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Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland by George Forrest Browne
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decorating unknown cavities, beyond the general physical law to which
all the glacières would seem to be exceptions.

Mignot now became communicative as to the amount of ice supplied by his
glacière, the lower of the two we had seen; and his statistics were so
utterly confused, that I gave him ten centimes and an address, and
charged him to write it all down from his account-book, and send it by
post. The letter was accordingly written on July 24, and after trying
many unsuccessful addresses in various parts of Switzerland, it finally
reached England in the middle of September. It tells its own tale
sufficiently well, and is therefore given here with all the mistakes of
the original.

'Mon cher Monsieur Browne,--J'ai beaucoup tardé a vous écrire les
détails promis, sans doute je ne voulait pas vous oublier; nous sommes
affligés dans nôtre maison ma femme et gravement malade ce qui me donne
beaucoup de tourment jour et nuit, enfin ce n'est pas ce qui doit faire
nôtre entretient.

En 1863. Nous avons exploité comme suit. (Dépenses.)


Aoust 27 10 journées pour confectionner les Echelles et les poser.
" 29 3 journées pour couper la glasse.
" 31 11 journées pour sortir la glasse avec les hôtes.
" 31 4 chars a deux chevaux pour ammener
Menés la charge a deux: dès St. Georges a
Septembre 1 Gland plusieurs autres journées pour accompagner
les chars. 70 pots de vin bu
en faisant ces chargements, pour trois
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