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of a glacier.—Crevasses in nfivA—Summit of the Pass.—A rapid descent.—Cause of glacier motion.—Dilatation theory.—Viscous theory.—Dr Tyndall’sobjections.—His explanation.—Marks of past glacier-action.—Moraines.—Perched blocks.—Explanation of their presence.—The erratics of Monthey and the Jura.—Rounded, polished, and scratched rocks.—Erosive power ofglaciers.—Epoch of their greatest extension.—Oscillations of glaciers inhistoric times.55
CHAPTER IV.
Glacieres.—Expedition to some near Annecy. —How to get breakfast.—Ascent to the Glaciere du Grand Anu.— Its entrance.—Description ofinterior.—Prismatic structure of the ice.—Glaciere de l’Enfer.—A subglacialreservoir.—Glaciere de Chappet-sur-Villaz.—Hidden tunnel in the ice.—
Return to Aviemoz.— Cause of Glacieres_Caverns.—The Beaume des
Vaudois.—Wind-lochs.—Perforated rocks_Legend of St Martin.—Springs.
—Salt Springs of Moutiers Tarentaise and Bex.—Baths— The Springs ofPfiifers and gorge of the Tamina.—Mines.88
CHAPTER V.
Avalanches.—Ice avalanches.—The avalanches of the Jungfrau.—Fall ofthe Bies Glacier.—Dust avalanches.—Ground avalanches.—Accidents fromavalinches on higher peaks.—Accident of the Col du Grant.—Slip onthe Piz Mortaratsch.—Avalanche on the Haut-de-Cry.—Other avalanches.
—Eject of noise.—Bergfalls.—Falls of the Diablerets.—Fall of the Rossberg.—Destruction of Pleurs.—Fall of Monte Antelao.—Land-slip at Cortina.—Flocds.—Bursting of the lake formed by the Getroz Glacier.—Storms.—Earthquakes.—Tourmentes.—Tourmente on the Grimsel.—Wind on MontBlare.—The Fdhn.—Thunder storms.—In a thunder cloud.—Colour of thesnow.—Luminous snow.—Red snow.—Colours of the sky.—Sunset on MontBlare.—Causes of the after-glow.113
CHAPTER VI.
Alpine Mammalia.—The Brown Bear.—Varieties.—Its habits.—Fightwith a bear.—‘A pleasant vulgar tale.’—Bears of Berne.—The wolf, itshabits.—The chase.—Anecdote.—The fox, its habits.—The lynx.—The wildcat.—The badger.—Other mammalia.—The beaver.—Rabbits and hares.—
The marmot, its habits.—The chamois, its habits and agility.—Chamois ’horrs.—Its food.—Bezoar.—Sense of hearing and smell.—An unexpectedmeeting.—Adventure of a chamois hunter, ‘ vestigia nulla retrorsum.’-—Endof a chamois hunter.—Poaching feuds.—The bouquetin, its horns.—Habits.—Legends.—Other quadrupeds.ICO