs. The following schemes of routes exhibit the various modes of reaching the most noted scenery of the Oberland. The distances from point to point are expressed according to the Swiss and German custom, not by any definite measure of length, but by stunde, or hour's walking. The stunde varies, according to the nature of the ground, from 3 to 2 English miles. The letter m represents minutes' walking. 1. FROM INTERLACKEN TO MEYRINGEN, 6. FROM GRINDELWALD TO LAUTERBRUNNEN, 7. FROM LAUTERBrunnen to thE STAUBBACH, 10 minutes. 8. FROM LAUTERBRUNNEN TO THE SCHMADRIBACH, 9. FROM LAUTERBUNNEN TO THE SCHMADRIBACH, by Wintereck, 7 stunden, 15 m. Hauteur du Staubbach 50 m. Pont de Sefinen. 35 m. Grümmelwald 10. FROM THUN TO UNTERSEEN, by Gunten, 4 stunden. 11. FROM THUN TO GRINDELWALD, 94 stunden. To Unterseen see No. 10, 43 st. Pont de la Lütschinen 15 m. 20 15 m. . 10 .30 10 12. FROM MEYRINGEN TO THE GRIMSEL, 6 stunden. Pont de l'Aar Pont sur l'Aar Imhof 10 Rocher, Bose, Seite For those who propose to travel the customary road by Lauterbrunnen, Grundelwald, the Scheideck, and Meyringen, to the Hospice of the Grimsel, no guide is in the least necessary. Groups of tourists may be seen traversing the route on a fine summer's day. The way cannot be mistaken; even the traces of horses and mules would suffice to assure the hesitating traveller. At the same time, those who prefer the convenience of an attendant, who would willingly shift their small baggage to other shoulders, may engage the services of a guide, and will find his company instructive. Lads will present themselves, who, for a couple of francs per diem (no back-pay), will show the way, and point out objects of interest. For excursions over the Grimsel, the Furca, or the Brienzergrat, or upon the Rothhorn or Faulhorn, a guide is indispensable. They may be engaged at the nearest villages and inns,—at the Grimselspital, Brienz, or Grindelwald. INTERLACKEN. The space between the lakes of Thun and Brienz is occupied by the valley of Interlacken, one of the most popular spots in all Switzerland. Its form is somewhat singular. Surrounded by lofty mountains, it is nevertheless open, and might almost be called a plain. On the east and west it looks towards the two lakes, and on the south towards the valley of Lauterbrunnen,-its boundaries thus giving it a triangular configuration. The beauty and fertility of this little valley are extraordinary. The greenest and most luxuriant meadows, the richest and most variegated foliage, orchards red with fruit, gardens enamelled with flowers, form altogether a picture of singular beauty. The plain is strewed with picturesque eminences, rocky, and overspread with fine timber; and along the right side of the Aar the bank rises gradually up to the old mountains which shut in the valley. The immediate environs present the picturesque in most various aspects, and the peaks of the Silberhorn, Mönch, Eiger, and Jungfrau are the boundaries of its horizon. The climate is delightfully soft; and in the hottest sun, the fine avenues of walnut-trees offer an effectual shade. Interlacken has, since some years, changed its physiognomy and aspect. It is no longer a Swiss village, but an English settlement. The wooden houses, with their long inscriptions from the Psalms, their high-pitched roofs and oval windows, have been replaced by comfortable habitations. The indigent have been sent away to Unterseen, and the village is now almost exclusively occupied by English tourists and residents. The houses and hôtels, which nearly make up Interlacken, are sprinkled about amid the trees upon either side of a broad avenue which extends from lake to lake. Hôtels.-The Jungfrau, the best for passing guests (charge, five francs per diem with wine); the Belvedere, in the centre of the village, opposite the Lauterbrunnen valley, very good; and the Hôtel d'Interlacken, indifferent. The two last lie near the Brienzer-see, without, however, commanding the view of the lake. Besides these, there are as many as a dozen well-built and well-appointed houses, called pensions, which, within and without, fulfil every purpose of luxury and convenience. Formerly, these were open as boarding-houses only to strangers intending to make a considerable stay at Interlacken; but they may now be used as hôtels by travellers remaining but a day; while those who stay four or five days, or longer, may live en pension, paying for board and lodging, without wine, for five or six francs a-day. The best |