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believe it was a paper of his in our Proceedings, respecting 
the stratigraphical horizon whence a Gryphea was ob- 
tained by himself, in the Lias at Bridgend, Glamorganshire, 
that led to much discussion among the prominent geolo- 
gists of the country at large, as well as those of our 
own county." He dealt much with the fossil-corals of 
our own district, and published a useful paper in our 
Proceedings.” 
Otherwise in this respect was it with another well- 
known geologist, whose death we cannot but regret. I 
allude to Mr H. D. Hoskold, F.G.S., Inspector-General of 
Mines of the Argentine Republic, and Director of the 
Government Department of Mines and Geology. Happily 
some of his work is enshrined in our Proceedings. In 
Vol. X. we can read an elaborate and most interesting essay 
by him, entitled “A Geological Notice upon the Forest of 
Dean;” and he collaborated with his brother, Mr Carlos 
Hoskold, in presenting us with a collection of South 
American Indian Objects, made in the Argentine Republic 
from 1882 to 1886, and now deposited in the Gloucester 
Museum. A catalogue of this collection, compiled i 
him, appears in Vol. XI. 
After our numbers, we have whereof to boast in the 
literary output of so many of our members. It is probable 
that I am unable to give you an exhaustive list of the 
books and articles in scientific journals and magazines 
to which the names of members of our club are appended. 
But from what I am able to record, it will be recognised 
that the Cotteswold Naturalists’ Field Club is a force to be 
reckoned with when the day comes, if ever it does come, 
or needs to come, for the vitality of a club such as ours is 
to be estimated not merely by counting heads, but by 
setting down what those heads have produced in print for 
the advancement in knowledge of those equally desirous 
1 Proc. Cotteswold Nat. F. C., Vol. iii., pt. 2 (1863), pp. 192-194. 
2 Lbid., Vol, ix., pt. 3 (1887-88), pp. 300-307. 
