320 



The 5th, "Eangc and Extent of the Strata," pp. 141 to 187. 

 There is no attempt to define the limits of the outcrop of each 

 formation, but all places are mentioned where it was known 

 to Townsend to appear. The coalfields occupy 14 pages, but the 

 information does not seem to be from his own observation. 



The Gth, " The Crop of Strata and their Dislocation," pp. 

 188 to 246. From a foot-note it appears part of this was ^Titten 

 in 1803. The district round Bath is treated of at some length. 

 He uses the term " fault " when speaking of the carboniferous 

 series. Caverns, chasms, cataracts, estuaries and alluvial strata and 

 bowlder stones are all mentioned, and illustrations are given of 

 them, as evidence of dislocations. 



The 7th, "Of Extraneous Fossils," It will be remembered 

 that all organic fossils were in the early days of geology called 

 extraneous fossils. Each formation is treated by itself. 



The 8th, " Extraneous Fossils of other Countries," p. 289. 



The 9th, " Of Springs," p. 304. The largest part of this is 

 devoted to Somerset and Wilts, and here is introduced a version of 

 Psalm civ. 



The 10th, " Of Valhes," p. 321. According to Townsend they 

 are not occasioned by rivers but by dislocations, but at p 202, 

 under the heading " Crop of the Strata," he says that however 

 the separation was originally made it has been perfected by 

 attrition. 



The nth, p. 327, "Of the Consolidation of Strata." Here 

 chemical questions are discussed. 



The 12th, p. 334, "Operating Causes of Dislocation." He 

 begins, " From what has been stated it is evident that all the 

 habitable parts of the earth were originally formed at the bottom 

 of the sea," and then he says that the problem to be solved is " By 

 what means has it been accomplished that the strata once 

 horizontal are now either vertical or much inclined to the 

 horizon." He does not. however suggest the question how 

 strata accumulated under water became dry land. Here again 

 he shows extensive reading and enumerates a vast number of 

 earthqiiakes and volcanic outbursts. This passage is worth 

 transcribing, p. 373 ; — " Should it be established as a fact that 



