. The earth and its inhabitants .. . ar it. 64 THE BEITISH ISLES. Merionethshire (Metrionyi)d) is perhaps the most mountainous county ofall Wales, although Cader Idris and its other summits are inferior in height toSaowdon. The north-eastern portion of the county is drained by the river Dee,which flows through Bala Lake. The w^estern portion slopes down towardsCardigan Bay, and the rivers traversing it form broad and shallow estuariesbefore they enter the sea. Bala, at the foot of Bala Lake, or Llyn Tegid, is much resorted to for fishingand shooting. It is the seat of colleges of the Calvinist
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . ar it. 64 THE BEITISH ISLES. Merionethshire (Metrionyi)d) is perhaps the most mountainous county ofall Wales, although Cader Idris and its other summits are inferior in height toSaowdon. The north-eastern portion of the county is drained by the river Dee,which flows through Bala Lake. The w^estern portion slopes down towardsCardigan Bay, and the rivers traversing it form broad and shallow estuariesbefore they enter the sea. Bala, at the foot of Bala Lake, or Llyn Tegid, is much resorted to for fishingand shooting. It is the seat of colleges of the Calvinistic Methodists andIndependents. Bala Lake has been selected by the Liverpool Corporation tofurnish it with a supply of wholesome drinking water. Corwen, a quiet markettown, is the only other place of any importance in the beautiful valley of the Dee. Festiniog, on the Upper Dwyryd, is a large parish, containing meadows,woods, and fine mountains, these latter yielding copper as well as slate. The Fig. 32.—Harbour of Refuge, Holyhead. quarries employ about 3,500 men, and their produce is exported through Port-madoc. Harlech, some distance to the south of the Dwyryd, was anciently thecapital of the county, but is now an unimportant place, and only shows someanimation in summer, when it is visited by tourists and sea-bathers. Barmouth, or Abermaw, at the mouth of the Mawddach, has a small up the estuary of the Mawddach, and then following the valley of theWnion, we reach DolgeUy, the present capital of the county, situated in a lovelymountain district commanded by the crags of Cader Idris. Here flannel weavingis carried on, and gold and copper mines are worked at Clogan and St. Davids, tothe north of it. An old cottage is pointed out as the house in which Owen Glyndwirassembled his parliament in 1404. Towyn, within half a mile of the coast, has a mineral spring, and is acquiring«ome importance as a sea-bathing town. Aberclovey, or Afon Dyfi, at the mouth MONTGO
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