Il8 RECENT CAVE-DIGGING IN DERBYSHIRE. 



mammoth, the woolly rhinoceros, and the living Palsearctic 

 species." 



And, again, Professor Dawkins' own words must be quoted, 

 when he sums up the netl result of the discovery as follows : — 



" It has added one species, Machairodus crenatidcns, to the 

 Upper Pliocene fauna of Britain, leaving out of account Cerviis 

 etiicriariim. It has not added to our knowledge of the distribu- 

 tion of Upper PHocene land and sea, but it has confirmed the 

 conclusions arrived at on other evidence. It is the only 

 Pliocene cave yet discovered in Europe, and is the only evidence 

 as yet available of the existence of the Upper Pliocene bone- 

 caves, which, from the nature of the case, must have been as 

 abundant in Europe as those of the succeeding Pleistocene Age." 



As has already been stated, the cave at Hoe Grange Quarry, 

 Longcliffe, was also broken into accidentally. At the place where 

 the opening was first made there was a space left between the top 

 of the deposit and the roof of the cave. Stalactites^ hanging 

 from the roof attracted the attention of a lad named Walton 

 working in the quarry, and he crawled in to secure them. He 

 brought out with him several bones. This led to further 

 exploration, and soon the vast number and variety of bones and 

 teeth attracted notice. The news of the discovery was spread 

 throughout the locality, and before long reached Mr. H. H. 

 Arnold-Bemrose, who at once took the matter in hand, and from 

 that time spared neither time nor trouble in making the cave a 

 success scientifically. Those who were associated with him in 

 this excavation could not fail to be struck with admiration at the 

 thoroughness and perfection of his work. 



But before he came on the scene large numbers of specimens 

 had been carried off by private collectors, to- many of whom 

 they could be of no value whatsoever. And it is regrettable 

 that all these could not at least have been identified and cata- 

 logued. The number, however, of those secured was ver)' great, 

 as the following list testifies : — 



1 Watericles they are locally called. 



