New-York tribune., 1896-12-06

oupht "a he done The National Trust for the
Preservation OF Places OF Natural Beauty ana
Historic Interest has the matter in hand. ana
asks for subscriptions for the purpose OF buying
Barras Head and keeping 1t away from the toucH
of vandalism forever Americans VINO iecl an
,,,ercst I'm preserving 80 beautiful spot for the
future enjoyment of themselves and their coun-
trvmcn are asked to help. and they VIII no doubt
do so The project ought to interest them no
less than Ensllshmen. and 1t Is well that those
who care for such things should know that one
OF the lovellcst spots hallowed by the poetry OF
,he common language Of the two countries is In
danger and that the address of the treasurer of
the fund that must save II IL No Great college,
st. Westminster. s. W. 1t should he added that
the time FOR which the option of buying the prop
erty was given has nearly expired. ana ihat sub
scriptions should be sent early. The castle itself
with the ground on which II stands and the whole
Of the big peninsula called Tintagel Head. be-
longs to the Duchy Of Cornwall. and Is. there
fore the property Of the Prince OF Wales. SO the
castle IL not IN danger.
THE PREY OF WINDS AND WATER
The village of Tintage is on high ground. back
half a mile or from the shore village that
should try to stand the very edge Of the shore AT
th,s polnt would have good deal TO contend
ocainst for though the cliffs lofty and rugged.
,hev are not too high for the furious spray of
tho terrible winter seas that beat upon Cornwall
to wash over them. and Ii Is sometimes as much
os th. inexperienced stranger to do to stand
against the winds that blow in from the water
even on fine days OF summer The village con-
s,s,s OF a few houses. the most OF them small
ones ranged along one street. The hotel, the
WharncfYe Arms. does such thriving business
I'm the summer that II has to have an annex
II IA Of the plain and comfortable sort that Is
usually found In the country districts of England
The way to the castle from the village IL along
the street. down grassy lane. up over hill
and across "A heathery down. Then. prrched on
the very edge OF a great precipice. the castle IL
reached. Tha; Is to say. half OF II Is reached.
The visitor who has not been told what 10 expect
will be surprised to find that the other half of
the castle Is so situated that he will have to
take an altogether different way TO get 10 II. or
else make IA short cut down TO the house where
the key Is kept along steep track that ne
will need TO be careful not to make the latter part
OF the journey headlong.
For the castle IL on both sides OF deep gorge.
which separates the mainland from the pennsuar
Tintagel Head commonly called 1.-THE island" be-
cause II comes to being The con-
Meeting sthm ~ Il narrow. rocky ridge. almost
down to the waters edge at high tide. 1t Is fairly
well shown In Of the pictures here given. This
gorge narrower. II Is said, and there was
a bridge IT, connecting the two parts OF the
castle. The bridge gone nobody knows how
long ago. and the terrible attacks Of the sea and
the wind upon the rocks that the castle stands
upon ,have and torn them away till the
gorge Itself is wdened. and much Of the castle
must have fallen into the pit below It.
1t built Of the sort OF slate as the
rock which II stands. and II the SUPER
aesthetic visitor thinks that the prospect is In