35G A TOUR ROUND NORTH WALES. 



any other fituation than the prefent, fo? 

 here the majeftic and black mountain of 

 Mynydd Mawr, and the more fmooth and 

 regular, though flill, lofty Moel Eilir on 

 the left, attract to themfelves fo much of 

 the attention, and tower fo high above it, 

 as to make it appear quite diminutive. 



Beyond the mill, Snowdon is ieen on 

 the left, rearing his pointed fummit into 

 the fky. His red and precipitous cliffs, 

 and huge bulk, compared with the adjoin- 

 ing mountains, render it very eafy here, to 

 diftinguim him from the reft. 



On the right of the road, Llyn Cwellyn 

 extends itfelf for about a mile and a half. 

 In this pool, during the winter feafon, are 

 fometimes taken the Red Char,* a fpecies 

 of alpine fifh, found in great quantities in 

 Winander Mere and Coniflon Water, two 

 lakes in the North of England. 



* Salmo Alpinus Linncci 



On 



