treu is situated near the Ibot of the Pan de Sucre. The
mountain on the left is capped with gypsum._ The feet
ot the nearer mountains are in many parts covered with
gypsum and planted with vines. The white line, descending
from the snow into the valley, is the bed of a
torrent, partly filled with snow and ice.
Châtemc Duing and the Dent d’Alencon, on the Lake o f
Annecy.
Tins view has been described in Chapter I. and II.
of the present volume; but it may be proper to notice
that the lake, which appears to terminate here, passes on
the other side of the Château, and extends southward,
and is surrounded by the singularly-shaped mountains,
of which an outline is given, page 42, but which is less
distinct than was intended, owing to the shading in the
back ground. In the strata at the foot of the Dent
d Alencon may be seen an instance of the curved stratification,
so common in the calcareous mountains of
Savoy. The profile of the Dent d’Alencon is represented,
page 62.
The Aiguille de Dru, Chamouny,
Represents this extraordinary pyramid of granite, as
seen in going to the source of the Arveiron; the mountain
behind it is the Aiguille Vert, one of the highest
pinnacles in the Alps ; it is connected with the Aiguille
de Dru by a narrow ridge of rocks, which cannot be
seen in this view. The Glacier de Bois, which is seen
descending into the valley, is a continuation of the
Mer de Glace.
The Gibbon-Horn.
This view of the mountain, south of L’Hopital is
merely intended to give a faithful outline, representing
it as seen in shade, in the evening; in the morning,
when the south side of the mountain is illuminated, the
inequalities of its surface are visible and destroy the
effect of the contour.
The cut of Mont Grenier, Vol. I. Page 199., is intended
to represent a part of that mountain, seen at the
distance of about three miles from its base ; it was taken
among the heaps of fragments, which are the remains
of the great eboulement.
The section of the coal strata, on the Lake of Annecy,
Vol. I. Page 186., represents the southern end of the
mountain. The coal mine, at present worked, is situated
north of the line, D D, or behind the station
whence this section was drawn.
In the Evaporating House at Moutiers, called Maison
TEjpines, represented Page 230. Vol. I., the building
should have been drawn more than double its present
length, to preserve the just proportions, but as the
length of the page did not permit this, without reducing
the drawing too much to be distinct, the reader
must conceive each wing to be extended. The evaporating
houses for the higher degrees of concentration,
resemble this in every respect, except that they are only
half the length, and have a roof.
The other Cuts are sufficiently described in the text,
but it may be useful to state the pages where they
occur.
Mountains at the upper end of the Lake of Annecy, 42
Profile of the Dent d’Alengon, - - 62
Strata in the valley of Thone, - _ _ gg
Intermittent fountain - - _ 145
Les Charmettes, view of, - - - 153
Coal-mine of Entreveenne, - - - 186