The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-07-30
FROM PERTH TO
INVERNESS.
Notes Of A Providence Residents
Trip T1rouqh The HiqhIands.

| Thomas Il. TRAIT, formerly OF l'lONl-
Gencc, who is now spending the sum-
mer with friends in Scotland, sends the
following description of places Of note
aud interest rcgardin" his journey from
| Perth to Inverness
Leaving Perth the train PASSES some
! distance to the right. the North Iuch. on
which war fought the famous C!Gn Bat
tie in 1896. and celebrated in Scott'e
''Fuir Maid of Perth Further ON.
among the treos, on the other side of the
+ Tay. is the Palace of Scone. where Rob
ert the Bruce WITS crowned i'll 1906.
| Passing on through II level part Of the
country and at some points CLOSE to the
river. we presently come to Luncaty
Station. rear which IL desperate BATTLE
between the. Scots and Danes was fought
in the Tcmth Century.
/ Rolling oa. now Through am unintcreSt-
ing part of the Country. we reach Stan-
ley JUNCTION. being ROW some { miles
from PHth. As We glide along the
scenery begins to improve and we next
reach Multhly Station, l0l2 miles: from
Perth. On the right we have MTrthly
IurHtc Asylum and further on we get
Il l,leaSng glimpse of Multhly Castle
the NalnllGff Arch. which WIS designed
- the HppinAcl to the new Castle. We
row enter Mmthly Tunnel. which is
300 yards long. then we skirt the wuud-
81 hill of Birnmm. 1894 feet high l'lt.
scene here needs to be seen rather than
described In TIM. distance We have, the
lofty mountains of Craig-y- Barnes to
, the north and CIqligirintun on the west
The next station is Dumkcld, where is
situated the village of Birnam. being
: lSpw lT'l miles from Perth. P;teimIg
on we get II peep of Dunkeld. the viii
lage of lnver. and also the Tay on the
right. Another tunnel is now entered,
300 yearde long.
The valley here row begins to widen
| out; now we pass DnlgllSe Station. and
further oh we cross the Tsiy by sl lat
ticed iron girlcr viatluct havig Il span of
800 feet; then passing Quay, which is
the next station. and rushing on we see
towering to the north Bcn-y-vrmckir aIId
Beil-y- gloos: then on the left we come
to where the TUNNEL poins the Tay:
then we reach tine Ballim1lig Station.
The next object which ATTRACTS our eye
is the AthoN Hydlopathic. Situated on II
hrchl clad cminFncc on the night AND
surrounded by ornamental grounds 81
acres in extent. Our next station is
lftl0chry. stld, joulncying on through 4
beautifully wooded country. we sec o,
the right the lofty CraigGur and to the
left. on the banks of the Garry. FaSkal-
~ House. We NOW come to the world
famed PAS, Of KiliiccIankie. and IN II
few seconds are rushing through This 10
mMntic birchcad gorge. tine hills on
either side being steep aWl lofty. AND to
the height of several hundred feet are
covered with waving birches aEl other
trees. At the end of the pass we pro-
cced over II great stone viaduct lnlving
ten arches. each with :; SPAN of % feet
and aheig ht of 10 feet. After this we
enter another tunnel, 100 yards long,
and then comes the SCENE of the famous
Battle of killiccrankie. fought in July.
. 1859. between General Maclay with
1000 troopers. and Dundec's Highland
: crs, who numbered 1000. On the plain
| below a tall standing stone marks the
! place where General Halliburton of Pit
cur WINS killed while in charge of Gen
! cral Mackay'S baggage, the highlanderS
rushing down from the terlaced height
above. r"Htirg Mackay'S army and kill
ing or driving before them everybody
tlut >ro@I in their way.
Passing kilIiccrlnkic Station We go
through the Valley of Atholl. amd ciR~S-
ing the river Tilt we ret n glimpse of
Hcn-y-glOcS. rising to n height of 3671
f'p1. then pls> Blair .tthol Station, 3Jll
miles from Perth. For about two miles
we keel, cloNr TO the river Garry, and as
we gn on II view of the CASTLE is got on