. A complete geography. ds andraw materials for manu-facture. Therefore Zurichis the centre of one of theprincipal manufacturingdistricts, and is itself espe-cially noted for the manu-facture of silks, cotton, andmachinery. The St. Gothard Tunnel, from which the railway takes its name, is the longest tun-nel in the world, and is a marvel of engineering skill. Before reaching the main tunnel several smaller ones are entered, through whichthe train winds in a spiral course so that once or twice a passenger comes out of the mountainalmost directly over the point where he entered it; and in some e
. A complete geography. ds andraw materials for manu-facture. Therefore Zurichis the centre of one of theprincipal manufacturingdistricts, and is itself espe-cially noted for the manu-facture of silks, cotton, andmachinery. The St. Gothard Tunnel, from which the railway takes its name, is the longest tun-nel in the world, and is a marvel of engineering skill. Before reaching the main tunnel several smaller ones are entered, through whichthe train winds in a spiral course so that once or twice a passenger comes out of the mountainalmost directly over the point where he entered it; and in some easeshe can see far below him, two places, one above the other, at whichthe tram entered to follow its spiral course in the mountain rock. Thismethod of construction is rendered necessary because the grade is sosteep that a tram could not be drawn directly up a straight track Themain tunnel which is nine and one-fourth miles long, is quite silk-makmg is the chief manufacturing industry in Switzerland, this. Fig. 443. The Matterhorn peak, one of the steepest in Switzer-land. 436 EUROPE tunnel, by opening connection with the raw silk market of northern Italy,has greatly aided in its development. The value of such tunnels is furtherindicated by the fact that, notwithstanding the great expense, another,the Simplon Tunnel, is now being built a short distance west of thg Basel, which, with its suburbs, forms the second centre of popu-lation in Switzerland, is the busiest railway point in the is on the main line of the St. Gothard railway, and on the Rhine
Size: 1347px × 1856px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectgeograp, bookyear1902
