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to their summits, stretches away northwards from the head of 

 the lake, into a gorge where the mountains overlap. One 

 of the crags there is called Raven Crag : and it is said that 

 a pair of ravens live now, there or somewhere near. It 

 is to be hoped that, now the eagles are gone, the last 

 ravens will not be destroyed or scared away by the shot of 

 the miners, or of rash sportsmen, who are too apt to try 

 and bring down every bird they see. 



There is a pleasant walk through the meadows which may 

 be taken on the outward journey. ^Sii^ "^^eintiale 

 Farm, with its long row of clipped yews, must be passed, 

 and at the next farm, just beyond, a foot-bridge will be 

 found which leads into the field where stands the aged tree 

 which gives its name to the vale, and which some un- 

 scrupuloius local chronologist stoutly maintains to have been 

 coeval with the deluge. It must, in any case, be of vast 

 antiquity, for the girth of its huge trunk at five feet from the 

 ground is 25 feet. 



Those who can manage a stiif but short climb should re- 

 turn by 5I?arn ^K^^^, which is approached from the other 

 side of the main road. On the summit there is a grand view 

 of the valley and lake. The descent is gradual towards 

 Waterhead. The whole detour would add about a mile to the 

 length of the walk. 



THE COPPER MINES. 

 (4 miles, and the underground work. ) 

 The Old Man, eleventh in height of the mountains of the 

 district (2,633), famous for its Copper Mine, towers above 

 the little town of Church Coniston. To this mine will 

 probably be one of the first walks of the sojourner at 

 Coniston. It is about two miles up a steep cart-road, 



