METEORIC RIVERS OR WATERFALLS. 421 



the north west of Invercauld, is about 3000 feet high and 



of steep ascent on all sides On the north side, and 



about one third of the way from the summit, no less than 

 fifteen or sixteen of these openings have been made, vary- 

 ing in breadth from thirty to forty yards. Each of these 

 appears to have had an immense column of water issuing 

 from it, which has cut a track for itself to the very base of 

 the mountain. 



Dr. Robertson, of Crathic, concludes, from the appear- 

 ances, that the water burst from the bowels of the earth in 

 repeated jets, rather than in one continued stream. None 

 of those appearances existed before the 3d and 4th of Au- 

 gust. They are by no means confined to Muckle Glashault, 

 being observed, of greater or less magnitude, by Dr. Robert- 

 son, in all the hills he had an opportunity of examining. 



Page 352. At this place it rained a little on the evening 

 of the 2d, and throughout the morning of the 3d there were 

 heavy intermittent showers, with strong gusts of wind from 

 the north west ; and the barometer never fell below 29|. 



Page 307. The schooner Pursuit, at the mouth of the 

 Spey, was driven from her chain out to the bar, by the fury 

 of the water, and her salvation was effected by her being 

 kept dreadfully balanced between it and the opposing force 

 of the violent north east wind. 



200. In examining the phenomena here recorded, it is 

 worthy of particular notice ; 1st. That all these meteoric 

 rivers fell on the sides of hills or mountains. 



2d. That the magnitude of these rivers seems to be in 

 general in proportion to the size of the mountains, or at 

 least to the height of the points where they first touched 

 the earth. 



3d. Wherever the direction of the wind is mentioned, it 

 is towards the storm. It blew towards Hollidaysburg, both 

 on the east and west; two currents of air met in the Hud- 

 son, at Catskill ; a very strong north east wind blew to- 



