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town of Langharne, after running a course of 

 twenty-eight miles. 



The Great Gwendraeth is a stream of about 

 fifteen miles in extent. It rises in the hilly 

 country which separates Caermarthenshire from 

 Glamorganshire. It has the reputation of 

 affording, in some seasons of the year, tolerably 

 fair fishing. There are a few salmon. 



The Llo uglier rises in what are called the 

 Black Mountains, and forms the boundary-line 

 of the county. It runs with great rapidity from 

 its source, and receives the waters of many 

 smaller streams, in all of which trout will be 

 found. The river has a course of nearly thirty 

 miles, and falls into Caermarthen Bay. 



The angler should, if possible, pay a visit to 

 the lake called Llyn Van. It is situated at the 

 base of the highest part of the Black Mountain, 

 designated the Van or Beacon. The sheet of 

 water is about a mile in length, and abounds 

 with an immense quantity of trout and eels. 

 The scenery about its edges is solitary, naked, 

 and dreary, but still highly interesting when 

 contrasted with the highly- cultivated districts 

 seen in the distance, The most eligible roads 

 for ascending the mountain are from Llandovery 

 and Devynock, near Brecknock. 



