CH. XXXII. THE BEAULY AND THE FINDHORN. 191 



streams and thence to the sea, where they become 

 reinvigoratecl and increase in size with a rapidity 

 which would be incredible had it not been fully 

 ascertained by frequent and specific experiment. 



On the east coast of Boss-shire, between Suther- 

 land and Inverness-shire, there are few streams of 

 any size or value. 



The Beauly is a noble stream, as well for the 

 angler as for the lover of natural beauty, being 

 surrounded with most magnificent scenery. 



But above all rivers, " ante omncs," the Find- 

 horn holds with me the highest place, not only 

 for the abundance of its fish, but for the varied 

 country and beautiful scenery through which it 

 passes, from the dreary brown and gray heights 

 of the Monaghleahd mountains, at its source, to 

 the flat and fertile plains of Morayshire, where it 

 empties itself into the salt waters ; and, beyond a 

 doubt, the beauty of the scenery and banks of the 

 Findhorn for several miles is not to be equalled 

 in Scotland. Most interesting, too, and varied, 

 are the wild animals and birds which frequent its 

 rocks and banks, from the stag and eagle, which 

 add to the wild grandeur of its source, to the wild- 

 swan and gray goose, which feed at its junction 

 with the bay. 



I do not know that the Findhorn can be called 



