Ward & Lock's descriptive and pictorial guide to the Isle of Man ...

76 Guide to the Isle of Mcoi.themselves on the way. "We have a secoud route at our dis-]iosal—that by way of the luouutain road from the KeppelGate to the Bein-y-Phot Iron Gate, and thence followingthe branch road along the north-west side of the Beiu-y-Phot mountain to the Bavegarrow Mountain Gate andAwhalUn, in the West BaldwinValley ; but to someextent this would be a repetitionof the route by whichwe returned home after ourascent of Snaefell, and ourobject is, as far as possible,to travel over fresh groundin each of oiu" excursions.We therefore adopt the thirdroute — that through thecharming West BaldwinValley from its mouth. Asthe river Glass flows througliit, disciples of Izaac Waltoncan take their tackle withthem, and by utilizing thetrain as far as the UnionMills station, husband theirstrength so as to be able toiish the river to its source.Beginning at the head of theSpooyt Vane stream, theywill not only enjoy all itsbeauties, but rob it also ofmany of its delicious mountaintrout ; and after a restat the hotel in the village,pro home by train from KirkMichael.As, however, we entertainno designs against the life offish or anything else, but aresimply bent on pleasure andwish to see as much as wo can of the beaiities of Mona, withas little exertion as is compatible with a thorough examinationof them, we order our driver to be at the door soon afterlireakfast, and leave Douglas by Buck's Eoad, taking thefirst turning to the left after passing West View. There aresome strawberry-gardens in the lane, and at the bottom two