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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