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WESTERN ISLANDS, &c. 327
very thinly inhabited by hearts, as well as
men, and that the woods had leifure to rife
high before animals had bred numbers fuf-
ficient to intercept them.
' Sir James Macdonald, in part of the
waftes of his territory, fet or fowed trees,
to the number, as I have been told, of
feveral millions, expeding, doubtlefs, that
they would grow up into future navies and
cities ; but for want of inclofure, and of
that care which is always neceflary, and
will hardly ever be taken, all his coft and
labour have been loft, and the ground is
likely to continue an ufelefs heath.
Having not any experience of a journey
in Mull, we had no doubt of reaching the
fea by day-light, and therefore had not left
Dr. Macleans very early. We travelled
diligently enough, but found the country,
for road there was none, very difficult to
pafs. We were always ftruggling with
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