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route, by the common foot-path, across 
a grass-field, on one side of which is a 
large sheet of water; after passing 
through a plantation of larches, oaks, 
&ec. I again entered the fields. The 
view on both sides was for some time 
rather circumscribed, butvery pleasing. 
On one side it is bounded by a high 
ridge of hills, bordered nearly to the 
summit by plantations of forest-trees ; 
and on the otheris a hall and pleasure- 
grounds, belonging to Robert Chaloner, 
esq. M.p. After walking about half a 
mile this way, I came again to the high 
road, from whence a coach-road Jeads 
to a mineral spring, which has lately 
been discovered. 
By this road I proceeded through a 
wood, which, for its romantic and 
picturesque scenery, is not surpassed 
by any in England: for some distance 
the road winds along the side of a hill, 
that on one side is nearly perpendi- 
cular; near its foot is heard the mur- 
muring of a rivulet, which at intervals 
is seen glittering through the trees. 
The road is composed of alum-shell, 
that, in the process of extracting the 
alum, is changed from a dull black to 
a light red; the walks in gardens and 
pleasure-grounds in this neighbour- 
hood are in general made of it, and, 
contrasted with the surrounding turf, 
it has a very pretty effect. 
In a short time the view on this road 
became inexpressibly beautiful : before 
me was a plantation of young larches; 
dhe hills majestically rising on the 
right, covered with lofty oaks, syca- 
mores, ash, &c.; and at a distance is 
seen enormous mountains of red shale, 
lifting their heads above the trees; 
whilst, more to the left, the towering 
alum rocks, rising still higher, gave to 
the whole scene a grandeur and subli- 
mity inexpressible. After admiring 
this beautiful scene, I proceeded along 
the road, which leads in a serpentiue 
direction amongst the trees, sometimes 
quite shaded, at others open and airy. 
In many places on both sides of the 
road honeysuckles, now in flower, 
are seen climbing up the hazel-bushes. 
In several parts of the wood, and hy 
the sides of the rivulet, are great num- 
bers of breams, now in flower, which 
have a very pleasing appearance. 
The Spa is situated in a solitary 
part of the wood, close by the side of 
the rivulet, which runs between two 
alum-rocks; at the foot of one of these 
rocks the spring issues out: large trees 
hang from the top of the rocks, which 
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give the place a very sombre appear- 
ance. An analysis has been made of 
the water of this spring by Mr. Farra- 
day, of London, and likewise by a 
scientific gentleman in the neighbour 
hood; the results of both of which were 
nearly the same. ‘The experiment of 
the latter gentleman, in one gallon of 
water, gave the following contents :— 
Sulphate of Soda---------. 0°84 grains. 
Muriate of Soda s+ceesse-- 5°50 
Carbonate of Soda - °° 9-80 
Silictascee.saceee- eecncsee 0°25 
Carbonate of Lime -+------ 5°30 
—————-- Maynesia> «++-1°04. 
toot DEON: “aes cases 0°32 
Aluminass.ereeeeeeseeseee 0-20 
2325 grains. 
I have been credibly informed, that 
many remarkable cures have been 
performed in the neighbourhood by 
drinking this water, particularly im 
gravel, rheumatic, or bilious com- 
plaints. ‘The taste of the water resem- 
bles that at Harrogate, and the smell 
is. like that of a dirty gun-barrel. 
After 1 had drank two or three glasses, 
I crossed the rivulet, and ascended 
one of the high bills of shale, along the 
sides of which a road has been cut, 2 
or 300 yards in length ; in some parts 
of which it is like walking on the brink 
of a precipice, as two persons cannot 
walk abreast ; and, if any one shoald 
unfortunately fall over, he would ime- 
vilably be dashed to atoms; immedi- 
ately below is the rivulet, and on the 
other side is another shale-hill, higher 
and more steep than that on which the 
road is cut: it has altogether an aw- 
fully romantic effeci. When I had got 
near to the end of this road, I, de- 
scended in a place where it was not So 
steep, crossed the rivulet, ascended the 
hills on the other side, and made the 
best of my way over mountains of 
shale, rubbish, &e. till E reached the 
top of another alum-rock, from 
whence I had a noble view of the sur- 
rounding country for several miles. 
On one side I could see the ocean; 
likewise the River Tces, which about 
seven miles from here flows. into the 
sea. Every way the prospect was de- 
lightful: scarcely in any part of Eng- 
land is there a greater variety of bill 
and dale, woods, rocks, and valleys, 
than in this neighbourhood. Camden, 
speaking of Guisborough, says, ‘‘it is 
really a beautiful place, and resembles 
Puteoli, in Italy, but exceeds it in 
healthiness.” 
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