Travel in the Bernese Oberland

VII

written, sometimes verbal, reports, explanations, and information, for which I cannot be grateful enough, and have shared so much that is attractive with me that I was not able to include every contribution here, even if there were room left for my own interpretation.

I must also mention several manuscript collections, especially regarding the description of Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald, which were turned over to me with obliging readiness and for very good use through the kindness of Professor Studer from the estate of his late brother, the clerk Gottlieb Studer of Langnau.

If my book is still imperfect despite all these excellent aids, it proves how entirely inexhaustible the subject is, and over how many things ignorance or doubt still prevails. I have therefore intentionally provided not a description, but a journey. The former seemed to me to promise far too much; the latter, however, allowed me to remain silent where I knew nothing at all,