Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-20

lake region, the rewards of such task as this ascent infinitely exceed the effort ex- pended.
 Bereft of natural magical charms, or the glowing imageries of hundred spell bound writers, imagine then @ confguration of lakes and rivers shaped like 6 crescent, its upper horn to the north, the outer rim of its middle arc to the east, and it's lower horn lying to the south. Two silvery streams flowing into the point of the southern horn are the Gearhameen and Owenreach rivers. These with innumerable minor streams from mountain cascades, are the first feeding wa ters of the Killarney lakes. A little distance below, that is north, of their confluence, the first lake, known as the Upper Lake, begins. This is the smallest of the three lakes; and is but two miles in length and half mile in breadth. From this there runs northeast to the middle, or Tore, lake 8 wild and beauti- tul stream known as Long Range. Torc lake at the middle and eastern side of the crescent is next larger in size. It is a trife over two miles long and one mile wide. AL most at it's very entrance the Long Range stream divides, giving the middle, or Tore, lake @ portion of it's waters, and pouring the remainder into the southern projection of the Lower lake. The latter, called Lough Leane, is about four miles in length, and two and 8 half in breadth. Its trend is to the north west, and it's waters are carried through an- other silVery channel, streaming to the north west from the extreme northern horn tip of the crescent, by the beautiful river Laune to Castlemaine harbor in Dingle Bay.
 Thus a line drawn from the confluence of the Gweestin and Laune rivers around through the center of the lake basin cres- cent, and terminating at @ point on the Owenreach river midway between Boughil and Carrantuohill mountains, would not ex- ceed twenty-four miles in length; yet it would amply define the extent in length of what may properly be termed the Killarney lake region. It is simply an extended noun streams, gorges, erags, cliffs, forests, cas- cades, pools, burns, bogs, tarns, ruins, le- gends, guide robbers and beggars galore. But you not only see this matchless glen from where you stand with me on the now white peak of Carrautuohill, but, being over thirty-four hundred feet above the level of the sea, with your field glass, and much with the naked eye, you have the most command iGg, the most enchantiugly beautiful, and by far the most grand and impressive encircling series of prospects which can be found, what ever your travel or toll, within Great Britain. Away to the north across the steely gleam of Dingle Bay, score of miles or more, Slieve Mish, with it's peaks of Cahirconree and Baurtregaum, nearly three thousand feet in height. stands between your sight and the magnificent mouth of the Shannon. Far ther still to the northwest the lesser peaks of Muilag hsreirk rise to ths edge of the green plaseaus of Limerick. To the east, first over billowy mounds, and then following the dark, siuuous thread of railway through vil- lage and hamlet, the fertile fields of Cork stretch to and beyond Mallow and thence on and on to the horizon rim, where can almost be seen the lone castle ruin of kilcolman where Spencer lived his eerie dream life, weaving together the chaste and charming imageries of the "Faerie Queene." To the yoaf fhn olya of olI mountains, 1nnumerable castles and cabins, vales and streams, and like brown gipsy in it's groves, dauntless old Blsrney Castle, with the shining spires, as if delicate flashes of flame, of fair Cork city behind. Sweeping around to the south there lies beneath your vision, and between you and the sea, vast and varied physical outlines where hide countless glens and valleys-the Iona and sa- cred silences of Gougsna Barra; the untrod- den fastnesses of Caha mountains; the won draus walls of Bantry; the weird wilds of that marvellous Trough glen," Glengarif; and across the gleam and glint of Kenmare Bay, the heights of Slieve Miokish, with the solemn headlands beyond. Beneath you to the west is that grandest of Great Britain's natural parks, whose scenic wonders are not yet half known, the lake dotted, forest spread wilderness of Iveragh; beyond to the southwest, and out at sea, the lone but mighty Skelligs; and, finally, north of these, Tar fRi6QCl8, 1rOm WHICH Gn0 u6W6 or GQ6 old world is flashed by cable to the new.
 From this splendid height of Carrantuo- hill not only can the dauntless tourist con- mand prospect of scenery, certainly the most varied and perhaps the grandest and most beautiful in the world, the diameter of whose area radius will exceed one hundred miles, but from single point of observation can almost at glance comprehend the chief charms of the chiefest scenic charm in 1re- land. The greatest men of the world have for two centuries visited Killarney. If one will take the trouble to investigate the mat ter it will be found that those most famous in literature have been drawn here. Each has left some gem of description as tribute to Killarney and their own captivity. Even Thackery, unable to find words adequate in expression of his impressions, bursts forth into delicious bit of literary integrity and says: ''The fact Is, and I don't care to own it, they are too handsomel" One writer is overwhelmed by the grandeur of the envi- roning mountains. Another finds Killar- ney's magic in the many entrancing islands of the little lakes. Another feels the spell only through the lakes themselves. Another has never seen such mountain climbing, water kissed forests, and these were his theme. Another glows and flows about the wondrous arbutus and ferns. Another, like Croker, dwells on the startling echoes of her the peasantry, beggars and guides. While another is touched by the solemn shadows of Muckross, or melted to tenderness, as with Moore, who sang in fadeless verse:
 Sweet Innsfallen long shall dwell
 In memory's dream that sunny smile
 Which OCT thee on that evening fell
 When first saw thy fairy sle."
 But Killarney will ever remain shrine for overs of the beautiful because each soul coming here is, even though imperceptib1y