AGENTS IN AMERICA
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
66 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK
THE ALPS DESCRIBED BY W. MARTIN CONWAY PAINTED BYA. D. McCORMICK
LONDON
ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK
1904
HAYMAKERS IN THE VAL MAGGIA
The loads carried by the women are enormous in size, what they are in weight I don't know; but many of them are larger than those shown in the picture. One load I measured was twice the height of the woman.
CONTENTS
THE TREASURES OF THE SNOW 1
HOW TO SEE MOUNTAINS 22
HOW MOUNTAINS ARE MADE 46
ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF ALPS 72
THE MOODS OF THE MOUNTAINS 101
MOUNTAINS ALL THEYEAR ROUND 128
TYPES OF ALPINE PEAKS 151
PASSES 177
GLACIERS 202
ALPINE PASTURES 226
THE HUMAN INTEREST 251
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