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variations from this record are to be noted along 
the shore but.in them all a prevailing west- 
southwestward direction can be seen and a 
northwesterly dip, sufficient to project the rock 
strata, could they be replaced, into reconstructed 
formations lying far higher than the summits of 
the Olympic mountains, away from which they 
slope. 
In places the rocks are greatly crushed, the 
lamine are displaced and the inclination to the 
horizon shows frequent variations. Here and 
there the rocks have yielded to a lateral crump- 
ling until now they consist of a mass of slabs 
and small fragments closely packed together. 
Locally, a cementing has bound the fragments 
together with all the firmness of the original 
rock. 
Passing to the westward of the Station by 
crossing the sand beach, this same rock series 
comes again into view after being hidden for 
many paces. Its surface is even more ragged 
than at Providence Cove, or in front of the 
Johnson cabin. A smaller proportion of silica 
characterizes the chemical content of the rock, 
