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Thibdly. natural HISTORY. 

 I. La:nd : 



1. Surface : 



a. General features.whether mountainous, flat, undulating, &c 



b. Any commanding eminences affording extensive views 



c. Leading and most interesting objects within the range of 



vision, with bearings by compass. 



d. Heights of eminences, and connection with any mountain 



system. 



2. Beneath surface : 



a. Nature of the sub-soil, whether sand, clay, chalk, gravel 



marl, &c. > o » 



b. Stratified or unstratified rocks. 



(1). Order and condition, as shown in any section. 

 (2). Depth and dip. (3). Organic remains. 

 (4). Origin, whether local or foreign. 



c. Insulated or bouldered masses, such as the sarsens. 

 a. Quarries : 



(1). Quality of the stone. (2). Application do. 

 ( 3). Mode of working. 



e. Any geological particulars. 



II. Water : 



1. Sea : 



a. Depth, b. Bed: comparison between its stmcture and 



that of the adjacent land, 

 c. Action of wind. d. Waves, e. Tides, f. Currents. 



2. Rivers and brooks : 



a. Sources, b. Courses, c. Outlets. 



3. Lakes and ponds : 



a. Area. b. Depth. 



4. Wells: 



a. Depth and supply. 



5. Medicinal springs. 

 III. Air: 



1. General properties of the air, whether dry or moist, 



clear or foggy, &c. 



2. Climate, as dependent on elevation above sea level, slope 



towards sun's rays, prevalent winds, direction of 

 mountain ranges, fall of rain, nature of soil, uiul 

 degree of agricultural improvement. 



