5 October 1905 - Thursday
Left Steigwille [Gsteigwiler] and commenced our mountain climb to Wingern [Wengen], a village high up on the side of the Alps close to the Yung Frau [Jungfrau].[N7] We passed the Stoub bach [Staubbach] where the water falls hundreds of feet in the air into dust.[N8] We visited a friend in same place, a sister of Sister Gortch named Von Allman.
6 October 1905 - Friday
Visited Friend Anna Schluchter. From there we went to Lauterbrun[n]en where we visited a friend named Hansel Graf[.] Bro. Hirshi is all his these farewell before taking his departure for America. The weather is still stormy. Snowing this morning. Went by the Buentzer [Brienzer] See to Brientz [Brienz], from there took train to Mürringen [Meiringen].[N9] Visited a family by the name of Steiner. From
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there we went to Unterstock[,] a little village high up in the mountains. It is a steep climb over rocks where it was dangerous to climb. Bro. Hirshi is preaching to the friend 11 P.M. We have been so late every night[.] so late I am wore out.
7 October 1905 - Saturday
Left Unterstock for Bern to attend Con[ference]- Priesthood meeting
8 October 1905 - Sunday
[At] Mettlen by Walternvel [Wattenwil we] held [a] Sacrement Meeting at Bro. Berlers. Held evening Meeting at Dür[r]enast.
9 October 1905 - Monday
Sept. [Oct] 9th. Went to Engestein [Enggistein] bei Biglen to visit sister Gross. Her daughter was prepering to go to America with Bro. Hirshi. Stayed over night there.[N10]
NOTES:
[N7]: A little further south from Interlaken. 1891 Map:
Wengen is even further south:
[N8] Fred was not exaggerating here. He was in the valley of 72 waterfalls, many of which did plummet a hundred feet or more.
[N9] These were on the east side of Brienzer See. 1891 map:
[N10] This is likely the place Fred mentioned in this postcard, where he pinpoints where he stayed the night in the photo.
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