Switzerland ; and the adjacent portions of Italy, Savoy and Tyrol ; handbook for travellers . Falls is to follow the route describedbelow (cross the bridge to Schloss Laufen, descend to the Fischetz, crossto the Schlosschen Worth, and return along the right bank, iya hr. in all).This round is often taken in the reverse direction, but as the Fischetz,the most striking point of all, is then visited first, the other points losemuch of their impressiveness. The **Falls of the Rhine, locally called the Laufen, one ofthe finest cascades in Europe, descend in three leaps over an irre-gular rocky ledg
Switzerland ; and the adjacent portions of Italy, Savoy and Tyrol ; handbook for travellers . Falls is to follow the route describedbelow (cross the bridge to Schloss Laufen, descend to the Fischetz, crossto the Schlosschen Worth, and return along the right bank, iya hr. in all).This round is often taken in the reverse direction, but as the Fischetz,the most striking point of all, is then visited first, the other points losemuch of their impressiveness. The **Falls of the Rhine, locally called the Laufen, one ofthe finest cascades in Europe, descend in three leaps over an irre-gular rocky ledge. Above the falls the river is 125 yds. broad. Theheight of the unbroken fall next the left bank is 62, next the rightbank 49. If the rapids and the cataracts a few hundred paces fartherup are included, the total height of the falls is nearly 100. (Levelof the Rhine below the falls 1180.) In June and July the river isswollen with melting snow. Before 8 and after 3 rain-bows are formed by the sun in the clouds of silvery spray. Thespectacle is very impressive also by ^so^i^^AnstaltV^ FALLS OF THE KHINE. I- Route 9. 37 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 takes only a few minutes, isfree from danger (1-2 pers. 3 fr.; each additional person 1 fr.). — It iscurious that no mention of these falls occurs in history before 960. Ithas therefore been supposed that they did not exist until about a thousandyears ago, and that, while the bed of the river below the falls has beenhollowed by erosion, the deepening process above th
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