92 a voyage to the Hebrides. May 23, 
acrofs the island, from Stornaway to the western: 
side, which is represented to be naturally the most: 
fertile part of it. The island is not disjoined by the 
sea. frdm Herries ; they form one island. Séaforth’s 
end of it may be about thirty miles long and ten. 
broad, at an average. The southern end is very: 
mountainous, and reserved for a forest,which abounds. 
with red deer: The rest of the island is by no 
means. mountainous. It consists of hills of a mode- 
rate height, covered with. mofs and heath. The in- 
terior parts. are annexed as grazings to the small corn: 
farms on the west side ; and of course produce little: 
or nothing to the tenants or proprietor. Such indeed 
is the effect of building towns, that the town of Stor-. 
naway, and the lands about two. miles round it, are: 
said to yield a rent to the proprietor greater than all, 
the rest.of the island. About 17,000 score of dog-~ 
fifh are annually caught by the inhabitants of this. 
island; these yield near to. L.800 worth of oil. The 
fifth is dried without salt in the stacks of corn, and 
sold as food for the people at 4d. per score; it 1s. 
said not to be a bad fifi. Mr Gillanders junior, fhew= 
ed us a. large quantity of very fine, well dried, salted” 
cod, in his magazine, fitfor exportation. The filers: 
deliver the cod at a certain price, of which they are- 
afgsured in the beginning of the season. The mer-- 
chant takes: his. chance of their sale in the foreign. 
markets ;—.saw some otter fkins in the fhops here, 
worth, from 10s. to 18s. each. 
It is generally said the seasons ate lefs rainy in, 
the Hebrides than on the main land, to the westward. 
This is more particulerly true, as to the flatter islands, 
