. Switzerland: and the adjacent portions of Italy, Savoy, and Tyrol : handbook for travellers . Kilometer J 1:33:000 °c= Xorclen _m B SingenSrJaffhausan <C_ I. HKapiteOiaus B3 ■POtTJipll Aim tillt ■- rffffgn a£nSr^53ES5X3p» FALLS OF THE RHINE. I. Route 9. 33 the right bank about 48. Above the Falls the river is 125 yds. the rapids and the cataracts a few hundred paces farther up areincluded, the total height of the Falls is nearly 100. (Level of theRhine below the falls 1180.) In June and July the river is swollenwith melting snow. Before 8 and after 3 rainbows
. Switzerland: and the adjacent portions of Italy, Savoy, and Tyrol : handbook for travellers . Kilometer J 1:33:000 °c= Xorclen _m B SingenSrJaffhausan <C_ I. HKapiteOiaus B3 ■POtTJipll Aim tillt ■- rffffgn a£nSr^53ES5X3p» FALLS OF THE RHINE. I. Route 9. 33 the right bank about 48. Above the Falls the river is 125 yds. the rapids and the cataracts a few hundred paces farther up areincluded, the total height of the Falls is nearly 100. (Level of theRhine below the falls 1180.) In June and July the river is swollenwith melting snow. Before 8 and after 3 rainbows areformed by the sun in the clouds of silvery spray. The spectacle isalso very impressive by moonlight. Of the four limestone-rocks which rise above the Falls, that nearestthe left bank has been worn by the action of the water to one-third ofits original thickness, but has lately been buttressed with masonry. Whenviewed from a boat below, the rocks seem to tremble. The central andhighest rock, surmounted by a small pavilion, may be reached by boat,and ascended by a path protected by a railing. The Falls are seen hereto the best advantage. The passage, which on
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