To the Weft is a viev? where the aweful, or rather the horrible
predominates. A chain of rocky mountains, fome conoid, but
united by links of a height equal to moft in North Britain, with
Tides dark, deep, and precipitous, with fummits broken, iharp,
ferrated, and fpiring into all terrific forms; with fnowy glacieres
lodged in the deep ihaded apertures. Thefe crags are called
Squr-fein, or hills o f wine: they rather merit the title of Squr-
Jhain, or rocks o f wind; for here Molus may be faid to make his
refidence, and be ever employed in fabricating blafts, fqualls and
hurricanes, which he fcatters with no fparing hand over the fubjacent
vales and lochs.
Moft agreeably detained with the good family o f Bmdonnel by
a violent fall of rain, which rendered the waters impaffable. Obferve
after dinner that Clo'ud-lenies*, that grow on the adjacent mountains,
were ferved as a defert.
After taking a Beoch-an-doruis, or a door-cup, proceed fouth,
afcend a fteep hill far above a bank wooded with various trees,
among others the wych-elm grew native. T o the Weft were the
vaft mountains, naked, rugged and dreary, their bafes Hoping,
furrowed with long clefts, emptying their precipitated waters into
the river beneath. Defcend into a vale with birch trees thinly
/Scattered over i t : arid the extremity crofted by a high rock wooded
and divided in the middle by a vaft and foaming cataraft,
the waters of Loch-nan-niun, or the lake o f birds. On the weft
fide is an amazing mountain fteeply floping, compofed o f a
wbitifh marble, fo extenfive, fmooth, gloffy and even, as to appear
J u l y 3 1 .
A u g u s t x.
* Ruiui Chmitmrus.
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