ASCENT OF BEN NEVIS 
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this. “ This was the record of his experiences 
of the previous day and night and of that day’s 
journey, extending to seven large quarto pages, 
closely and very carefully and neatly written, 
without a single erasure or alteration. 
His next resting place for the night was Aber- 
arder on Loch Laggan, from which he proceeded 
to Fort William. There he remained two days, 
devoting one to the ascent of Ben Nevis. 
From the top, he writes, “ I had an immense 
view. In the south, east, north, and north-west, 
mountains appeared without interruption, only in 
the east they were lower. In the south they were 
°f. a ver y rugged and desolate aspect — sharp 
pointed rocks, rugged corries, deep craggy glens, 
streaks of grey stones and gravel alternating, 
composed the scene. I looked for the highest 
mountains, such as Schiehallion and Ben Lawers, but 
none appeared greatly prominent above its neigh¬ 
bours. There were some tremendous rocks, 
perhaps the highest which I ever saw, and were 
at least a thousand feet in height.” 
Next day he proceeded on his journey south¬ 
wards, passing through Glencoe, with which he was 
deeply impressed, his description of which is very 
striking and picturesque. 
Many passages of special interest occur besides 
those descriptive of the scenery of that part of his 
route. Here is a reflection with reference to the 
scenes of one’s youth :— 
. most remote regions of the globe, the 
mind dwells upon those scenes with delight, and 
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