CHAPTER VIII. 



oft fakes at 



ALL the rivers and lakes in these two English 

 counties possess fishing capabilities of the first 

 order, besides presenting to the tourist scenery 

 of the most agreeable and romantic kind. 



The general aspect of CUMBERLAND is irre- 

 gular and broken. The south-western portions 

 of it exhibit a gigantic combination of rugged 

 mountains, thrown together in promiscuous 

 confusion, but enclosing many beautiful and 

 fertile valleys. It is from these high grounds 

 that the principal rivers in the county take 

 their rise. The chief of these are the Eden, 

 the Eamont, the Duddon, the Ehen, the Der- 

 went, the Greata, the Cocker, the Ellen, the 

 Weaver, the Wampool, the Caldew, the Peterel, 



