"Happy mountains are the mountains of Canigou, crowned with silver, decked with flowers," runs the famous Catalan song. And in truth Canigou enthroned in majesty 9000 feet above the plain is a sight to inspire song and a benefactor to inspire gratitude. From its commanding summit, snow-capped the greater part of the year, one may look across the flowery meadows, the ridges and valleys, and the fertile fields of the plains to the blue Mediterranean. It is a good place from which to view the relations between nature and man in the