THE HIGHLANDS. 



one great mafs of rugged mountains, appearing in 

 all manner of dire&ions, covered on the fides with 

 heath or natural woods, and on the higheft fummits 

 with everlafting fnow. Thefe mountains are fepa- 

 rated from each other by vallies, ftraths, or glens ; 

 and, in fome places, by narrow deep chafms, dark- 

 ened with timber, through which the united tribu- 

 tary ftreams of the furrounding mountains roll, 

 with great impetuofity, till they vent themfelves in 

 fome inland lake ; but more frequently in the capa- 

 cious bays formed by the Atlantic, on one fide j or 

 the Britifh fea, on the other fide of the ifland. 



The Hebrides, or Weftern ides, are about 300 in 

 number, above 40 of which are inhabited. In extent, 

 collectively, they are nearly equal to Wales ; they 

 cover almoft the whole weftern coaft of Scotland, 

 and are fuppofed, from the bed calculations, to con- 

 tain from 50 to 60,000 people. The language, man- 

 ners, drefs, and face of the country are limilar to thofe 

 of the oppofite coaft of the continent, but the timber 

 hath been completely exhaufted. 



Names of Number of 

 the Iflands. People. 



*Ilay 



7000 



Jura 1 200 



*Tirey 1700 



Col 1000 



Mull 5000 



*Li.fmore 1500 

 15,000 



Raafay 



Produce, exclufive of grain, hemp, 

 flax, roots, cattle, fiiecp, filh, fowl, 

 and kelp. 



Lead, and fome filver ; iron- 

 ore, marie, lime-ftone, and 

 (hell fand. 



Iron-ore and flate. 



Marble, and flint ftones. 



An appearance of coal on the 



fouth fide. 

 Compoied entirely of lime- 



ftone. 

 Fine variegated marble, free- 



ilone,lime-ftone,marle,iron- 



ore, and cjays for earthen 



ware. 

 Freefloiie, 



H 4 Lewis 



