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you anything I might wish to send, I embrace the opportunity of sending you a 

 small specimen of the earth of the Island taken from the surface, a small one 

 taken at its under surface, and a larger specimen taken from below the Island, 

 part of it at the depth of thirteen feet from the surface, that is, four feet below the 

 water under the Island ; you will find this when dry to be uncommonly light. 

 The Island never appeared to rise so high above water this season as it did in 1808, 

 and on the 1st of September, the lake having risen about two feet, it was entirely 

 covered, and has not appeared since. 



From this time forwards, Otley receives numerous applications for 

 various objects of natural history, and for very varied items of natural 

 information. Thus, in 1824, Wm. B. Clark sends payment for minerals 

 sent, and adds — "The price you have fixed, forty shillings, appears to 

 me to be too little, I have ventured to make it fifty shillings." 



The following letters from Dr. Pearson and Dr. Henry give us a 

 glimpse of Jonathan the guide, and how he was treated by tourists of 

 half a century back. 



From Dr. Pearson. 



Globe Inn, Cockermouth. 



August 25th, 1826. 

 My dear Sir, 



Mrs. Pearson and myself, in common with our daughter, Mrs. Moffat, regret 

 exceedingly that the little irritation produced by the hostler at the moment of our 

 departure prevented our taking a friendly leave of you, as we intended ; and we 

 beg to offer you our united thanks for your great civility and attention during the 

 day, as well as for your valuable present, one half of which my daughter has 

 already read to us in the carriage, which afforded us much pleasure. You have 

 arranged your ideas very methodically, and have expressed yourself in sensible 

 and significant language, and we shall peruse the remainder, I dare say, with equal 

 pleasure. The ladies desire to be kindly remembered with, dear sir, your very 

 obliged and grateful friend. 



W. Peaeson. 



P.S. — Since writing the above, I have discovered that I left a silk red and 

 yellow handkerchief in the dinner room at the Inn, which I used for the pocket, 

 and which is consequently dirty ; I will thank you to enquire for it, and if it 

 should be found, which I hope \ it will, I beg you will accept of it, as a trifling 



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