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The rain had quite cleared off, and with the horses’ heads turned 
for home, the drive down the valley was much enjoyed, Elgin being 
reached at 8 o’clock. In the eveniog, the Members gathered in 
the large hall of the Gordon Arms Hotel, and held a smoking 
concert, which, under the genial presidency of Mr J. A. Gossip, 
proved highly successful and enjoyable. 
FOURTH DAY. 
Friday, 10th August. 
FROM ELGIN VIA FORRES TO GRANTOWN. 
The Members of the Society left Elgin at the early hour of 
6.15 a.m., and proceeded by train, va Forres, for Grantown, 
Strathspey, to visit the woodlands of the Countess Dowager of 
Seafield, at Castle Grant and neighbourhood. On the run from 
Elgin to Forres, a good view was had of the fertile and well- 
sheltered district of the Laigh of Moray, where several fields of 
barley were observed in stook, the first reaped grain that had 
been seen in the north by the Excursionists. The soil and climate 
of the district are among the best in Scotland, crops thrive well 
and ripen early, and agriculture is carried on with spirit on the 
most improved methods of the day. Well-built farmsteads, and 
neat, comfortable-looking cottages stud the plain, and the country 
