gypsum, millstones, grindstones, &c., of the country, as these 

 though eminently useful, are of little interest to the philo- 

 sophic, the poetic, or the practical tourist. Several metallic 

 ores are scattered through the hills, though not in quantity 

 sufficient to render them of commercial importance, and 

 amongst these may be mentioned zinc, antimony, cobalt, 

 aluminium, barium, and gold ; whilst of the precious stones 

 the garnet, agate, and jasper are found in the Borrow dale 

 and Wastdale fells, the two latter pretty abundantly on the 

 beach at St. Bees and Fleswick. 



In conclusion it may be mentioned that, as no district 

 of similar extent displays such a variety of natural beauties 

 in its external aspect, so does no district present, within 

 equally limited bounds, such diversity of geological forma- 

 tion and arrangement, or a like variety of mineral produc- 

 tions, as does the Lake Country of England. 



A. C. G. 



