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fitted became largely accomplished, his coat was 

 difficult to keep in order, so another species was found 

 fitted for the remaining work, and more easily kept 

 in trim. Hence his disappearance to a great extent. 

 Though I have repeatedly visited Inverness-shire, 

 Ross-shire, Argyle-shire, and once Skye, I have 

 scarcely ever met with a real Skye terrier till within 

 the past few years ; but Colonel Malcolm, of 

 Poltalloch, writes me that the Laird of Waternish, 

 in Skye, has always had a pack, and I believe that 

 Lord Macdonald, of Armidale, Isle of Skye, has 

 never entirely lost the blood. Within consider- 

 ably less than half a century the breed was also 

 carefully kept at Mull, Inverary, and Roseneath (the 

 Duke of Argyll's), and at Bargamy (the Earl of 

 Stair's). From these strains most of the existing 

 race claim to have sprung, and of late years there 

 has been a decided and increasing effort not only to 

 extirpate the spurious and restore the true breed, but 

 also to bring the latter up to the typical standard. 



" In his native Highland home, especially where 

 he had generally disappeared, but where solitary 

 specimens and abundant traditions still linger, a 

 special interest is being taken in their restoration. 

 At Inverary, where the breed was wont to be 

 found in perfection, the lately deceased Duchess 

 of Argyll had taken steps for its revival. At 



