O E R the Lake, and Its Environs
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G U DE O) E R TH E LA KE AND ITS ENVIRO NS , WITH NU IAERO US ILLUS TRATIO NS B E L I GO E BY GE R. W HR I , H RSB RU MN ER, TZ &c . , PLA N O F THE CITY, K E O APS &c M A P O F THE LA E O F L UC RN E, RO A M , . M a w B C H E E R . y d . I ssue d b y C LO LUCR THE OFFICIAL OMMITTEE OF CAL DEVELOPMENT, E NE N S EVE N T E EN T H E DI T I O N I ‘9 () G i L U CE E N E E ’ F R E I G N PRI N T IN G O FFI CE H . KE L L R S O L U CE R N E d in th h a S i z rland and i hin unn e e e rt of w t e , w t easy reach all ha is randes in the scener the A l s g of t t g t y of p , Lucerne is the point to which converge all who travel hr u h he c un r r m n r h s u h r m eas wes . t o g t o t y f o o t to o t , f o t to t Fr m C ns ance and urich r m B asle and O l en r m o o t Z , f o t , f o G n a nd B rn ra ll each h n the hree e ev a e e, t ve ers r t e tow by t main lines of railway ; every train that crosses the B xfinig in s a n er f m h B se O land and r s eam br g p sse g s ro t e erne ber , eve y t boat that furrows the Lake is laden with tourists from the F res Can ns hile the S t G hard Rail a urr in o t to , w . ot w y b ow g through the A lps brings its quota of travellers from the sunny h for n n h n min he am us Sout , Lucer e forms the ort er ter us of t f o in erna i nal line Thus it is ha r m the timc hen the t t o . t t f o w chestnuts on the beautifulquay are op ening their rosy blossom s the in reezes ill la e in O c er hen the au umn a l to spr g b , t t tob w t ' inds in s ri the lea es r m the re s the fl d w b eg to t p v f o t e , oo of r i i n a s s ha n o one ca n fo e gn vis tors ever ce se to flow, o t t claim to lnow S witzerland unless he has sp ent p a rt of a sum m er a t L ucerne. L ucerne as not al a s as it is now the metro olis o w w y , , p f the travelling world ; this it has b ecome o nly since mankin d e an a e deli h in su lime scener I n er earl b g to t k g t b y . v y y da hen m un ains laciers and rren s ere re arded ys, w o t , g to t w g h lin s aw a her han admira i n a li le as wit fee g of e r t t of t o , tt ’ sembla e fishermen s hu s s d on the an s the Reuss g of t too b k of . T he first event of importance in the history of this villag e d n en S L e d ar a was the foun ing of the co v t of t. o eg bout the ar . The illa e which deri ed its name L ucerne ye 735 v g , v of “ ” fr m the rd L ud ar a c rru i n L eode ar raduall o wo g , o pt o of g , g y r in a n whi h s n ain d c n r l r h rade g ew to tow , c oo obt e o t o ove t e t of the lak e on which it stoo d. When the peasantry of the interio r Cantons concluded the alliance out of which in c urse ime r e the S iss R e u lic L uc rn did n t o of t os w p b , e e o hesi a e in hem o ha fr m th ear th i r t t to jo t , s t t o e y 1332 e h sto y of the Co nfederacy was also that of L ucerne ; and up to the n rmed li e urich and B erne n th 1848 tow fo k Z , o e of e sea s the Federal die T he old fl a s in the Ra haus t of t . g t an d in the Franciscan Church b ear witness to the fidelity with which the burghers suppo rted their compatriots in the wars that secured S witzerland its indep endence ; and when the land had no longer to defend itself against fo reign enemies the men of L ucerne were loth to lay down their weapons ; they chose rather to enlist under the b anners of r i n s a es Wha as n the fo e g t t . tever verdict we may p s upo s s em mercenar mili ar s r ice L ucerne can at leas y t of y t y e v , t boast that its sons were faith ful to the masters they pledged “ " themselves to serve : the L io n of L ucerne is the w ell- known m num n - o e t of their heroism and self sacrifice. i u The situation of L ucerne is wonderfully p cturesq e. Whil h a h d ra rnmen and e B erne is t e se t of t e Fe e lgove t , urich a c n h n and o f h c mmerce while Z e tre of t e scie ces t e o , B asle b as its rade and its ene len ins i u i ns and o ts t b vo t t t t o , G ene a urishin indus ries L ucerne claims re-eminence v its flo g t , p e r m all for th a t its sc ner inde d one ov the e be u y of e y ; e , could live in the city for y ears without exhausting the al s and e cursi ns for hich the en ir ns ar am h w k x o w v o e f ous. T e dweller in L ucerne must needs be an ardent lover of nature and an en husias ic m un ain clim er fo on t t o t b , r one side of him s ands the Ri i and on the her Pila us While e t g ot t , b etw en them lies the gleaming expanse of the L ake of the Four Can ns i h the sn ran es the A l nd it I n to , w t owy g of ps beyo . whichever directio n we direct our steps we are surp rised and deli h ed i h the au i s ha g t w t be t e t t meet us. I t is not therefore solely its positio n in the centre of S witzerland that makes Lucerne the rendezvous of the uris s who fl c it ummer a e summ h to t o k to s ft r er. O f t e or ra ellers isi in t e n each ear we ma t v v t g h tow y , y be sure that those its b eauties attract are at least as numerous as those who visit it merely b ecause it is one of the prin ei e l s a i ns on heir r u e p t t o t o t . N um erous guide-book s to L ucerne and its environs have ‘ en u lish d and an b ai d at he ell s he s be p b e , c e obt ne t books er s p in the ci The ec the resen li le r is ty . obj t of p t tt wo k to give an extract of the somewhat bulky monographs already i in and h n isi L ern i h ex st g, t us to p rese t the v tor to uc e w t a reliable and handy guide to the city and the places of in ter st in its icini e v ty . H E I T A W A L K T H R O U G H T C Y .