Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-09
WAKEMAN'S WANDERINGS
THE ENGLISH LAKE REGION AND
keswlcK, ITS METROPOLIS.

daw-A Majestic Panorama southey'A
Ola Hsunts and Home. aud MS orsve
at Crossthwaite.
tcopyrlsht. 1871. BY Edgar I. wAkeman.l
EEswfcK England. April eo.-from the
ridge Of lIelveiiyn or tho peak OF Skiddaw
one can secure Oh clear day u cycloramio
view Of the entire English lake region.
With the one grand prospect | have en-.
ioycd from liolvollyn's summit, and the
several nsccntA OF Skidinw have made, |
feel safe In asserting that there II not nc.
'ocssiblc In the whole world another No
satisfying feast for visual sense aud men.
tai delight.
Here arc no buried cities, no dreadful
history, no Riviera Malta and bfignnd.
axe, no tyranny Of fear aud dread. Church
spires with weather vanes and church
towers with cruises stand friendlily side
by side. Shining towns lle upon mountain
sides or creep to the edge Of CLASSY merca
IN every mood and token Of peace. Gray
old hamlct@ and venture softenei villages
spcck tho lovely dnles with hints of hnppi.
ness In homes. And every "stntc.man's'
lichencd cottage. high In upland dale or
perched along the bracq Of folls, tell brave
old tales OF Independence. home building
labor and heaven Owen content, No won
der the poets sang here In this grand.
broad paradise.
Geographically speaking. the lake dis
trict comprises Cumberland. Wcstm0rc.
land aud the northern part OF Lancashire.
IL Possesses between 100 and 800 mount
aims. The best known Of these are Coniston
Old Man. Scafeli Pike Crlnklc Crags, Sad.
dlebaek. Sklddaw and Helvcllyn. There
are hundred other ''ersgs," ''pikes" and
"fells" which almost equal these Ia
height, and. In my judgment, frequently
equal them In scenic imprcssvcnc.s. Tho
principal and widest known lakes hro
tllswator, Bassenthwaito Water. Dcrwent.
water. Thirlmerc. Gra.mere, Rydal Water,
Windermerc. Coniston Water. Crummock
Water, loves Water, Vast Water, Filler.
water and Buitermerc. These are cxolu.
sivc u very many tiny lakes and countless
tarns. Many OF the latter lie beneath tho
shadows Of majestic crags, more than ., 900
feet above the sea Lowell. Aside FROM these
mountains aud lakes arc fully lfty noted
dales, as many ghylls OF great beauty. sew
cral famous waterfalls. aud the quaint and
beautiful towns Of Conlston, Bowness,
Amble-ide. Grasmerc, Cookormouth. Ken.
dali, the old border town OF Penrith. NJ tho
eastern edge OF the region, aud beautiful
keswick, the metropolis Of the entire dis
triet.
some knowledge OF local nomenclature
Is needed by stranger among English
lakes. Every lake la the region has tho
terminal water" or mere" Thlrl.
mcrc, or Thorolrs mere; Grasrnerc, from
the old Saxon 'grisc." swine, the lake Of
the swine. and D,rwcntwutsr, from tho
Cambro. Celtic "dcrwent," beautiful, arc
sufficient for illustration. Tho word
holmo Is invariably applied TO the islands
Of the English lakes and II from tho
Danish "holml," little island, while
tarn. from the Morse "tiorn," q tiny lake.
Il used 20 define the silent pool within the
highest mountain swails and crags These
arc countless In the lake region. In tho
nomenclature OF mountains arc many en-.
rious dcrivations. Skaw or sca, from tho
Danish "skoy," means wood or forest,
and fell, from the Danish "fjlldn range OF
mountains. and provincial English for any
rocky. barren hill or height. give. Scaw
Fell, the mountalnvpf the forest. Tho word
"fell" Il comprised In the name OF nearly
every Cumbrian mountain.
The derivation 81 pike" A. In Langdale
Pixies, Soawfell Pike, etc, IL not No clear.
IL Is applied here to peaks Of great elcya.
tlon aud rugged prominence; but there
seems TO lie a curious link between the
term and the ancient fires kindlcd on these
heights for pagan worship and sacrilco.
Sears" are broken. craggy aud usually
PERCEPTIONS mountain brows "slncks" are
lofty passes or dips In mountain peaks, be-.
tween loftier heights. Aud riggs" "a In
Loughrlgg, Iatrlgg and Castlerigg. hru
Tidgy submits, the derivation OF the word
being, | suspect, from the Celtic "ri, b"
"rlgh." the king or head. To an Amcri.
can the appollatlona Of the beautiful
mountain streams aud waterfalls are pecu.
liar and often confusing. A Kill, or ghyll.
IN a swift strcam running through gorge
or glen with very rapid descent, and where
II hr.aks Into waterfall II " always
called force" Thus Stock Ghyll Force.
the famous waterfall Of Amblcsidc, which
has IL source among tho romantic crigs
about kirkstonc Pass, Is the waterfall OF
the strcam which dcseends tho glen OF
Stock.
II onc enters the lake region from the
north the first impulse Is 10 ascend Skid.
daw, the second highest mountain OF tho
region, which Is almost ~ near Kcswlck TO
the north ~ the slightly loftior lIclveliyn
Il 20 the south. keswick lies In tho noble
vale OF Derwentwater, between these two
monarch sentinels OF the lakes. The ascent
OF skiddaw Is no severe task upon the pow.
rrs OF one accustomed To mountain climb.
ing, and can be easily reached Ia three
hours time from Kcswick. Unlike that OF
Helvellyn, II Il unattended with bodily
risk. Tut the view IA yaster and more
varied one. In three different ascents |
have only been able TO secure one perfect
View, owing to the interference Of fog aud
mist, upon which no absolute calculation
can be NADIA
To attempt any adequate description OF
what aperfoct day will reveal from the
summit OF Skiddaw would require a cata.
loguing OF every majestic and beautiful oh.
jcct among the lakes aud . oamera.llke ex.
position OF every cxultant emotion OF tho
human heart. The vastnes- OF the pano.
rama may he family suggested when It's cir
cumfcrcpce is stated. IL Is known to OK.
coed 800 miles. Cumberland and West.
moreland, with their majestic clusters Of
mountains, lakes and rivers, are, Us 1t were.
at ones feet.
To the eastward the eye ranges over the
backbone" Of England, tho blllowy Pen.
nine hills, and through verdurcless dips
Northumberland aud Yorkshire can bc
scanned to the German ocean. To the west,
myrlads Of fells and dales In wild confu.
slon. Then the Irish sea, and with n glass
the mighty walls Of Antrim, with tue sun.
Light upon them shining thread upon the
horizon. To the southwest, across tur.
bulent mass OF peaks and fells and a sllvery
reach Of the sea, lone Snaeteil, the giant OF
the Isig NJ MN seetua m aoat unn,, a..