peesident's address. 193 



A visit to High Cup Mck had been a long-desired purpose 

 with some of our party, and it seemed to them almost like the 

 realization of a day dream, as they stood on the edge of the ridge 

 of that wondrous gap, looked along the valley, and saw far off 

 the distant panorama of Westmoreland. They felt as if the half 

 had not been told them. It is a view in England once seen 

 never to be forgotten. True, a mist had gathered over the dis- 

 tant hills and shut out much, but enough remained to write 

 down the moments we spent there deep in memory's tablets. 

 But we could not linger, as we gladly would have done, for the 

 day was waning to its close, and many a mile yet lay before us 

 ere we could reach our homes. So pressing on o'er fell and crag 

 we reached the Farm at Harwood Flats, where conveyances were 

 waiting to take us on to Appleby. A good and substantial tea 

 at the King's Head gave new impulse to our energies, and after 

 a very beautiful railway ride we separated at Barnard Castle, 

 some to return to their daily toil, others to go back again to 

 High Force. 



I was not present at the two following Meetings, as a long 

 previously arranged joui^ney to the Black Forest and Switzerland 

 rendered my absence from England necessary. But the Club 

 will be no loser by one of those excursions. A very interesting 

 narrative of the one to the Yorkshire Caves and Craven, drawn 

 up by Mr. T. T. Clarke, will be found in the present volume of 

 our Transactions, page 50. 



The excursion to St. Mary's Loch, in Selkirkshire, did not 

 draw many together. Some twelve members only were present. 

 On the secoud day the source of the Tweed was visited, and on 

 the homeward journey some of the party lingered awhile in the 

 interesting border city of Carlisle. 



And so we bade farewell, for this season at least, 



to the pastures 



So sunny and bright ! 

 The herdsman must leave you 



When summer takes flight. 



