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segregation of large gypsum masses, at one time in layers, at 

 other times in strings, in all directions through the beds, was 

 noticed, but no very satisfactory explanation arrived at. 



May 26th, "Whit Tuesday. At the invitation of Professor 

 Buckman this holiday was taken advantage of for a whole day 

 excursion to Sherborne and its neighbourhood. A party of 

 twenty members, including the Secretary of the Bath jN"at. Hist. 

 Field Club, took train to Yeovil, where they were met by Prof. 

 Buckman, who led them to some sections of the Inferior Oolite 

 Sands in deep lanes, and thence to his house at Bradford Abbas. 

 The quarry close by was first visited, where fossils are exceed- 

 ingly abundant. This is where the Professor has obtained so 

 many things in his fine collection. Many fossils are said to be 

 found here in the same bed which in Gloucestershire are usually 

 separated by a considerable thickness of strata. The richness of 

 fossil remains was certainly noticeable compared to localities round 

 Bristol, not excepting even Dundry exposures. The deposits 

 may be probably much condensed, and therefore fossils more 

 crowded together. Lunch was most hospitably offered by the 

 Professor, and his collection of fossils opened fur inspection. 

 Leaving then the hospitable house, the geologists followed in the 

 steps of the Professor by his model farm to the Half-way-house, 

 near Sherborne. More fossils were found at this classical locality, 

 and when good bags had been made, the way was pursued along 

 the highway towards Sherborne. An interesting fault was 

 noticed and further sections of the Inferior Oolite Sands. It is 

 thought that these Sands may be probably not quite the same 

 age as the Upper Lias Sands in Gloucestershire. Prof. Buckman 

 said that he had obtained from the Sherborne district all the 

 Gasteropoda which were described in the last number of the 

 Froceedings of the Bristol Naturalists^ Society. On arriving at 

 Sherborne the Abbey was inspected by some of the party. The 

 next move was to the Hotel, where the Professor invited his 

 guests to a most generous dinner. Pleasant reminiscences of the 

 last time when the Professor , accompanied our Society were 



