A letter to the editor of the Morning Journal on September 9, 1858 was headed— “Loch Awe and Steamboat Proprietors” “Sir,—Loch-Awe, as I understand, is the longest fresh-water loch in Scotland; in extent is ‘about thirty miles long, and from one to two broad.’ It starts at the south end, about eight miles north of the west end of the Crinan Canal, and then runs in a northerly direction—through a sequestered district, rich in beautiful scenery—until it reches Glenorchy at the north, at a point leading northeasterly by way of Tyndrum and Taymouth; west by Bonawe and Oban; and east by Tyndrum and Lochlomond. Loch Awe at present—so far as a public conveyance or coach is concerned—can only be reached in the summer months, by coach from Inverary via Kilchrennan (i.e., crossing Loch-Awe about twelve miles from the north end of the loch), and then passing on by Bonawe to Oban. In summer there...