WoELEY. — On the Geology of Nelson. 421 



Such, in brief, is the description of the geology of our 

 district. It is very imperfect ; but enough, I think, has been 

 said to show how full of interest is the neighbourhood around 

 us, — what food there is for the mind in the study of the 

 rocks, the rivers, and the valleys by which we are surrounded. 

 In the language of the poet, we may find " Books in the 

 running brooks, sermons in stones." 



