, 1875-01-25
And a Sketch OF F0rest-Ltso In En-
gsand IN the Nineteenth
Century.
A Glimpse into an OBSCURE
Corner Of Britain.
Adventures of a Tribune Corrc-
spontlcnt Among queer
Folk.
Up a Big Tree f!

-, ~. ,ottte,s of tho ForeBt.of Dean,
=. -. .,,. aa''tI, ~ w.,es.r Probably very few
- .o.a th.t htcf annoupcemept had ever
',a.rd ~ tho Forest Of Dean, except In tue half
fasaottan caocraph,ca, studies OF their youth,
-..nr from eo,ne dry school-book they werc
+,,,cht IN ,eete tho narnee of tho 1oyal Foreeta
~ Enpand. The Now Forest, in 1famrshrc Is
to,ovor aasoci&ted with t1e felgn OF tho second
William. aberwood Forest, with tho mythical
a,n,oita oY Robin Hood and Little John !; Dart-
.,,l,,r Forost..ao named apparently on the tncus
n nm lucc,uo principle, for it s forest without
"t,,a,a treoLhna heen familiarized to the tour
. ,s. r., ,ts nro1im,tv to tho far-famed reBo1ta
~ navnneI,,ro. I,ut tcw Americans know any
tl,nr NJ tho Forest OF Dean. Yet scarcely any
natt of tbe British isles will 30 we'll repay the
nt,ontioo az tho lover Of nature or tho student
~ tl,o nictrresoue. not to speak OF the charms
N,.,.t T. .,,u,onaoa yor tin antionarian Anl the
"iA.n ~ ~ popss ao-tb. oco ,rn1nuvE corro-
eeooe1ss' eo'lo 4t'o' 30 ,..,ox 4,.,o.
gpontent spout, very en1o!aolS' euinnl.. , 'ava1
tou In that locality; and hc 10" invites she
reader IN rha,o II, tie pleasure ho experiences in
sSS,,;x,.~ ~ o,dorta NJ TINT holiday season.
'ess'''ut' 'o' .. ..'' ssn,,s- 1Iar1,cr
TIE EoAEai p','t1oA .:,,,
cludea Hoction about 20 miles IN extreme "luth
from east to West. by so north and south, With
nn out1iue On tho map resembling that Of the
80 IN thu coo1oc;cnt man of England,
.,snf4r 4t.u0 0oaf-
made under GoVefnmon3 sapei s'eoa' .aa Hs%
producing section OF tho iofosE country 1ooHS
p1eeise!y AZ II somo collier, fresh from tue
p{t y Ind upooremonio,ts1y laid his coa-bo-
w. T ~ ,,,or, tha ntnt. strikfnt, of1 d black
smeatea nana up"D III ,rha Eorost.-.,a a.,
impression ol 1ta ou'1ne' Luz to4os'o =:
tho local residents term Its Ill the western at-
| vision at tue County Of Goucessor bounacd on
~ a,,,,1, nr1 vast bv tho Eiycrs Boyer1 and
sne soa.n ' ~ond roancct,vev towards te
WYE WHICH 'fonu iotua tosroe,t :, o.,a h,,t
north ana cast IN hnsn WY as ~ 4t, .,'a a",n
comparatively narrow neck o, 'ana w .no no,.
sa..,.to. n from tho ,ra1yorn rauge of hills. It
bepa,hsen - - -. .,,,, t1,o ssv.r,, ,n1 n.
may Dc meas'oaea neea .,..', sua] ~ 80. ~
Wye, t"o OF 'Ao nloas oeauut 49,. ,at.,Ia -, L.
torv both havo their riso at stnRla
| - o,,sjro out from a hillside
aes'ns susa'1s ~ ,rolsh n5oun.
away IN tie heart o. tne ne1eH tu.,l uoun, tr,,a,
tans. There, TIC slender stream; f5aah M IRON from
ita Bloteffanesn lesol,ot, ,a;'Ia.s r,nna liz
tan.s,eaa lAso sWo elster ahrnt1w ~
W aide for lew 5ss' M sas ssa. tnent,n"
| opposite points ot las GoIulAaa, ~ si ,,
again until, after 3oV MUGS o 1nuAu1e.tnf eGu.se
thoy mnsle .neir Ma.e!n s;! ~ ~ Sa.'a1 "s
ESTUARY known ~ ,', .mo p..o,ox nn,+vn on"A"'''
TIE tI tauaHu, iaan,,., oroo, II, t,,.+ ,,,7,
of course thele egeI suisn . 1n1s aa et,,,
This is tue collntry Of losehaesy lore; aha o you
cannot Aeip funuhg suut noau 16n T6..ar .oon.'t @
myth at every NJ you nIa sa,a.
the existence o. aa .s, auu dont
dr5ads and aatyfs; Mtnou. es1m w M 1s aon~.;
seems that "hen nanr'na INT SUI ; w o..et Ky
hpran9 into tho upper n!t a. tNiu usTon VI , ~
tood that burst tlom tne suniIaa hsusTo' rn u'oy "
had Nsts W. ~ .sasa ~ ~ ~ a. t.So 70
pute was g. 70 when coutss sneS ea9atu taan s ~
tue aea. lAe cohtGst sIoW not; anu ~ aousan ~
they separated eaeh del9rm!neu 20 anko ner IVY
way sahfa shose .na nfoaa @aa p,ns1o ,nano
following its eaBy curves az gFaaaa! ueacena ca
until, alter encTcnns na1 aozen eoans,os, en1
gained tho sea" 4Ns tutelRry genus .!
the NSc. whose nsmo l sSRtoF @ W sa}
han escapeu no. ou1su ano ;1 1'iiIs ~,
ightlog nos tn "n ,av et5eeam | har 5nd inr aes
tiny, resolved TO nhu tae snoIt cut nas a1ns aias
40 many Wofe ee '9tns anu amasss, ne so n1sSs IT,
tue OPPOSITION 10 70 o. 'nt aa .'at a Sa
bad won her course IL was ohly 70 nHu tnat Ael
hatea rlFat nau tons aGo hatcecuou. nnt oo' -
the "aters OF the tNo niees ~ !, .uauauo"n .. ~
fiet before plend'ng into tno ocean 9eops
sabrina ever sHuass ovar nsI ne,ea'" I've, su
bslieYeit 20 atand at the foot Of the high ellf
Whero tne ~atetn moe5' anu nsseta, e., a. AA'
: llstenod' to what tno WIG waves arc sas'a8'
THE fnHs1sAL Goh1oqn
high central table.lsnd, surrounded 70 Gy lott It
peaks and rangos, ntefsoote 90 N every olsoosol ~
, py .aeop Gniica wild pteoipltous panks. -
, whole district iek on eonsiaeIae!y n!sher ieVe
marked of by distinctive n natural boundaries .
: river and mountain. Ihe sou ID Mholl
l unhdhpsed Tor ordinary agricn'tutAl pursuits
seeming to AFFORD congen'al nome only I
, the rod oak. which covers t4o hl,islloa Wit
D . rich, indigenous growth. This is England
storcbouee ot Hhip'tlMbor Tor Inc toya! nary
0 though tho uaa Of iron Tor shp-bulldlnB ha
| greatly lessened its value In tnodern tln1oe. u!
tue real woaltb OF tho Forest iles IN 1ts unrYat
: led mineral reaources. GOAL and iron-stone On
der'Io the whole area In humorous strata, intel
mixed With valuable hcdH Of litneBtone hnd fire
clay, The geological s4poct OF tl;o district
perfectly unique. 1mhgtt Q au oval Pic dish, wit
d ! doze1, othera OF diminishing sizs resting upo
; II In pyramidal shape, md you have roug
!. model Of tho Forest. hach stratum dips q
t round from Its tBtrikc " Or baases edge, =
u tho miuers cali It, towards tho centre. b
coming kolersblJ level kftor attaining certai
j. depth,
+ the district IL = MARVEL mtcrocoam Of what
i, elsewhere aoan only In, part in widely assst
y parts Of Europe. Here he finds au outer erc
l. OF tho old rcd sandstone, underlying all els
/ juttiug out in picturesque but crumb1ing crag
d towards tho river sides that bouud tho diasric
Il. - Al,