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about eight miles, reaches Dunkeld, whence, taking 

 another direction, it continues its course towards 

 Perth, still receiving in its way the waters of seve- 

 ral tributaries, amongst which the most considerable 

 is the Almond. The main river then takes a south- 

 eastern course from Perth, receives the Earn, and 

 passes by Abemethy, once the capital of the Pictish 

 kingdom. Soon after this the river expands to the 

 breadth of three miles, but contracting as it ap- 

 proaches Dundee, it flows into the German ocean. 



The Tay is a splendid river for salmon and trout. 

 The further the angler advances up the stream the 

 better it is for rod-fishing. It winds majestically 

 along between the mountain ranges. The noble 

 course of this river ; the magnified extent which its 

 level situation gives to the appearance of the town 

 of Perth ; the spacious lawns, laid out with great 

 taste and judgment; the gentle swellings of some 

 hills, and the abrupt elevation of others ; the wood 

 which clothes their sides, or is irregularly scattered 

 over the lower part of the country ; the numerous 

 dwellings spread throughout the scene, and the 

 highly cultivated portions of ground all produce a 

 striking effect upon the eye of the stranger. He 

 does not wonder why the Roman soldiers, nearly 

 two thousand years ago, exclaimed, " The Tiber ! 

 The Tiber !" 



The county of Perth altogether is one of the most 

 interesting to the general angler in all Scotland. The 

 scenery on most of its streams is, in numerous locali- 

 ties, splendid in description. Trees of every kind 



