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romantic valleys abound: Tliere are the industrious Wiesen- Ihal, the attractive Kanderllial, the lovely valley of Badenweiler, the Münsterthal teeming with mineral wealth, the cnchanting valleys of Simonswald and Waldkirch, th c Bleich- and Kirnhalderlhal with thcir wooded glens, the picturesque Schutterthal , the Kinzigthal with its changeful scenery, the Renchthal, renowned for its many sources, the fine valley of Oberkappel, the incomparable valley of Baden, the “never- sufficiently-to-be-admired ” valley of the Mourg, the fine Albthal, and last, but not least, the lovely and sccluded valley of the Enz. Most of these valleys receive their names from the rivers and streamlets traversing thcm.
No portion of the globe of an equal extent can make such a sliow of mineral springs. They are the hearers of an inexhaustible stock of sanative powers. There are more than fifty of tliem, some of which enjoy even a transatlantic fame. Wc sliall hut name a few of the more renowned as we meet with them, proceeding from South to North: their names are: Badenweiler, Salzburg , Grünem, Glotterbad, Sug- genlhal, Freiersbach, Sulzbach, Antogast, Peterslhal, Griesbach, Rippoldsau, Hubbad, Wildbad, Baden, Rolhenfels, Liebenzell, Deinach etc.
Another interesting featurc the Black Forest presents, r.onsists in the many mountain-lakes, some of which are found on very high altitudes. The most rcmarkable of them are: the Feldsee 3400 F., the Titisee 2600 F., the Schluchsee 2700 F., the Wildsee near Wildbad 2817 F., the Mummelsee 3186 F., the Nonnenmaltweiher with a floating island, and the Eichenersee, whose waters at times totally disap- pear, when its bottom is plantcd with com, and yields an abundant harvest; until the whole is lost again for a series of years beneath the returning' waves.
Although the Black Forest is hut rarely visited by the