Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . alling a sacrilice to the cigarof a careless tourist. Tlie steamer sails at such times as enables passengers to meet the steamer at LochLomond. From June to the end of September it generally makes three trips a day(Sunday excepted) from each cud of the loch, but as the hours of sailing, and thenumber of trips are subject to changes, we think it better to leave the tourist toobtain local information on tlie subject. Small boats may be hired to go up or downthe loch,—the charge is 10s., besides 2s. Gd. for the man that rows. Q 228 PEllTHSHIRE—LOCn KATRIN
Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . alling a sacrilice to the cigarof a careless tourist. Tlie steamer sails at such times as enables passengers to meet the steamer at LochLomond. From June to the end of September it generally makes three trips a day(Sunday excepted) from each cud of the loch, but as the hours of sailing, and thenumber of trips are subject to changes, we think it better to leave the tourist toobtain local information on tlie subject. Small boats may be hired to go up or downthe loch,—the charge is 10s., besides 2s. Gd. for the man that rows. Q 228 PEllTHSHIRE—LOCn KATRINE. the sharp bare spiked summit of Ben-au running up like oneof the Alpine aiguilles. In front there are a few islands -withheadlands, scarce distinguishable from them ; but the finest•object in the view is, imdoubtedly, the hilLof Benvenue, on theopposite side of the lake. Scarcely any other hill perhaps inthe world has such a nobly graduated outline, or combines suchrich beauty with alpine dignity. The corries and crags, softened. VIKW IfiOM ABOVE GUBLlJis CAYI-:. l)y distance, are blended with the luxuriant herbage ; and thewhole scene, if the day be fine, conveys a peculiar sense ofsweetness and dignity. Even the deep vertical gash of Coir-nan-Uriskin seeins but a gentle opening in the wavy surface ofthe bin. This crevice, looking so gentle at a distance, resolves itself,on a nearer approach, into the dread Goblins Cave, where, whenapproached by boats, is seen a chaotic mass of huge stones, asif some Titanic ploughshare had torn the stony mountain to itsbowels, and tossed the fi-agments on either side. Apart fromits poetic associations, it is one of the most remarkable speci-mens of the highland corry, which are supposed to have their LOCH KATRINE. 229 origin in the bursting of springs. Climbing up through thismighty debris, a sort of rock-surrounded platform is reached,which is the scene in the poem. Near the projecting rocksabove a view may be taken of the lake and
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