SQ2 springs and wells.
which is a bridge suspended by chains, seldom passed unlessby the adventurous miners.—Asgarth force, in Yorkshire , islikewise a very interesting fall.
In Scotland , the Fall of Fyers, near Loch-Ness , is avast cataract, in a darksome glen of a stupendous depth.The water rushes beneath, through a narrow gap betweentwo rocks, and thence precipitating itself more than fortyfeet lower into the bottom of the chasm, the foam, like agreat cloud of smoke, rises and fills the air, The sides ofthis glen are stupendous precipices, blended with treesoverhanging the water, through which, after a short space,the waters discharge themselves into the lake. About halfa mile to the south of this fall, is another which passesthrough a narrow chasm, whose sides it has undermined fora considerable distance. Over the gap is a true Alpinebridge, formed of the trunks of trees covered with sods,from the middle of which is an awful view of the water, roaring beneath. In Perthshire, the river Keith presents a veryconsiderable cataract, the noise produced by which is soviolent as to stun those who approach it.—The westerncoast of Ross-shire is, however, peculiarly distinguished bythese natural wonders, among whicli may be cited the grandcataract of the river Kirkag, and the cascade of Glamma,which latter being situated amid the constant obscurity ofwoody hills, is truly sublime.
In Ireland , the noble river Shannon has a prodigiouscataract, which, at about fifty miles from its mouth, preventsit from being longer navigable for vessels of a largerburthen.
saint Winifred’s well.
Holywell, in Flintshire, is famous for Saint Winifred'sWell, one of the finest springs in the world. On accoun*of the sanctity in which it was holden, it gave name to thetown. This well pours out, each minute, twenty-one tonsof water , which, running in the middle of the town, downthe side of a hill, is made use of by every house as it passes,after which it turns several mills, and is employed in various