The Eskimos had lances, I an alpine axe.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
Grouped together at the feet of these pine-clad mountains, the pretty wooden houses of Weaverville have a certain tranquil and pastoral effect, not unlike many an alpine village.
"A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas"
Fanny Loviot
You drop down, down, down, to Polperro until you can look up and see the cows grazing high overhead as you might in an alpine valley, and then you plunge into the miniature confused streets of the town, and following them at random may or may not come out at the little port, and walking along the rude jetty see the outer harbour and the small beach.
"Cornwall"
G. E. Mitton