Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell" |
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Side 35
The salmon almost always keep the channel * or deep parts of a river ; so , if it is
fordable , you will often have to change from one side to the other , as the
heaviest stream alters its course . In small waters this is not difficult , but in great
rivers ...
The salmon almost always keep the channel * or deep parts of a river ; so , if it is
fordable , you will often have to change from one side to the other , as the
heaviest stream alters its course . In small waters this is not difficult , but in great
rivers ...
Side 52
The rocks on each side so rugged and steep . The narrow deep water so dark
from their shadow . drop a pebble into it , the sound is so vivid and hollow , you
shudder at the distance it must sink before finding its bed . I rather think the
sudden ...
The rocks on each side so rugged and steep . The narrow deep water so dark
from their shadow . drop a pebble into it , the sound is so vivid and hollow , you
shudder at the distance it must sink before finding its bed . I rather think the
sudden ...
Side 135
There was no possibility of stalking him , and the moment he saw me , he rose
leisurely to his feet and descended the hill on the other side . He then sauntered
to the rocks on the shore , being quite unable for the steeps of Crap - na - Gower .
There was no possibility of stalking him , and the moment he saw me , he rose
leisurely to his feet and descended the hill on the other side . He then sauntered
to the rocks on the shore , being quite unable for the steeps of Crap - na - Gower .
Side 138
You have to keep a look out upon the deer on each side as well as those in the
middle which you are advancing on . Should those on either side catch sight of
the sportsman , or get his wind , he may still have his shot , if there is any cover in
...
You have to keep a look out upon the deer on each side as well as those in the
middle which you are advancing on . Should those on either side catch sight of
the sportsman , or get his wind , he may still have his shot , if there is any cover in
...
Side 143
A good beater well knows that this bush should be struck smartly on the opposite
side from the gun , or the woodcock is warned , and flies away hidden by the
boughs . During a long - continued tract of frost and snow , most of the
woodcocks ...
A good beater well knows that this bush should be struck smartly on the opposite
side from the gun , or the woodcock is warned , and flies away hidden by the
boughs . During a long - continued tract of frost and snow , most of the
woodcocks ...
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Side i - THE MOOR AND THE LOCH. Containing Minute Instructions in all Highland Sports, with Wanderings over Crag and Correi, Flood and Fell. By JOHN COLQUHOUN, Esq. Third Edition. 8vo, with Illustrations, 12s. 6d. SALMON-CASTS AND STRAY SHOTS: Being Fly-Leaves from the Note-Book of JOHN COLQUHOUN, Esq., Author of * The Moor and the Loch,