1830] JOURNAL— WELSH TOUS. 7 



Aug. 13. Started to go to the top of Moel Elion, a high moun- 

 tain on the left of the road to Beddgelert, which we reached after a 

 good deal of very uninteresting climbing, but were repaid by the 

 view from the top. 



Aug. 15. Started on a walk towards the mountains on the 

 Beddgelert road, and turned off to Mynydd Mawr, which is nearly 

 opposite to Moel Elion on the right of the road. All one side of it 

 consists of a precipice, up the side of which we ascended, where I 

 found the first mountain Saxifrage that I had ever seen grooving 

 {Saxifraga stellaris) ; and on another part of the same side of the 

 mountain we found Cryptogramma crispa in great plenty on our way 

 home. Also saw Callitriche autumnalis in great plenty in the river 

 which runs out of Llyn Cwellyn. Found Carabus glabratus on this 

 mountain running on the grass, never under stones. 



Aug. 19. Callitriche pedunculata in swamp near Newborough, 

 Anglesea. 



Aug. 28. Went out to catch water insects, and obtained a good 

 number, but got very wet in doing so. 



Aug. 29. Went to Mynydd Mawr to look for insects, but found 

 no land ones, and only some water ones; got quite wet through 

 by a storm on the top of the mountain. 



Aug. 30. Walked out with Mallet, and got geological specimens 

 for England. 



Aug. 31. Started on foot to ascend Snowdon ; we took no guide, 

 and found our way very well. Obtained a large number of plants 

 in the rocks near the mouth of the copper mine. It was unfortunately 

 very cloudy, so that we lost the view from the top. Returned to 

 Dolbadarn inn, where I slept. 



Sept. 1. Started at a quarter-past eight in the morning, and after 

 ascending part of Glydr-y-Vawr, passed through Llanberis Pass, at the 

 head of which I ascended another mountain on the left. Descended 

 into Nant Gwynant, which I followed to Beddgelert, where I dined, 

 and afterwards walked back to Carnarvon. Whilst my dinner was 

 cooking, I walked to Pont Aberglasllyn, which is about a mile-and- 

 a-half from Beddgelert. Total distance in day about thirty-two miles. 



Sept. 4. Started for Llanberis and Snowdon, at the latter of 

 which we (Mallet and I) arrived about 2 p.m. After getting all 

 the plants we could from the face of the precipice in which the 

 copper mine is, we ascended to the top, and re-visited both the tops, 

 finding it happily pretty clear, although, before we had been at the 

 top for any length of time, the clouds collected around the mountain, 

 but quite under our feet, so that we saw a complete sea of clouds, 

 which was the most beautiful sight that I ever beheld. After 

 enjoying the sight for some time, we saw a party of Cambridge 

 men, who were stopping at Beaumaris, coming up, when we started 



