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The mafs that has been moft worked ftands near the point 

 of an angle formed by two deep channels that have been worn 

 by a greater and lefs torrent that meet there. The height of 

 its face above the prefent furface is, as well as I can recolledt, 

 about fourteen or fifteen feet ; but as it cannot be determined to 

 what depth it may be buried in the ground, it is not eafy to 

 judge what its pofitive heighth or breadth may be. The length 

 of the face, I fhould fuppofe, for I did not meafure it, may be 

 two hundred feet or upwards. The ftone is of a fchiftous or 

 flag-like ftrudure, the leaves lying in the fame diredion, and 

 parallel to each other ; but this diredion, it is to be remarked, 

 is neither horizontal, nor coincident with the flope of the hill. 



I GOT fome of the people that are ufually employed in work- 

 ing the quarry to bring their tools, and fhew me their manner 

 of operation, as well to be informed in this, as, if poflible, to 

 fee fome fifh adually opened in the ftone. Unfortunately the 

 day proved very wet, which prevented my having more than 

 two or three workmen, but from thefc I procured almoft all the 

 information and fatisfadion I could exped. I fpent nearly three 

 hours on the fpot, during which time I not only faw fome 

 fifh, as well as a few remains of marine vegetables found by the 

 men, but had the pleafure to find fome myfelf, opening with 

 my own hands flones which contained them. Thefe I colleded, 

 packed and brought home ; and fome of them are now in the 

 mufeum of the Academy : They are but fniall indeed, and in 

 the mutilated ftate that accident prefented them ; but, I believe, 



they 



