The rivers of Great Britain, descriptive, historical, pictorical; rivers of the south and west coasts . n theflight from Hampton Court and tlie grim lodging of Carisbrooke. The Itchex, as next in order on our westward progress, must receive firstconsideration, though it is the smaller of tlie streams which pay tribute to the Solentat Calshot Castle. The Itchen and tlie Test have many things in common:they botli rise out of the chalk downs which stretch from the Stour in Kent,through Hants, to the confines of Wilts; they both give Southampton importance; 14 nTTERfi OF GREAT hHITilX. [Thk Itchex
The rivers of Great Britain, descriptive, historical, pictorical; rivers of the south and west coasts . n theflight from Hampton Court and tlie grim lodging of Carisbrooke. The Itchex, as next in order on our westward progress, must receive firstconsideration, though it is the smaller of tlie streams which pay tribute to the Solentat Calshot Castle. The Itchen and tlie Test have many things in common:they botli rise out of the chalk downs which stretch from the Stour in Kent,through Hants, to the confines of Wilts; they both give Southampton importance; 14 nTTERfi OF GREAT hHITilX. [Thk Itchex. tluV aiv liotli salmon rivers, but to so uniin|)ortaiit a driircc that tlu\- have neveryet been eousiderecl worthy of <;-overnance by a Huard nf Conservators; and tlievhave tlie distinetioii of beiui;- the tmly sahnon rivers in Kniihmd tliat may be tisliedwitliout a rod licence. But these rivers are so distinct in one characteiistic thatthev mav be quoted as evidence of almost miracuh)us instinct. The salmon of theTest hold no connnunion with those of the Itchen; no lisherman accjiiainted with. /?»ito; Iuullon ,1 Sill, /., (iiitisTfinntii {p. 22). the rivers would be likely to mistake the one for tli(> otlior: vet. wliile tlie Itchenfish, on return from the salt water, unerringly turn To the riiiht, and pass tlu- DocksoM their w;iy to Woodmill, the salmon of the Test swim straight aliead. and ])aiisenot till tiuy i-each theii- own river bi-yoiid tlie furthest of the western suliurl)sof Southampton. When a river issues from a lake It is the custom to regard llic latter as theheadwuteis. In this sense Ah-esfoid Toiid mav be set down as the source of theItchen. Locally, a brook at bo|.lry |),;ni. about eleven miles fiom \\incliester asthe crow tlies, has been nominatid for the disliuclion. but there are other rivuletsfrom the Iii;,di land between Alresford and Alton which mii^lil be l)rouiiht intocompetition. The J}isho|is of Winchester formerh- had a sunmier pal
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