Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-07-15
FROM GLASGOW
TO EDINBURGH,
Scottish Scenery Now at
Its GrandeSt.
A LAND OF HEROISM AND ROMANCE.

a LAND Of HEROISM AND ROMANCE
The Mountains and Lakes That Were
Made Famous by Sir Walter Scott
Rob Roy's Prison-The Memory Of
Bruce and WaIIace-StirIins and Its
Famous Castle.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
EDINBURGH, June 25.-The distance
between Glasgow and Edinburgh Is
about forty miles; but I did not come
the most direct way. I came by the
celebrated lakes, Loeb Lomond and
Loeb Katrine, which have been i'm
mortalized by Sir Walter Scott in the
Lady of the Lake, and through the
Trossachs.
We left Glasgow at 8.15 a. m, June
%, and arrived at Edinburgh at 10.15
p. m. The distance covered was about
eighty or ninety miles. It Is day
long to be remembered. The scenery
for beauty and grandeur can hardly be
surpassed. OF course, there are longer
mountains, for example in Western
North Carolina; but have never seen
anything more beautiful and satisfy
ing, as far as scenery is concerned.
The train carried us to Balloch on
Loeb Lomond. Here We took steam
boat which carried us over the lake.
It took us about an hour to go
over this lake. This is the largest OF
the Scottish lakes and in some respects
Its scenery surpasses all the others.
It is twenty-five miles long, and about
one fifth Of a mile wide, not too wide
to cut off the charming scenery on
either side. Mountains and beautiful
hills are on both sides. There are
beautiful little islands jotted all along
the way through which the little
steamer threads its way. Attractive
villages are to be seen-at one Of these
places, Luss, Is thrilling scene. Here
the majestic Ben Lomond (2192 IT,
furnishes a back ground for the pic
ture. We sail around the ruggy Craig
Royston in which there is a cave
known as Rob Roy's Prison" We
reach Inversnaid too soon. where we
land and take a coach which carries
US to Stronachlachar.
At Inversnaid there Is a splendid
picture Of the lake and mountains and
the everffowing waterfall as 1t laugh
ingIy dashes over the rocks and falls
below. The ride in the coach with
four fine horses was refreshing In
deed-such air I don't remember ever
to have breathed-so pure, so exhil-
arating, so fresh. The scenery con-
tinued to be extraordinary hill
and through valley, with mountains
covered with variegated colors, with
beautiful streams Of the purest water
flowing by US, we went on our way.
Within about an hour we reached
Loeb Katrine, where we got lunch.
There are fine hotels all along this
route and there are thousands OF tour
lists who pass along this way. We take
a little steamer which carries US over
this beautiful little lake. 1t Is not near
so large as Loeb Lomond, but IT Is
lust about as pretty. In fact, when
you are looking at one from all points
of view, you don't see how another
could be any prettier. We pass right
close by the famous little Ellens Isle
which has been immortalized IN the
Lady Of the Lake by Scott. After sail
ing over this lake, we again take q
coach which carries US over the cele-
brated Trossachs, ('bristling country)'
The ride over the beautifully ma
cadamized road and through this
richly wooded and romantic valley Is
simply inspiring. Mountains are on
every side. Highland cattle are IN
evidence and sheep abound. At every
turn there Is a new scene like look
ing into the kaleidoscope. Nature here
gives us an exhibition of her unlimited
resources in the way Of beautiful and
magnificent scenery.
This trip Is like going through a
fairy land-the lakes and the noun
tains, the valleys and the woods, the
streams and the grass, the heather and
the hawthorn. the pure air and the
clear waterfall combined make one
feel like he has seen enough Tor one
day-a picture ever to be remembered
A lady in our party wondered II
heaven could be any prettier than this
country. The last coach ride brings us
to Aberbugh, a little town in a beau
tiful green valley with clear stream
of water flowing by 1t and mountains
encircling it all around. After re-
naming here for an hour or so. we
board a train for Stirling, where we
land about p. m.
This place figures prominently IN
Scottish history, and was at one time
favorite residence Of the rulers OF
Scotland. It Is situated on the Forth
river and has at this time about 20,000
Inhabitants. We stopped here espe-
cially to see the celebrated castle ana
it is certainly worth stopping to see'
1t Is located on an elevated mound OF
rock, a natural foundation, right IN
the midst of a beautiful and fertile
valley all around, with mountains on
every side in the distance. There Is
from this castle one Of the most beau
tiful and transporting scenes have
ever beheld. No one who looks out
from this point can be surprised that
the Scottish kings and queens were
fond of this place.