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THE FINDHORN. 



The Elgin and Morayshire Literary and Scientific Asso- 

 ciation visited the Fiadhorn on May 31, 1884. The visit 

 was intended not only to explore the geological structure 

 of the river, but also to pick up any information possible 

 of historical, antiquarian, or botanical interest. Any one 

 of these subjects, adequately treated, would be more than 

 sufficient for the space at command, and any one of 

 them will amply repay a visit. This was understood by 

 the members of the Association, for the number who 

 joined the excursion, both of ladies and gentlemen, was 

 the largest of the season. A special carriage was chartered 

 from the Highland Railway Company to Forres, where 

 vehicles were waiting to convey the party inland. The 

 weather, a most important matter on all such occasions, 

 was most auspicious. Everything that could render the 

 excursion pleasant and profitable was there. 



There is no finer river in Scotland than the Findhorn. 

 It combines everything which makes a river interesting. 

 Rising away up among the granite hills of Inverness, it 

 sweeps seaward through scenes of the greatest beauty and 

 magnificence. As it enters the plains and nears the 

 Moray Firth its beauty gets softer, but all is replete 

 with historical and legendary interest. It then glides 

 past the Mead of St. John, where Sir Thomas Dick Lauder 

 pictures the tournament in his Wolfe of Badenoch. It is 

 a beautiful spot on the west bank of the Findhorn, 



