The American Cyclopaedia, Vol. 4

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Excerpt from The American Cyclopaedia, Vol. 4: A Popular Dictionary of General KnowledgeOarnarvonshire, a county of Wales, form ing the N. W. Extremity of the mainland, bor dering on Cardigan and Carnarvon bays and Menai strait, area, 579 sq. M. Pop. In 1871, 95, 694. A large part of the county is a pen insula which extends S. W. Into the Irish sea. The Snowdon range of mountains occupies the centre of the county. Of this range Snowdon, ft., is the highest point in Wales. Lakes are numerous, but the only river of importance is the Conway, which separates the county from Denbighshire. Not one fortieth of the county is arable land, but it is rich in minerals. The slate quarried here is one of the most im portant mineral productions of Great Britain, most of it is sent for shipment to Bangor. The suspension bridge built by Telford for the Great Holyhead railway, and the tubular bridge built by Stephenson for the Chester and Holyhead railway, span the river Conway and the Menai strait.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.