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This is quite opposite to what has usually been taught. 

 The combes have determined the position of springs, not 

 the springs determined the making of combes. Or, really, 

 the original meander bends determined where the springs 

 and rivulets of the obsequent river should be situated. 

 Even the valley turns of the obsequent river, seen to per- 

 fection near Dowdeswell, were determined by the mean- 

 derings of the original consequent. 



And the result of these meanderings to produce valley 

 sides like those of Figs. 8 or 9 may be further observed 

 in the high level of the Coin valley above Withington. 

 Here there are really four valleys, each with their own 

 special features. 1st, the high level valley with nearly 

 obliterated spurs ; 2nd, the three valleys with diminishing 

 river curves as pointed out by Prof. Davis, and illustrated 

 in Fig. 14. This figure is only a rough diagram, but from 



Fig. 14. Rough Diagram of the Curves in the Coln Valley, South of Andoversford. 



the hill south of Withington, looking up the Coin valley, 

 there may be seen the features which it indicates : namely, 

 A, large curves ; B, course of a lower valley making two 

 turns in each original curve ; C, very meandering course 

 of the present river. 



The features of B to be noticed are, first, the development 

 of a subsidiary spur, jutting out like a buttress from the 

 large valley concavity : this is seen excellently on the left 



