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water, a tributary of the Conan. Of course, scene- 

 hunters and lovers of the picturesque would, and 

 with some degree of justice, place their interdict 

 upon such proceedings. The destruction of a 

 beautiful cascade is certainly a piece of Gothicism 

 quite out of character with the spirit of a polite 

 age, and I would join sincerely with them in depre- 

 cating the unhallowed act, were I not convinced 

 that effect might be given to the plan on foot with- 

 out detriment to the scenic attractions connected 

 with either of the waterfalls. At any rate, ample 

 compensation is made for petty injuries, by the in- 

 troduction of the salmon through a chain of moun- 

 tain rocks, unequalled in their wildness, and into 

 the higher parts of a river possessed, as the Conan 

 along Strath-Bran is, with every requisite which 

 could occasion and farther the increase of this noble 

 fish. 



Both falls those of Conan and Rogie merit 

 the curiosity of the tourist. The former are of a 

 savage sort, and the body of water launching itself 

 over the naked rocks is of huge compactness, foamy 

 and turbulent. The approach to it is not the 

 best, and we believe it is seldom visited, although 

 nowise in a very secluded situation, lying about a 

 mile above Little Scatwell. Notwithstanding that 

 it is of very considerable height, more so than an 

 ordinary salmon-leap, a fish occasionally has been 

 known to get the better of it. One was taken, not 

 long since, at the head of Loch Luichart, in a very 



