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Charmoz and de Greppon, and to the right of these 

 loom up the bright summits of the Blatiere, the Midi, 

 the Mont Maudit, which from this point masks 'the crest 

 of Mont Blanc, and the Dome and Aiguille du Gouter, 

 lifting themselves upon the shoulders of Mont Blanc. 



We pause here to enjoy the changing aspects of this 

 magnificent scene. The Mont Blanc mass rises before us 



CHAMONIX AND MOXT BLAXC FROM NEAR TllK FOOT OF THE 

 GLACIER DES BOIS. THE ARVE AND THE VILLAGE OF CHA- 

 MONIX, WITH BASE OF THE MONTANVERT ON THE LEFT. BE- 

 YOND IS THE GLACIER DES BOSSONS DESCENDING FROM THE 

 SUMMIT OF MONT BLANC (NOT SHOWN). TO THE RIGHT OF 

 MONT BLANC IS THE DOME DU GOUTER, AND NEXT 'iIIE 

 AIGUILLE DU GOUTER. IN THE VALLEYS BEYOND THE GLACIER 

 DES BOSSONS ARE THE GLACIER DE TACONNAY AND THE GLACIER 

 DE LA GRIA. FROM A PHOTOGRAPH BY J. LEVY ET CIE., PARIS. 

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