Ascent of Ben Lomond.

This latter is the feat par excellence, which should not be omitted, as only four hours is occupied even by ladies in making the ascent. From this lofty summit, 5,747 feet, there is a magnificent view of lake, glen, and mountain. To the east lie the deep gorges of the Shotover, famous for its gold, the fertile lands on the Arrow River and round Lake Hayes, the Crown Terrace with its shining fields of wheat, while in the far distance is Leaning Rock, on the Dunstan Range. Northward are the peaks of Mounts Larkins, Aurum, and many others, with Moke Lake, calm and placid as a mirror in the foreground below us. Looking west the Richardson Mountains extend with a succession of rugged snow-capped peaks of from 6,000 to 8,000 feet high, while southwards lies the pretty little town from which we have come, with the Remarkables, forming the background. Then we must visit