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of this district, indeed, affords the greatest tempt- 

 ations to the angler. 



THE CONWAY. 



The rivers of Caernarvonshire are very numerous ; 

 but, owing to the peninsular situation of the country, 

 for the most part run only a short course, from the 

 mountains immediately to the sea : but the waters of 

 some of them are very copious. The Conway, which 

 is the principal, forms an exception, taking a length- 

 ened course through a spacious and delightful valley. 

 Issuing from Llyn Conway, near the point of junction 

 of the three counties of Caernarvon, Denbigh, and 

 Merionethshire, it first takes a southerly, afterwards 

 a north-easterly, and, lastly, a northerly course ; at 

 first precipitating its waters in successive falls, until, 

 emerging under the high-wooded cliffs of Gwydir, 

 it rushes into the vale of Nant Conway, meanders 

 in beautiful curves to the town of Aber con way, where 

 it melts into a noble river, and then falls into the 

 Irish sea. In this course of about twenty miles, it 

 is joined by about as many fine streams, of which 

 the principal are the Machno, the Ceirio, and the 

 Llugwy, all from Caernarvonshire. 



THE SEIONT, 



A small and rapid river, has its source in a lake, 

 on the eastern side of Snowdon, whence, suddenly 

 turning to the north-west, it flows through the 



