3 6* A U S T R IA N DOMI N I ONS .
L akes.
Mountains.
Rluetian
• A lp s .
length, by eîghtrin breadth,. ând abounding with'fifth The Neufidler*
lake, abdut . .thirty miles SqE. ©F" Vienna, is*' about -thirteen.'fnilés^in.-
length by four in : breadth. It is almoft furrounded -by fens ; and is
chiefly remarkable- for being in the vic$iiity of Eifenftadt-, the princely
réfidence of the family :of Efterhazy. On the E. of . the Tiefs is the
lake of.Palitzer, about eight miles' in length. In Tranfylvania is the,
Tfege 'To ; and many fmall lakes are fituated amidft the .Carpathian
mountainir!* j
In conlidering the varions . elevated chains which diverfify ’ÿtS®
Auftriàn territories^ thé defcription .fhall begin with wéftern ex*-
tretniries, and terminate with the eaftern. In g this .point ' of view the
Rhætian or Tyrolefe Alps will claim the firft attention. . : Thefeehiefly
proceed in a dirédtioh from the S-. W. t«o the N."d$»,;Ot front thé Valid
Lne^ to the rafehbilhöptóék o f üàlzbhrg» This Sauflure has obferved
is the general coOrfe o f the Alpine chains.4 The' Brenndr mbuïïtaïrïs^.
for fitch is therfaoderm namé o f the Rhætian ; Alps, rital-the grand'iA||)8
bf frmfferiand in numerous glactera pand likboiHer grà»Aehai^ pré-
fcnt exterior barriers, that on the N; being -diftingnfft edby thé naèié-
o f Spitz, while that on the & is termed VedrettotV; -On i£fel|r|
there is almoft -a gradual àfeënt, froth Tient, tb thó
The primitive or greateft elevations’arife töJthe 'N. o f Steriring, vihdhee-
ftreams proceed towards the river Inn'bhfhê'S. antAEé A ^ ^ ioh fih e
S., and the Eifâc r ie f c é n d s^ précipitons tcnrê^^ ^ànôdpi majShs'i o f
granite, petrofilex, and marble, while the avalaneBfes become dangerous
to Jravellfers. “ The naked and togged peaks ;bf the mounts. Lorenzen,
Fartfcbel, tod Tfchafatfeh, raife their towering heads towardsr-,the
N. W., -and to the S. E. ure thofe of Glander, ScMo^ : and;
Patlanfer. Their futnmks are entirely bare ; and fee® M be ctojtpofal
o f granité.” The glacier moft éafy of fuoeefs is that' o f iStuben,.; the
centre of which prefents many Alpine pitots ; and thé granite and
porphyry are Frequently covered with calcareous ftone. ' The glacier o f
Stuhen is 4,692 feet above the level of the fea, and prefents the .lafual
phenomena of ftteh fcenes, with -beautiful pyramids of azure, which
in funfhme refledt a blaze of light. The mountain fpecially called
4 V o l. viii. 241. 5 Beaumont’ s R h * t . A lp s , London, 1792 fol. p. 37, See.
Brenner
fU'G5H A P.-1 M7f N A T U REA G E 0 6 1 A PHY. ;
Bre nn ^rus; 1 «accOrdi^fo'Beaumont; p n ly 5,109 feet1 ahove the fea. T h e Mount.
fodb^oft€ifelsato^$plaeefRn££tli'jF..ih<'the cehtjretof fee Tyrolefe .chain:
towards -the *E. Trom; the 'midft'fpfea lo n g ! c to r f e fo f glaciers* rtormug
N? E.'4W'S‘.' W.* v.r#iig Rifl’d grand'-mountain1 .Gfefrorn, %. ■ mafs' o f granite
Towered w itb ^ 'w ^ f fn ^w ^ a n d io to fM i^ e -lii^ h e fl; «peaks o f the Rbaetian
A lp s : !M ^the vtieft'fe^Habkfcfpi^pfiirmallan h e i g h t b u t to the S. iW*
i s ' TributaaU, -another ilftn-pendoHsi peak o f th e ^ g re a f Brenner. - chaim
The- Bodk-kb^o is tool&einsva'ft peak, riffing little, inferior to. Gefrorn,
to d inthe'fame'laritiaidfe, but towards the weft,4
'Towards the W.rahd'w.'< ©EJIBfprue-k -are, fevera!-, detaMie4*pj®pn£ains,
covered with,'cbpftanil|p|i!,0w- ;4.am®ng' Whicfetth^p the
mo ft remarkable;-! \bfepl? ,the gjapjers are fou^d1|rp^p|^||a%i«Qf;,yari0us
dolours^ -vulgarly;'-ealfed rubies, qt&ei^ls, $cq. -'and the,in^pof; ranges
{$f;$he -Tyrolefe mountains contain mines o f lilver, coppgri,; lg |^ , |jj§|j&u
cury, iron, alum, aftd>fulphU4 * In 'the vale ;<pf ^ ilfis ,a jminp pf-gold,
which ibarely defrays the expence and - labbUr. ■ Towards ;4hp'^ the
mountains are rich in wood and pafturage; but thg por^h^'n l^y.s, rire
bleak and barren. T h e. inferior mountains are, as jufeal,. ijafeareous^
®r argilUdeouS'4 b u t thofe .©f.Verner 3.59 granitic. -T^^TjfSpJ^fe Alp?
being fekloto' vifited by travellers,', if vjas judged, proper,itp give, rather
jam ample defcription. ,
-yld the p f to i^ # jW ^ s rd ® ith e and E., of-Tyrol, the mountains,! are Italia».
-®0$;*of-dStieh ooofrder^ble e l e v a tk m y p t the northern -ga^fs o f the terri-
|pry,'. f o r p ^ l y iy e n to to ^ T r ^^P5lt- x o n fid e ri^ e > ^iUfi,(jbrtochH)g
from th e Bwife ,-and Tyrolefe-Alps,- A mipufe ^numeration w^ulAh?
^p^^JoM^BialdOj'pif fh e £ a ftjo £ jh ? lak e -p a rd a , pauft n p t
b e omitted, having become rem®rkable,amqng botaniRs by a Variety c f
curious plants. M o u n t Bolca, fifty miles N. W.,,of -Venice, is noted
fo r foffil fifti in argillaceous fchiftus. T h e Euganpan hills, -ne.a-r Padua,
have been fuppofed to. be volcanic. But leaving, th e uncertain pofe Carnic.
feflions in Italy, the prpyinqes o f Cari-nthia and 'Carniola p.refent many
" 6 Beaumont’ s Rhset. A lp s , 59. T h e Brennei;, or burning hill, is .fo called on '.accomit
•of the frequent thunder ftorms. Ib. 65. 'T h e ’Glockher and Ortel are' computed at r 1,^06
- :feet. In the a'tdhbifhopric o f Salzburg the Hdehidiofri at 16 j&6$. Month ly Mag; ix. 53.5). 4
. 51 * T.ufchingj 'vii 84.;fays Fewer is merely a Tyrolefe term for a' glacier.
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cohfiderable