reaching Wass-dale head > a tolerably good 

 road lies along the north side of the lake, 

 which on the south is bounded by a range of 

 rocks called the Screes, from a loose shingly 

 sort of slate with which they are partly co- 

 vered, more particularly towards the lower 

 end of the lake. On rolling a stone from 

 the top of the crag, a general slide takes 

 place among the loose screes, which increas- 

 ing in weight and velocity as they descend, 

 plunge into the lake amidst a sheet of spark- 

 ling foam. 



Both Wass and the river Irt, which runs 

 from its lower extremity, contain trout. The 

 Mite and the Esk, which are a short dis- 

 tance farther south, also afford good fishing ; 

 and should the angler feel inclined to spend 

 two or three days in this neighbourhood, he 

 will find a good country inn at Ravenglas. 

 The estuary of the Mite and the Esk is much 

 frequented by various tribes of water-fowl. 

 The cormorant, the dun diver, and several 

 species of wild ducks, are regular visitants, 



