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higher, is more violent and headlong in its character. 

 Accordingly, in their attempts to clear it, the fish are 

 frequently driven back and cast upon a rock near the 

 foot, whence they slip into their native element. To 

 prevent their doing this branches of trees were wont to 

 be placed on the natural platform alluded to, so as to 

 hem them in while struggling and render their capture 

 easy. At present, however, no recognized means are 

 resorted to for taking salmon at this spot, but there is a 

 box cruive at the foot of the lower falls, and one the dyke 

 of which extends across the river, about a mile further 

 down. A few salmon find their way up into the Glass 

 and Farrar rivers ; but their number is so small as to 

 present no temptation to the angler. There is an ex- 

 cellent inn at the village of Beauley, and a small one at 

 Struy-bridge, near the junction of the Glass and Farrar, 

 about ten miles higher up. Independent, however, of 

 the hospitality of its inhabitants, this district affords 

 but scanty accommodation for travellers. At the shep- 

 herd's houses in Strath Affaric, the angler will always 

 be welcomed and find snug if not comfortable quarters. 

 Boats also can be procured on some of the lakes. 



The CONAN. Loch Roshk or Chroisg has been as- 

 signed as the parent lake to this river the great drain 

 of a very considerable portion of Ross-shire. The source 

 referred to is distant about five and thirty miles from 

 the Cromarty-firth, at the point of debouchement. The 

 Conan has been estimated to discharge seventy thousand 

 cubic feet of water per minute. Its name is said to 

 have relation to its being formerly infested by numbers 

 of otters. Like the Teith and Ythan, it is famed for 

 its pearls, which are numerous and of great beauty. 

 Loch Roshk, where it rises, has a high reputation 

 among anglers, but is seldom visited, being situated 



