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wide and spacious. There is a huge column 

 called "The Queen of Scots" from a tradition 

 that she once stopped at this point. The whole 

 length of the cavern is 560 yards. The dwelling- 

 houses on the side of the mountain seem to be 

 excavated out of the debris of the lime-kilns. 

 " Diamond Hill " is a spot which furnishes 

 specimens of quartz, of hexagonal shape, and 

 which are known by the name of " Buxton 

 diamonds." 



If we want to give an opinion as to the skill 

 of the various anglers in the English counties, 

 we should, without hesitation, award the palm 

 for fly-fishing to Derbyshire. In no part of the 

 country, indeed, have we met with men more 

 careful in the arrangement of their tackle, or so 

 successful in the use of it. They seem to be 

 awa,re of the fact, that it is not the strength and 

 clumsiness of the tackle, but the skill in the 

 use of it, which must achieve the victory. That 

 the maxim is a correct one, we do not doubt for 

 a moment ; and our own experience has proved 

 beyond dispute, that in clear streams you can- 

 not fish too Jine. Often have we killed several 

 brace of trout and grayling with the smallest 

 blue and yellow duns; while others, using 

 coarser materials, have in the same river failed 

 utterly. 



