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element I have revisited and fished almost every 

 lake and river of the district, not omitting the 

 almost innumerable mountain tarns. 



To the following gentlemen I must own my in- 

 debtedness for information upon matters of which 

 they have special knowledge : Dr. Fawcitt, of 

 Broughton ; Mr. S. Taylor, of Haverthwaite ; Mr. 

 W. Harrison of Skelwith ; Mr. Arthur Severn, of 

 Coniston ; Mr. F. M. T. Jones-Balme, of Lang- 

 dale; Captain Ormrod, of Wyresdale Park ; Captain 

 Bagot, M.P., of Levens ; and for special contribu- 

 tions, to Mr. J. B. Slater, of Carlisle ; and Mr. 

 G. E. Lowthian, of Keswick. 



JOHN WATSON 



THORNY HILLS KENDAL, 

 1899. 



