. Short sketches of the wild sports & natural history of the highlands. Hunting; Natural history. FLOODS OF THE FINDHORN 117 river has not room to spread, the danger is doubly great, owing to the irresistible force acquired by the pent-up water. The flood, when occasioned by a summer storm, soon subsides, and the next day no trace is left of it excepting the dark, coffee- coloured hue of the water. Passing the lime-quarries of Copt- hall, the river flows through a fertile country and under a beauti- ful suspension bridge, which was built after the great floods of 1829, when it was found th
. Short sketches of the wild sports & natural history of the highlands. Hunting; Natural history. FLOODS OF THE FINDHORN 117 river has not room to spread, the danger is doubly great, owing to the irresistible force acquired by the pent-up water. The flood, when occasioned by a summer storm, soon subsides, and the next day no trace is left of it excepting the dark, coffee- coloured hue of the water. Passing the lime-quarries of Copt- hall, the river flows through a fertile country and under a beauti- ful suspension bridge, which was built after the great floods of 1829, when it was found that a bridge on no other construction would be large enough to admit of the floating masses of timber and the immense body of water during heavy floods. The net- fishing is in active operation from this point down to the sea, and the number of salmon and grilse sometimes caught is astonishing. Instead of rock and cliff, the river is banked in by heaps of shingle, which are constantly changing their shape and size. There seems to be a constant succession of stones swept down by the river: what in one season is a deep pool, is, after the winter floods, a bank of shingle. An endless supply seems to be washed off the mountains and rocks through which the river passes, and these stones, by the time they have been rolled down to the lower part of the river, are as rounded and water-worn in their appearance as the shingle on the sea- BELUGAS HOUSE. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original St. John, Charles William George, 1809-1856. London, John Murray
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