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seven pounds, another of five, but a vast number of two 

 and three pounds. One party killed twelve deer, with a 

 quantum suff. of grouse and ptarmigan. 



" I left them soon, having to return home and take my 

 people to Killiecrankie, where the weather was too fine 

 and the water too low for fishing ; but where we enjoyed 

 the finest river scenery in the world, so far, at least, as I 

 am acquainted with this terraqueous globe. 



" I wish you would turn in your mind something for 

 the Royal Society this season. Owing to poor Forbes's 

 illness and detention in Italy, I anticipate that that learned 

 body will be ill off for scientific business." 



Of his six weeks' sojourn in the romantic regions of 

 the Tummel and Garry, he wrote a full account to an old 

 and much-esteemed friend. But even the pen of James 

 Wilson leaves the sylvan wealth of Killiecrankie un- 

 described. We transcribe the less pictorial portion of his 

 letter : — 



TO MES FLETCHER, LANCRIGG, AMBLESIDE. 



" Woodville, 24th Jan. 1844. 



" Our cottage was placed upon a sloping hill-side, close 



to the southern entrance to the pass of Killiecrankie, and 



commanded from its latticed windows a fine sweeping 



view down the valley of the Tay, towards Dunkeld. We 



